Usually when you get banned due to ratings, you're ratings bar will be flashing and it will say user banned. What gives? He looks like he has plenty of green.
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ryan.hess Member
Posts: 20784 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Dec 2002
I saw that Cliff mentioned that he had done something to fix the ratings system. It seems that it gave several members duplicate negatives. He said the problem has been corrected.
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fierobear Member
Posts: 27079 From: Safe in the Carolinas Registered: Aug 2000
Yea I dropped like 7, mostly negs from what it looks like, AND I just earned myself a + today. not that I was in any danger or anything, but thats always good
While we're on the subject I wonder what happened to DOHCSWAPPER, I guessed itd be 6 months before he got banned, looks like he didnt even make it that long.
I noticed in another thread "USFiero" was banned, and he didnt' even have many negs. So who was he?
Who else got the boot?
I noticed a very new user recently that didn't seem so newbie. Maybe it was him so he got banned. I don't know just a wild speculation. I would have thought it to be others before I thought it would be USFIERO. I don't recall him being anything but cool. Of course my standards are not as high as some.
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Cliff Pennock Administrator
Posts: 11617 From: Zandvoort, The Netherlands Registered: Jan 99
USFiero is temporarily banned because the system detected 7 usernames for him. Problem is, he used all 7 usernames to rate a single person on occasion (rate a person, quickly login under another name, rate the same person again, login as another name, rate, etc - do that 7 times so you can hand out 7 ratings in one go).
So if you lost 7 ratings, that means he used all 7 usernames on you to rate you (negative or positive). All his ratings were purged.
I now changed the rating system so I can more easily detect BS like this.
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Cliff Pennock Administrator
Posts: 11617 From: Zandvoort, The Netherlands Registered: Jan 99
Forgot to mention why he is temporarily banned - it could very well be that there's a very good explanation for all this and that he actually doesn't have 7 usernames.
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Capt Fiero Member
Posts: 7657 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2000
Too bad you can't just make it one username per IP, but that would screw up houses like hours. Where there are up to 4 diffrent PFF members living in the same house.
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DR650SE Member
Posts: 1793 From: Cleveland, Oh Registered: Oct 2001
Cliff, any chance in the future that users can know what forum generated the rating? I noticed many forums don't allow ratings in OT/Lounge areas but since this is your baby , it would be good to know.
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motoracer838 Member
Posts: 3751 From: Edgewater Co. USofA Registered: Jan 2006
Ok, I unbanned "USFiero". I've spoken with him over email and he has convinced me he knew nothing about those other usernames. The other 6 usernames are still banned because the connection between those six is pretty obvious.
So as far as I'm concerned, USFiero was an innocent bystander in all this.
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USFiero Member
Posts: 4873 From: Everywhere and Middle of Nowhere Registered: Mar 2002
Originally posted by Cliff Pennock: So as far as I'm concerned, USFiero was an innocent bystander in all this.
...but you guys will have to work at getting your ratings back <edit> the really bizarre thing is that I lost points too, negatives. One of the othe screen names that was banned was like mine, with a number added. I had him rated a neg, too
[This message has been edited by USFiero (edited 04-08-2006).]
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86GT3.4DOHC Member
Posts: 10007 From: Marion Ohio Registered: Apr 2004
Yep, lost six ratings. Looks like they were probably all negative.
I don't really care about the ratings in regards to how "popular" I am, but out of curiosity it would be interesting to know WHY we're rated when we're rated.
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pokeyfiero Member
Posts: 16189 From: Free America! Registered: Dec 2003
but out of curiosity it would be interesting to know WHY we're rated when we're rated.
I was in a cloud of confusion for more than a few moments. It is ok I came clear. I would also like to know the reasons. But I think it cause all hell to break loose.
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Originally posted by pokeyfiero:
I noticed a very new user recently that didn't seem so newbie. Maybe it was him so he got banned. I don't know just a wild speculation. I would have thought it to be others before I thought it would be USFIERO. I don't recall him being anything but cool. Of course my standards are not as high as some.
I stand corrected. I checked my rating and found I had rated you neg. I thought your comment was uncalled for at the time given the personal nature and me being closely involved. I removed it. It was a knee jerk reaction and childish to boot. I believe people rate to easily and I don't want to be included in my own complaint. I think rating someone means you want them off the forum and that is a serious thing not just a whim. https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/055756.html
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86GT3.4DOHC Member
Posts: 10007 From: Marion Ohio Registered: Apr 2004
I dont know, but this thread did help me learn that you can rate yourself, I gave myself a big old +! then I changed it to a neg when I realized I was a jerk for +ing myself, then I felt bad for myself and changed it to a neutral, but so help me if I step out of line !!!!!!!!!!!!!