Citizen Angel Destiny 05 ...yes it is a little 'confusing' at the moment, particularly with the new site change-over....where customers [some] seem to be unable to vote and others can... and the stranger situation where some people became Journeymen, etc when that definitely was not the case ... just as at the beginning of this thread reference was made to odd 'levels' even for admins.
But...all this is essentially down to those evil critters called 'bugs' which, if everyone remains patient will be resolved.
The world does not end tomorrow if the rating 'issue' is not sorted today. There are several anomalies that are in the throes of being worked on, some of which take more time than others.
I'd suggest a little patience, as you can always apply any ratings you feel are being missed later when access is restored correctly....
As for rating methodology, for those new to Wincustomize.com....they are necessary...and have been the subject of 'more than one' debate, where the current system is that which works best.
That is not to say it might not change in the future, but any debate here and now won't change the current oddities where some can and some cannot post ratings.
"a lot of the best skins on this site are given low ratings for one reason or another." ... No, ideally those who CAN rate do so with honesty and maturity...after reasonable evaluation of that which they are rating. The resultant outcome is an average of those [weighted towards the opinions of the experienced skinners/members] and reflects public opinion of that work.
If and when anomalies are brought to our notice...where there 'may' be some vindictive attack, etc it's checked for veracity and dealt with.
Personally I'd like to see more accountability for those who engage in what we call 'drive-by' ratings...where they have no understanding of the program/skin as they never use it but still rate them. Revokation of privileges sounds good....temporary or otherwise.
