Rating System- The Details

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Mystery Mystery
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Originally posted by Bulma
Won't this give the people with large blog followings an even bigger advantage over other reviewers? If someone has 100 followers, and half of them come over here to read that persons review, and half of those people commented and rated it, that ... More
Just so you know, Bulma, even before I joined the reviewing program (and I am new to the program), I looked for reviews like yours, and like you, I rated them. Maybe there are more people, like us, who appreciate solid reviews about the product. I'd like to believe that there are.
09/10/2008
Mystery Mystery
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Originally posted by Program Manager
It's true, it would be easy enough for someone to over-vote for their own reviews, or vote low on others... but I'd hope that doesn't start happening. So far, there hasn't been any of that kind of dramatic nonsense... We'd like to figure out a way to ... More
Eden Fantasy's has been my favorite online adult toys site for a very long time. Early on when I first found Eden Fantasy's, the one thing which gave me an incentive to rate reviews was that I didn't have to create an account to do so. Most sites do require that you create an account to rate either a product or a review. It follows that most people, like myself, hesitate using any kind of rating system offered as they typically they'd have to take the time to create account. Maybe advertising this on the site would encourage customers to use the rating system.
09/10/2008
Program Manager Program Manager
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Originally posted by Mystery
Eden Fantasy's has been my favorite online adult toys site for a very long time. Early on when I first found Eden Fantasy's, the one thing which gave me an incentive to rate reviews was that I didn't have to create an account to do so. Most sites do ... More
That's a very good point. Thanks!
09/10/2008
Sex Student Sex Student
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Originally posted by Program Manager
The rating system currently rests on two variables: activity and popularity.Activity is calculated using points allotted for four inputs: reviews (20 pts.), follow up reviews (10), comment you post on other reviews (1), comment you post in response ... More
I would suggest you, the staff, do the ratings based on your professional opinions. A point system reflective of writing skills, originality, creativity, technical completeness, along with overall activity on the site, could be a good place to start.

However I really feel the users of the site should not be involved in the rating system, it opens the door for fraudulent activity to boost or lower popularity ratings.
09/11/2008
Femme Mystique Femme Mystique
I kind of wonder then, does it become a popularity contest? Do people rate each other's reviews higher just because they like the person? Just something interesting to think about.
02/18/2009
Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(Eden Lit)
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Originally posted by Oggins
"I actually wish people would comment more. When someone rates my reviews as "not useful at all" or "worth reading, but not useful" I would really appreciated it if they would leave a comment telling my why my review wasn't useful."Totally agreed! ... More
"Please make an explanation mandatory for these votes!" Hear hear...I would like to know more about my not so useful reviews as well. I write these reviews to help people make informed and good choices and, more importantly, I use the reviews when deciding how to spend my money. Placing more emphasis on useful information would help me to make a good choice that won't lead to wasting money on inferior products. It would also help me to decide if a product might be a good fit for me!
maybe as a group we could decide that if we are going to vote a substandard rating we could include an explanation for the vote.
02/19/2009
Victoria Victoria
(Doc Johnson)
Also, keep in mind that the Contributor Ranking breakdown can be found here: the link in the Support section on your account. This thread is old and I thought I should point that out to any readers. Thanks!
02/19/2009
Dragon Dragon
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Originally posted by Femme Mystique
I kind of wonder then, does it become a popularity contest? Do people rate each other's reviews higher just because they like the person? Just something interesting to think about.
Umm. Ethically you shouldn't. If you read deeper in the forums you will find that there is a lot about "fiesty or argumentative" threads people find that many of their reviews have been rated very low.

You'll also find that people will actually read those reviews of people that they generally know can write decent reviews rather than the reviews of others that don't mesh. Either bad grammar, uninformative, etc. Does that make it a popularity contest? Perhaps. Or is it related to getting to know other reviewers and becoming active on Eden?

(Is that a diplomatic answer or what?)
02/19/2009
Sleeping Dreamer Sleeping Dreamer
I think the system is fair now. Look at Cinnamon Chambers- she's only been here for a month but she's posted a LOT of great reviews and she's at a rating of 6.7. It only took her a month but she put in an extensive amount of effort.
02/19/2009
Cinnamon Chambers Cinnamon Chambers
Aww. Thank you for the compliment. I have put a lot into this. I feel pathetic sometimes but I have been so much happier since I have been posting here. I was really bored after going from working 40+ hours a week to nothing after this last move. Being able to have something to do that I enjoy is great. I am less concerned with my rank than I am trying to figure out what I want to try next.
02/19/2009
Miss Cinnamon Miss Cinnamon
Wow--I hadn't noticed that she'd only been here a month! When Cinnamon Chambers first showed up on the forums, I simply assumed she'd been a veteran who hadn't appeared on the forums til then. That's amazing!

Cinnamon Chambers--an inspiration to us all
02/19/2009
Cinnamon Chambers Cinnamon Chambers
I do want to say I had been buying stuff for a while from here before I started writing and I had a TON of things on hand that I had bought from here and used that I could review. I bought a lot of new stuff when my hubby was gone for a month because I was bored, lonely and obviously very horny. I have about 12 or so more things that I had already purchased to finish testing and reviewing.
02/20/2009
Tragemony Tragemony
I don't know if anyone has thrown this back out there, but tonight I don't have time to look through 102 posts to find out, but I think the bracket system that Bulma was talking about is a great idea. 1) The 50 review cap could go away (if it hasn't already.. I haven't gotten that far in figuring things out here) and 2) it gives new contributors (like myself) a chance to "compete in the ranking game" so to speak. I think that in the long run, it would play out as a more inviting community and the more ambitious/ senior users can "compete in their advanced field." Honestly, other than the urge of competition of reviews, it's nice to know what other people think about a product. There are quite a few different toys that I've looked at that I've had interest in, that I would be disappointed with if the review hadn't been there as a warning. Some reviews have completely sold me to try different things. I don't really know if that needs to be said, but I felt the need to say it. Half this paragraph is like a thank you to everyone in the Eden community. So, thanks!
03/09/2009
Josmoseph Josmoseph
It seems that the rating go up and down and it is hard to understand how that happens. going up I can figure out. Going down seems confusing to me.
05/08/2009
Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
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Originally posted by Josmoseph
It seems that the rating go up and down and it is hard to understand how that happens. going up I can figure out. Going down seems confusing to me.
Well, your ratings are relative to the system overall. These factors change on a daily basis and the system calculates the ranking everyday.
05/08/2009
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