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Subject:	Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful? (was: New feature: Article rating)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Fri, 21 Apr 2000 19:22:31 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: > (Anyone else reading this -- if you think "!" is a terrible choice or have > another suggestion, please let us know! We can certainly try out "*" if "!" > sends the wrong impression.) I like + over *, but unless the !'s font is darker, it's worthless to me. I have fairly good eyes, but I can barely even see that the article is rated. Again, I introduce you to Mr. Dead Horse...Why not use 1-5 instead of !-!!!!!, *-*****, +-+++++, or anything else. Yes, I know why not, but I like the numbers better. Ben Roller

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		Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful? (was: New feature: Article rating)
(...) Ah, but that's the beauty of it! The font will be darker when the rating (or recommendation) is higher; if the rating is low, you shouldn't even notice it. A high-rated post will attract attention to itself; which is like a recommendation-- (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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		Re: Opinions wanted: article rating harmful? (was: New feature: Article rating)
(...) Welp, space isn't really _that_ much of an issue compared to the symbol itself. All things being equal, a thinner character is better than a big fat character like "+". Let's see what people think about "!" after seeing it for a little (...) (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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