Recent content by MemeTransport

That's it. I don't mean to imply anything about this board but some of the other ones I go to...:rolleyes: are pretty bad. I still go because the signal that is there is still worth it.

Hmmm....you're probably right that thread ratings are better on this board. The number of active users seems to be relatively small which could create a "runaway" system (a few people could over-influence other peoples' ratings). I do still prefer a user based system on large boards. I'm...

I frequent several Macintosh/Geek boards and I am struck by the similarity of their member rating systems. They pretty much all rate a member by counting up the number of posts they have made. If you make thousands of posts you get lots of stars or a special tag. This has struck me as odd...