Iv'e been playing for quite some time now and I must admit that most of the posts on the forum are critical or controversial.
So for a change, I'd like to say thank you. Thank you to the mods who do a great job, to the players and first of all to the uploaders. Without you there wouldn't be any WTM. It would be an empty shell.
Thank you too to all the players who rate shots, but a very special thank you to the « positive » raters. That is to say to those who understand that WTM is a game. There is nothing to gain : no money, no power, no fame. Of course a bad shot can get bad rates sometimes, but what is strange is when nearly all shots are systematically downvoted by some players, even awsome uploads or shots in a contest (which is even more pointless). I must admit I don't get it. Playing is about pleasure, about fun. And fun is just like freedom : enjoy yours just as long as you don't spoil the others'.
What would be the difference is the best shots were rated 9 and the « worst » 6,8 ?The rate span would be the same and I think the uploaders would be happier and maybe there would be more uploaders too. These days, even SOTD are often given 7,2. The logic fails me. Of course everybody can rate as they want, blah, blah, blah , but what is the point of giving a shot a fav, shouting it's a great shot and giving it a 6 ? Where is the logic? What is worth 9 or 10 then ? I really wonder. (Would you go the « best » restaurant in town if it was rated 3,6 on Trip Advisor ? If it is the best then it deserves a better rating !)
Once again thank you to all the players who keep posting, come hell or highwater, who keep rating positively (which doesn't mean giving everyone a 10) and who keep congratulating others. You keep the game alive, nice and worth playing. Have a nice day everyone !
Hello ! Totally agree, 99% of the time, my worst votes are 6. My standard is 7, and when i like it, i put 8, when i really find it good and interesting 9 +/- fav, and i reserve 10 for times to times or for my shots... And when i really don't know or i'm not inspired i don't vote.
But I think everyone who post deserve a 7, because like you said, without posters, no game.
But in the other hand I also understand people who say that there is a range between 0 to 10, so you have to use it. That's why i find difficult to complain. Everybody is free to vote as they want. I accept others don't vote like me :)
Yes a big thank you to all the players! Posting, rating, solving (or at least trying to! :D)
I try not to read into the ratings too much, even when a shot doesn't go through, that's part of the game and at least a few people maybe had that little dopamine bump for solving it before it was lost to the void. :)
I am surprised by the severity of the assessment of particularly difficult shots, However, I wanted to thank the moderators, all players, old timers and new ones. This website exists only thanks to us and, despite many breaks, I love coming back here and participating in this great fun for several years now.
I've been too exasperated by the low and wrongful average rating lately.
I used to think, but I may be wrong of course, that the mid-low raters are the "ghost" players who only solve and rate shots, with these criterias : I don't solve it => 6- I don't know the movie => 6- I don't like the movie => 6- Thus, mainly outside of any objective regard about the shot itself.
That's to say, difficult shots from bad, unknown and unappreciated movies are likely to get the lowest rating :D
For my part, I've almost stopped rating, except for very good and outstanding shots, which I give 8+, and sometimes for dupes or shots too close to other ones, which I usually give a 4.
Thank you all for joining the conversation. Glad to know I am not the only paranoiac in the game. A few remarks to add fuel and confirm what you say: shots from "easy" movies definitely get better ratings on the whole, as well as color shots, which is utterly unfair and pointless. I know the movie 7+, I don't know it -6. A possible explanation is that more and more players (and not only on WTM) don't want to play, they want to win. So if they don't they get frusrrated and rate "revengely". On the other hand some players systematically rate 10 if they firstsolve, which is strange to me. What if the shot is a total failure, ugly, pointless? Again, why not? "funny" thing is, since I started this discussion my three last shots were possibly given the lowest rates for a vey long time. Did I hurt a few players, hit the bull's eye? Have a nice day everyone. Be cool and fair and above all ENJOY! Take PLEASURE! Discover new movies.
@aigle1 I agree with using the whole range from 1 to 10. This is not a problem. the problem comes when some players ( and believe me you get to know them) SYSTEMATICALLY downvote. Nothing pleases them? The other problem, to me, is when you systematically downvote but you NEVER post any shot. A bit too easy if you ask me. I don't cook but I criticize all the meals when invited. What if we were all a bit happier, if only to set an example?