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I vote If we do keep the rating system, that there is a clause in it like a comment box that explains your rating if its 3 or under just for the critique sake. But I don't know if that can be done, I know nothing of php and html for websites. The ratings don't bother me, yes I do believe they might discourage some people but I am of the mindset that if someone says great shot but lose the stands or lose the light i'll retake it for learning purposes or do it better next time. Its all fun and games but we're here for many reasons. We choose joes dios because its one of the best, if not the best site for joe pictures and dios. To me I want to learn from the great builders and photographers on here and get better at something I love doing. I honestly don't get my ratings even used half of the time and when I get a 5 I'm amazed people think its worth a five and sometimes when I get a 3 I think the reverse. As well I think some of the low ratings will help the younger kids or newer members out. Why? I think that a lot of us on here take hours to set up for shots and take hours to build certain dios so credit goes were credit is due. Give a five to something that looks good clean and well though out, with good posing and a great set. while a 2 or 3 sometimes is deserved because maybe people get excited and just want to start shooting flicks and dont realize for an amazing shot it takes time and patience which I am still trying to achieve. I learned that myself by recieving some low ratings! Time equals quality which equals better pictures. Isn't that what we are here for cool pics of joes and others joe verses. But I do agree if people can't behave just throw it out. Itll only bring more problems in the long run. By the way is this part of the down fall to getting a bigger joe dio verse. I remeber talking about joe dios getting bigger and the + and - about it. those are my two cents! cheers dread

06-14-2009, 11:59 AM	#13
Dreadnok Dread The Dreaded Cuban Offline --> Posts: 1,662 --> Join Date: Mar 2009	I vote If we do keep the rating system, that there is a clause in it like a comment box that explains your rating if its 3 or under just for the critique sake. But I don't know if that can be done, I know nothing of php and html for websites. The ratings don't bother me, yes I do believe they might discourage some people but I am of the mindset that if someone says great shot but lose the stands or lose the light i'll retake it for learning purposes or do it better next time. Its all fun and games but we're here for many reasons. We choose joes dios because its one of the best, if not the best site for joe pictures and dios. To me I want to learn from the great builders and photographers on here and get better at something I love doing. I honestly don't get my ratings even used half of the time and when I get a 5 I'm amazed people think its worth a five and sometimes when I get a 3 I think the reverse. As well I think some of the low ratings will help the younger kids or newer members out. Why? I think that a lot of us on here take hours to set up for shots and take hours to build certain dios so credit goes were credit is due. Give a five to something that looks good clean and well though out, with good posing and a great set. while a 2 or 3 sometimes is deserved because maybe people get excited and just want to start shooting flicks and dont realize for an amazing shot it takes time and patience which I am still trying to achieve. I learned that myself by recieving some low ratings! Time equals quality which equals better pictures. Isn't that what we are here for cool pics of joes and others joe verses. But I do agree if people can't behave just throw it out. Itll only bring more problems in the long run. By the way is this part of the down fall to getting a bigger joe dio verse. I remeber talking about joe dios getting bigger and the + and - about it. those are my two cents! cheers dread __________________ "All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. " Friedrich Nietzsche