Member Rating Algorithm Updated
Sometimes as websites grow in visitors, they are presented with issues they never thought of.
We’ve been experiencing a higher number of ratings than we are used to. As a result, we have been forced to adjust how we accept ratings.
We always have to walk the line between open and easy user actions, being fair to everyone, and making it as hard as possible for bots to wreak havoc on information.
Without getting too specific, we can tell you that now, how often your profile is rated effects how important that rate is. Various things like IP address, number of ratings, frequency of ratings, and more are all factored in. We try our best to structure these rules given normal rating behavior so that most visitors never notice. The vast majority of website visitors and profiles are rated normally. But we just thought you should be aware of the small enhancement to ensure as genuine and as valid of data as we can.