IPB 2.2 - Topic Rating: 5 stars? no 10

[miky2008]

Hy guys,

I have IPB 2.2
In the topic rating, i would like add 5 stars! (i need 10 stars, no 5)
Can you help me? (by PM-Mail or here)

Thanks!

[bfarber]

This is not possible with a default installation of IPB 2.x

If you are looking for a modification, or peer support, please use IPS Beyond. I'll leave this topic open in case it is intended to be a feature suggestion for a later version.

[Arts&Faith]

+1 (well, +5, actually). I was thinking that I'd like half-stars, but this amounts to the same thing, kinda.

Also, there's no way for a user to REMOVE his or her rating once they've voted. I'd like to see that.

Also, there's no "zero stars" vote, which I'd like to see.

[Quillz]

I agree that users should be able to remove the rating they've given to a topic. What if an originally high rated topic suddenly went terribly off-topic, for example?

[Brandon C]

I agree that users should be able to remove the rating they've given to a topic. What if an originally high rated topic suddenly went terribly off-topic, for example?

Well to be fair, you can always change your rating if something like that should ever occur. However, I do agree about the idea of half-stars, as well as the "out of 10" rating, and would like to see that.

[.KX]

The half-star thing is a little over-the-top, or is it just me?

[Arts&Faith]

Maybe. It depends on how you're using it.

In my case, I use the topic ratings NOT to rate the discussions themselves, but rather to rate the SUBJECTS of the discussion, in my case individual movies, recordings, TV shows.

One way I use this data is to create a Metacritic-like Film ratings webpage that lists, in descending order, the ratings given by my members to the films that have received five or more votes. (Our #1 film from 2006 so far is United 93.) It's just a SQL query in a php script, plus some math, but it's a great use of the ratings system.

As far as the ability to REMOVE already-cast votes, I'm very much in favor of that. People always make mistakes, for examply accidentally clicking a rating for (in my case) a film they haven't even seen yet, or which they later decide not to have an opinion on.

If my members had a more detailed way of casting votes (e.g. 1-10 or half stars), and the ability to remove their votes, the accuracy of the ratings system might be enhanced.

[Mark]

Couldn't we have an admin setting of how many stars? Similar to how we can set how many warning blocks

[Guest Piracy_Is_Evil]

I agree with whoever said the half stars thing. I would like to see half stars added.