I think it's childish to give negative ratings to others....

I've wondered those questions myself, but what can we do? myLot doesn't care enough to ban the abusers. Certainly they notice when a user has a 9 tonight and a 1 the next night that something is going on. Trolls constantly pick on one person then follow that person around myLot stalking and harrassing them, marking them negatively because they are trolls. Most trolls find their victims on hot button topics such as abortion, circumcision, religion and politics. My suggestion would be to stay away from those topics if you value your star. I know a lot of people on here start out high at an 8 or a 9, but I got my star yesterday and got a UPS Brown 3. I worked up to a 4 overnight. I always rate people + when I respond or read their responses with in a discussion. I only rate negative if someone is violently abusive or just goes way off track and makes a post so off the wall that it leaves us all scratching our heads when we read the post.

While a very large portion of the discussions I rate will get + ratings from me, there have been exceptions as you mention. For members that get very rude, I don't have a problem with giving a negative rating. I have even gone so far as to report them to mylot when the discussion calls for it. I will also give a negative rating for members that decide to spam and post their referral links all over a discussion. I have to disagree with removing it altogether though. I think it does allow MyLot to see when there is a problem with certain members and take action when called for.

I think it's childish as well. I give a postive rating no matter what. Now if a person is rude or whatever I don't rate at all. I learned in the past that giving a negative rating not only effects that person it also causes my ratings to go down. So all in all it's not even worth it. I come to mylot to discuss things and at the same time to make extra money on the side.

Its really childish. I have nevber rated anyone negative in mylot. But I fell victim to it myself. I disagreed with one discussion. the person who started the thread told she is very offended and rated me negative. not that she rated many of My responses and discussions negative. due to this my star is down.

I think it is not a childish and it is only their right to rate someone that they think that someone is not fit to their taste. For me, I don't rate a negative to any discussion, I always rate it to a positive and if I don't like it, I will leave it blank or I don't rate it anymore.

Actually I think they should change the star rating. Instead of having it reflect other's ratings of you I think they should make it reflect your participation. In other words the more responses you make, discussions you start, ect. the higher your star goes. The less you participate the lower the star. It might help motivate ppl to participate more. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I also think it is childish to give negative rating to the discussions. Most times I give a positive rating to the most of the discussions. If I do not like a discussion most times I just leave it rather than giving it is a negative. I also think it is rude to give a negative rating to the discussions.

I agree with you for the most part. i think that everyone on mylot is entitled to have their own opinion. I think that is what is great about mylot because we are all different people from different backrounds and different countries. But it seems to me that there is a small number of mylotters that are negative about pretty much every conversation. Now I am not going to mention any names, but I think that the rating system in that case is a good one. But for the most part I agree, really this is nt Mylot high school and we should all have the ability to be civil with eachother.

Whenever I see a 10 star rating I immediately find myself thinking less of that person. A myLoter with a 10 star rating is a pussie-footer who watches each and every post, and each and every response, buttering everyone up (always thinking about keeping that 10 Star) To me this is not only dishonest its despicable. To be dishonest is to destroy myLot for everyone. Check this out by viewing those myLotters who routinely post the best Posts and the most interesting and best thought out responses.Its a fact that the Best Posters and Responders have lower ratings! I like rating system and I think its one of the good things about myLot.

It is childish and usually members do it because they don't agree (this is against the rules), or they were completely decimated in a debate (against the rules), or they just don't like the person (also against the rules). Its terrible. And its still going to happen. The worst part is some people actually support the nonsense thinking the star system is still fair. It is not! It's BROKEN!! The stars are supposed to tell you who submits the best quality in responses and discussions. The stars as they currently are tell you who avoids the tougher discussions and who is not afraid to really express their opinion. Its not working as intended, therefore its broken. It should be overhauled or at least there should be some BETTER EFFORTS toward what can be negatived and what cannot. Negative ratings for someone viciously attacking another should be done, negative ratings for someone writing a semi dissertation on why religion is false(or any other 'hot topic') should not happen.

I agree with this. I try to stay away from the people who right "I rate every post" like there trying to scare you or something. I only rate negative if the person is personally attacking. I dont care if you have a differant opinion then me thats why I'm on here to learn diff points of view.