Reset Ratings option for MA arcs
By
GrinningSpade,
Posted on: 2009-04-19 18:18 in Suggestions and Ideas
This could obviously be misused as soon as you get like a 1 star, don't edit and reset the ratings, and pretend that rating didn't exist.
It could also make the 'how many people played your arc' badges null and void. (eg, you got one arc uploaded, has 10 people played it, got the Author badge, take it down and it now has 0 ratings, therefore the Author badge shouldn't be there) If people were to have their badges taken from them...then they'd be pretty angry.
So for both these reasons, it'll have to be a /unsigned.
notice the following in the OP:
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It's the same effect that can be achieved by unpublishing then publishing again
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You can already unpublish then publish again to get rid of any unfavourable ratings. i.e. your objections are pretty much pointless as you can effectively do this now.
All a button does is avoid losing the arc id.
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I don't see why not, Phantoms knee-jerk reaction about abuse would never work out anyway.
Even if people were removing bad ratings if the arc is really bad it'll get more bad ratings.
However if the arc was gank voted or the like this would be a good way to cleanse it without all the hassle of changing everywhere you've put that arc Id (and if you like me every forum, database and person knows it)
It would also be a good way to let your arc start again if it had received "average" ratings and you'd rather it be received as a new arc.
Anyway as JD points out this can already be done, but I'd rather his idea than the haphazard way it can be done atm.
Long story short: /signed
Wish it had been available at the start.
/signed.
As the title says - a button to reset ratings to 0 whilst keeping the arc id the same.
If you've publicised an arc id but got really bad feedback you may have edited the arc but not want to go around everywhere updating arc ids... so just let the rating be reset. It's the same effect that can be achieved by unpublishing then publishing again, but wouldn't chew up another arc id (and possibly other db storage) and necessitate updating arc ids on review sites and threads!
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Funny: Ee-Ai-Ee-Ai-Oh! #3662 * The foul-mouthed Handyman! #1076 * City of Norms #132944
Serious: To Save A Single World (#83744) * Marketing Opportunity (#83747)