Today we released a new feature in movie comments. It works similar to the ones you see on the database sites like Wowhead. You will be able to rate other users comments. If the comment get a negative score the comment will be hidden and also auto reported to admins. If the comment gets a high enough positive score it will be highlighted as a "good" comment.
The main purpose of this feature is to more effectively dispose of flames, trolling, downratings and other types of unjustified comments; as well as rewarding constructive, informative and well written comments. The complete and final removal of any comment however will still be up to qualified WCM staff.
How it works... 1. Gives the comment a negative score. If the comment score is below the minimum threshold it will be hidden as well as reported to the admins. (Currently -2 or below). If a comment is hidden it can still be viewed by clicking on "Show" which will appear instead of /-. While the comment is in the "Show" state it can be rated again.
2. Gives the comment a positive score. If the comment score is above the "positive" threshold it will be highlighted. (Currently 3 or above)
3. The current score of this comment.
4. If user rated the movie it will show here. Hovering the stars with the mouse will show more details. For example "4.5 (5/4/5/4)" means that the avg score is 4.5 and the user placed his points like this: Content: 5, Creativity: 4, Editing: 5, Audio/Video Quality: 4; the categories in the same order as in the rating square.
Note: You can only rate a comment once and you cannot rate your own comment.
With your help "bad" comments will be hidden quickly and good comments will be highlighted. Keep in mind that the thresholds will be fine tuned the coming weeks based on the data and feedback given by you.
Thanks!
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