On Fri, 18 May 2012 14:52:28 -0600
James Eder <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> With the current system, rating is open to ambiguity and misuse.
> Users often use it as an indicator of how much they like the
> application or how excited they are that it works with Wine.  

Yes. 

> If we
> generate the rating for them, then they have to lie (game the system)
> to get a higher rating than what is deserved.
> 

Some will do that. Some already try to sneak inflated ratings in by mentioning 
problems in the Extra comments section rather than the "What doesn't work" 
section. 

> Of course this would require a bunch of work from someone

Which is why it's unlikely anything will ever change, even if everyone loves 
the idea. 

-- 
Rosanne DiMesio <[email protected]>


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