Wordlab

We now have a user ratings tool — as of now it is only on Forum posts. For every post in any forum, you can give it either a thumbs up or a thumbs down. Every member can vote once for any given post. See the Post Ratings and User Karma section of the FAQ page for a full explanation of the User Ratings system.

Topic ratings are shown in group and forum listings view using the rating of the initial post.

Only logged-in users can rate posts.

Hopefully this system will help the Wordlab community to praise and police itself.

Below are example posts with different ratings applied.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a +25 rating.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a +10 rating.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a +5 rating.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a +/-0 rating.

NOTE: It will either have a white or gray background, as the default view alternates the row color.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a -3 rating — posts start to be grayed-out once they get 3 negative votes.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a -5 rating.

NOTE: Any post with 6 or more negative votes is hidden from view, and you have to click a link to view. See the reply below, which has a rating of -6.

Here is a post with (initially at least, before others may change it), a -6 rating.

Back to a “normal” looking post with (so far), zero votes.