what's the rating category for for each thread?

jrsower · October 1, 2002, 12:38 PM

I've never seen it used either. What gives?

**Rich Lucibella** · October 1, 2002, 12:53 PM

Sorta like the free first aid kit in your new car. It's a feature.

Few ever open the box.
Rich

C.R.Sam · October 1, 2002, 02:42 PM

Not sure it works today.
Gave this thread a 5 when only one post...
Refreshed and looked....no rating.
Tried it again and was told that I had already voted.

But....do we care ?

Sam

Chuck Dye · October 1, 2002, 03:00 PM

Can't have an average with only one datum, or there may be a higher threshold. I too rated the thread a 5. There are now five stars at the far right of the line just below the thread title. Now we need someone to skew the data to see if we get whole stars only, or if fractional stars are possible.

MitchSchaft · October 1, 2002, 03:04 PM

hmm

Chuck Dye · October 1, 2002, 03:17 PM

Curiouser and curiouser...

Go to the forums through the index and there is a rating column (data field). Use the search functions and results are returned without ratings. I suspect that I am not alone in almost never going through the index-I use either the View New Posts option or search functions. Only when I have fumblefingered away my cookie have I needed the index. Not that it matters, this may be the only rated thread here.

Addendum:

So I discovered the rest of the sorting bar near the bottom of the page and found that there are 38 rated threads. Yes, I am bored!

**Mal H** · October 1, 2002, 07:13 PM

In summary, it is a little used feature of little use.

**Mike Irwin** · October 1, 2002, 10:50 PM

"Sorta like the free first aid kit in your new car. It's a feature.

Few ever open the box."

I guess I'm one of the few, the proud, the klutzy...

It seems as if every time I work on my car I'm digging into my first aid kit.

In fact, thanks for reminding me. I need more band aids in the stupid thing!

Chuck Dye · October 1, 2002, 11:40 PM

Actually, I would gladly sacrifice both the rating utility and the unused blank second column for a cookie driven, member flag. Memory being what it is, if I could mark a thread +, -, or 0 (yea, nay, or neutral) perhaps I could avoid that sinking feeling as I reopen a thread I really don't want to read again.

Dr. Seuss was right, old age is not for sissies. He just didn't warn it could begin so early.

**Mal H** · October 2, 2002, 08:25 AM

Now that is a good idea Huck. But we at TFL aren't the ones who can implement it. Send the suggestion to vBulletin and see what they think of it.

Naturally you wouldn't give a private rating to every thread, so I don't think it would take up a lot of cookie space.

Ed Brunner · October 2, 2002, 09:29 AM

I rated it the lowest and now we are down to two stars. I doubt that I will ever use it.

Chuck Dye · October 2, 2002, 02:38 PM

Mal H,

I fired off e-mail to vBulletin as you suggested. Their response was mostly boiler plate but did contain one noteworthy point. They say that the suggestion might have to come from The Firing Line. Clearly, they know who the paying customer is.

Tag, you're it!

**Rich Lucibella** · October 2, 2002, 02:39 PM

Huck-
Send it to me. I'll submit.
Rich

October 1, 2002, 12:38 PM	#1
jrsower Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2002 Posts: 159	what's the rating category for for each thread? I've never seen it used either. What gives? __________________ OMG! There's something touching my face!

October 1, 2002, 12:53 PM	#2
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Sorta like the free first aid kit in your new car. It's a feature. Few ever open the box. Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook

October 1, 2002, 03:00 PM	#4
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	Can't have an average with only one datum, or there may be a higher threshold. I too rated the thread a 5. There are now five stars at the far right of the line just below the thread title. Now we need someone to skew the data to see if we get whole stars only, or if fractional stars are possible. __________________ Gee, I'd love to see your data!

October 1, 2002, 03:17 PM	#6
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	Curiouser and curiouser... Go to the forums through the index and there is a rating column (data field). Use the search functions and results are returned without ratings. I suspect that I am not alone in almost never going through the index-I use either the View New Posts option or search functions. Only when I have fumblefingered away my cookie have I needed the index. Not that it matters, this may be the only rated thread here. Addendum: So I discovered the rest of the sorting bar near the bottom of the page and found that there are 38 rated threads. Yes, I am bored! __________________ Gee, I'd love to see your data! Last edited by Chuck Dye; October 1, 2002 at 03:44 PM.

October 1, 2002, 10:50 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	"Sorta like the free first aid kit in your new car. It's a feature. Few ever open the box." I guess I'm one of the few, the proud, the klutzy... It seems as if every time I work on my car I'm digging into my first aid kit. In fact, thanks for reminding me. I need more band aids in the stupid thing! __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

October 1, 2002, 02:42 PM	#3
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Not sure it works today. Gave this thread a 5 when only one post... Refreshed and looked....no rating. Tried it again and was told that I had already voted. But....do we care ? Sam

October 1, 2002, 03:04 PM	#5
MitchSchaft Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2001 Posts: 1,197	hmm

October 1, 2002, 07:13 PM	#7
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	In summary, it is a little used feature of little use.

October 1, 2002, 11:40 PM	#9
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	Actually, I would gladly sacrifice both the rating utility and the unused blank second column for a cookie driven, member flag. Memory being what it is, if I could mark a thread +, -, or 0 (yea, nay, or neutral) perhaps I could avoid that sinking feeling as I reopen a thread I really don't want to read again. Dr. Seuss was right, old age is not for sissies. He just didn't warn it could begin so early. __________________ Gee, I'd love to see your data!

October 2, 2002, 08:25 AM	#10
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Now that is a good idea Huck. But we at TFL aren't the ones who can implement it. Send the suggestion to vBulletin and see what they think of it. Naturally you wouldn't give a private rating to every thread, so I don't think it would take up a lot of cookie space.

October 2, 2002, 09:29 AM	#11
Ed Brunner Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Natchez, MS, USA Posts: 2,562	As a test I rated it the lowest and now we are down to two stars. I doubt that I will ever use it. __________________ MOLON LABE UNTIL IT'S OVER! Ed

October 2, 2002, 02:38 PM	#12
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	Mal H, I fired off e-mail to vBulletin as you suggested. Their response was mostly boiler plate but did contain one noteworthy point. They say that the suggestion might have to come from The Firing Line. Clearly, they know who the paying customer is. Tag, you're it! __________________ Gee, I'd love to see your data!

October 2, 2002, 02:39 PM	#13
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Huck- Send it to me. I'll submit. Rich __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook