"Cool" rating system on this forum

"Cool" rating system on this forum

by Glenys Hanson -
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Hi everyone,

Am I the only person to really dislike the "cool" rating system on this forum?

I only use "Coolest thing ever" but I feel really gushing. But anything less implies a criticism of the content of the message. If I'm critical, I feel I should be upfront and say why I feel something is "Not cool" (but I don't sponteously express myself in terms of coolness), not just click on a button and make the author feel bad  but not give them any useful feedback.

I would much prefer to have the "Useful" rating as on Using Moodle.

Am I an old fuddy duddy?

Cheers,

Glenys

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by ben reynolds -

I don't think "old" can apply in your circumstance.

Would you please provide a multi-lingual translation of "fuddy duddy"?

How do you say in French "my tongue is firmly in my cheek"?

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Re: "Cool" rating system on this forum

by Glenys Hanson -

Hi Ben,

Google found for me this for fuddy duddy: "a person, esp an elderly one, who is extremely conservative or dull." (Collins - but American dictionaries say much the same.)

"Old" is of course a relative term and if you're 90, Ben, then, yes, I'm just a sweet young thing of 63.

Cheers,

Glenys

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by Martin Dougiamas -
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I guess the original thinking was this is not meant to be a support forum at all (all the other forums are for that) ... imagine sitting on the lounge with a drink having a chat with some friends.   Being useful is not the criteria here.   Cool is only there for lack of a better one ... it's sort of a thumbs up to anything interesting.

Note you don't have to use the ratings at all!  Hit the reply button instead - it's a lot more interesting!  big grin

 

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by ben reynolds -

Hey, Martin,

I like the tropical pic, but, really, it is 30 F and blowing to the low 20's here in Baltimore. Couldn't we have some shivering people on a street corner instead of this "I live in paradise" pic? Perhaps as a mouse over? Like Trafalgar Square right now? Me mum is huddling in her N. Yorkshire house waiting for this weather to quit.

BTW, Helen & Mary do a great job of herding errant Lounge posters off to the right forum.

How cool is that smile ?

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by Mary Cooch -
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Couldn't we have some shivering people on a street corner instead of this "I live in paradise" pic? Noooo big grin This is the one place in the world where I am guaranteed a vision of  a tropical paradise when I come here, regardless of the season and weather!

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by ben reynolds -

OK. I'll back off on reality. By February, I'll be looking at that picture and thinking about using my frequent flyer miles.

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by Glenys Hanson -

Hi everyone,

I love the pic - don't change that. Total escapism - wonderful. smile

I get the point that we don't need to be useful here, but maybe just "Cool" for the rating and no other possibility: it's assessing as more or less cool that I don't find... cool.

Cheers,

Glenys

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by Martin Dougiamas -
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We could just turn the rating off ... it doesn't really serve much useful purpose, I agree.

I'll leave that to the facilitators to decide though.

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by Mary Cooch -
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I vote for Gleny's just keep one "cool" rating and that's it - either we like  a post or we aren't bothered enough to make a comment. A bit like on some sites where you can show you "like" something, maybe?

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Re: "Cool" rating system on this forum

by Chad Outten -
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I think a 'Cool' rating system is ok for social forum - it's meant be relaxed and informal. Not sure about how many degrees of cool we need? I'm not a fan of 'Likes' such as those on facebook - it smells of data mining. Is 'Like' becoming the new 'Link' on the web? What do other people think?

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