| #12 by The Skins Factory - 2/26/2004 12:59:17 AM citizens aren't even supposed to have the right to comment according to the hierarchy explanations. |
Someone needs to clarify this issue, and then get all the pages reading the same way.
According to the "About" page https://www.wincustomize.com/index.asp?Cmd=about of this site, citizens can only "submit skins, download and talk on the message board." Apprentices "can not only talk on the message board but can also comment on skins and the news items." There is no mention of who may or may not rate on this page, nor is there any mention of User Levels.
According to the site FAQ, Level 2 "Registered users can create posts, talk on the message boards, submit skins, make comments on skins, participate on polls, etc." Level 3 "users get all the benefits of a registered user plus the ability to rate skins and can download an unlimited amount of content." Level 4 users, according to this page, only get the WC Browser as an additional benefit, no other rights or privileges are described.
In another section of the site FAQ, it says, "To be able to rate a skin you must have either a Apprentice access level or higher, or have a Customer Level (User Level) or either 3 or 4."
Also pertinent, I believe, is Frogboy's thread here: https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?id=242784&BID=WC&page=1#243347 where he says in his original post: "There will be a WEIGHT used to calculate the ratings. A rating by a citizen will counts a 1Xtheir rating. An apprentice 2X their rating, Master Apprentice 3X their rating and so on." So apparently, if citizens cannot rate now, they will soon be able to rate, and presumably comment.
I'm not here to say one way or the other who can or should be able to rate. Only that I wish someone would make a decision and update the policies so that they are consistent.
P.S. I am a Stardock customer at Level 3 and it appears I have the ability to rate when I click on any skin on the site. I tried it twice simply to see if I would get an error message. If it matters, I gave an honest appraisal and left what I felt were appropriate comments at that time. See here: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=28&SkinID=1257 and here: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=28&SkinID=1242 if an admin would like to check to see if my ratings were actually recorded.
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