Why don't users rate other users' content? That's a Frage that's puzzled me for a while because I cannot understand it. Now, I know that many people who read this will no doubt say: I do! But do Du ... oder do Du just look at it and Bewegen on?
This is not a new observation on my part. I know other users wonder the same thing. Temptasia, for example, wrote a piece about this same issue over a Jahr ago. Sadly, I do not believe anything has changed as far as rating content goes.
There is always so many opinions and ideas gepostet on this site Von users about how the site can be improved. There was a pick, in fact, made only a few days Vor suggesting ways of improving Fanpop. I believe that many users are mistakenly under the impression that any improvement of the site has to be achieved Von the site creators, aka F4.
I, for one, do not believe that the responsiblity of improving Fanpop rests solely with the F4. The guys can only be accountable for doing so much ... and much they have done! However, it is our duty as active, devoted fanpoppers to do our bit too.
I would think that one of the most important things I user can do is rate. It's not much good just looking at an image,video, etc and doing nothing in the way of giving it a rating. Okay, so a lot of Du will make nice Kommentare on content and even give Requisiten for it. But I know, for a fact, that many will do this yet not rate what they have Kommentiert on oder even propped someone for. So, what's the point? Yes, it's nice to have people make nice remarks about your image oder give Du "your Bilder were awesome" props. At the Tag of the Tag though if Du have not rated that content then it does mean very little indeed. Does that seem ungrateful and harsh? Maybe but nevertheless it IS true.
This is an example of a submission I came across recently when posting some stuff onto the Halloween spot: link
It's a Halloween Hintergrund that was Abgeschickt 10 months ago. It's had an amazing 1,480 Ansichten (as of November,2008) but pathetically only TWO Fans have rated it (as of November, 2008). I find that absolutely disgraceful! I can see no validity oder explanation for so many users looking at a piece of content yet not bothering to give it a rating. If I look at something than I will rate it, no excuses for not doing so. It's beyond my comprehension why if one is already looking at something, one would not click on the maus and rate it.
I can understand how new users to Fanpop may not be familiar with the importance of ratings but people that have been here for over a Jahr have no excuse for this. I went to give someone a Requisiten recently for their Bilder and when I saw their Profil I was horrified. This person has been an active user on this site for over 18 months and he/she (no, I'm not saying which, lol)has rated under 40 items. Totally shameful, I say.
I do believe there is hope though as I have also come across some relatively new users to the site that have done an enormous amount of rating ... so I take my witch's hat off to Du guys.
Bottom line is that when anyone submits any content to the site they are doing so for the benefit of others' enjoyment. I do not believe that any user is uploading content onto Fanpop for them to solely look at. For instance, if I want to look at Verliebt in eine Hexe Fotos then all I have to do is look at my walls - I do not have the need to Upload them on to a fansite.
So Von not rating your fellow fanpoppers' stuff, Du are actually Wird angezeigt very little regard and respect for what they have Abgeschickt and their time in doing so.
If Du do not agree with what I have written, that is fine. If Du think it is rubbish and it deserves a one star, sterne rating, then that is okay with me too. But I would rather 30 people give me a 2 star, sterne rating then 1 user give me a 5 star, sterne rating.
So come, guys, let's start doing our bit Von Fanpop and rate content.
This is not a new observation on my part. I know other users wonder the same thing. Temptasia, for example, wrote a piece about this same issue over a Jahr ago. Sadly, I do not believe anything has changed as far as rating content goes.
There is always so many opinions and ideas gepostet on this site Von users about how the site can be improved. There was a pick, in fact, made only a few days Vor suggesting ways of improving Fanpop. I believe that many users are mistakenly under the impression that any improvement of the site has to be achieved Von the site creators, aka F4.
I, for one, do not believe that the responsiblity of improving Fanpop rests solely with the F4. The guys can only be accountable for doing so much ... and much they have done! However, it is our duty as active, devoted fanpoppers to do our bit too.
I would think that one of the most important things I user can do is rate. It's not much good just looking at an image,video, etc and doing nothing in the way of giving it a rating. Okay, so a lot of Du will make nice Kommentare on content and even give Requisiten for it. But I know, for a fact, that many will do this yet not rate what they have Kommentiert on oder even propped someone for. So, what's the point? Yes, it's nice to have people make nice remarks about your image oder give Du "your Bilder were awesome" props. At the Tag of the Tag though if Du have not rated that content then it does mean very little indeed. Does that seem ungrateful and harsh? Maybe but nevertheless it IS true.
This is an example of a submission I came across recently when posting some stuff onto the Halloween spot: link
It's a Halloween Hintergrund that was Abgeschickt 10 months ago. It's had an amazing 1,480 Ansichten (as of November,2008) but pathetically only TWO Fans have rated it (as of November, 2008). I find that absolutely disgraceful! I can see no validity oder explanation for so many users looking at a piece of content yet not bothering to give it a rating. If I look at something than I will rate it, no excuses for not doing so. It's beyond my comprehension why if one is already looking at something, one would not click on the maus and rate it.
I can understand how new users to Fanpop may not be familiar with the importance of ratings but people that have been here for over a Jahr have no excuse for this. I went to give someone a Requisiten recently for their Bilder and when I saw their Profil I was horrified. This person has been an active user on this site for over 18 months and he/she (no, I'm not saying which, lol)has rated under 40 items. Totally shameful, I say.
I do believe there is hope though as I have also come across some relatively new users to the site that have done an enormous amount of rating ... so I take my witch's hat off to Du guys.
Bottom line is that when anyone submits any content to the site they are doing so for the benefit of others' enjoyment. I do not believe that any user is uploading content onto Fanpop for them to solely look at. For instance, if I want to look at Verliebt in eine Hexe Fotos then all I have to do is look at my walls - I do not have the need to Upload them on to a fansite.
So Von not rating your fellow fanpoppers' stuff, Du are actually Wird angezeigt very little regard and respect for what they have Abgeschickt and their time in doing so.
If Du do not agree with what I have written, that is fine. If Du think it is rubbish and it deserves a one star, sterne rating, then that is okay with me too. But I would rather 30 people give me a 2 star, sterne rating then 1 user give me a 5 star, sterne rating.
So come, guys, let's start doing our bit Von Fanpop and rate content.