How to entice people to rate?

[MalcTheOracle]

These were two I remember.

Low Ratings without description

Hi👋, i try my best but excuse for sometimes bad english! It is often annoying to receive low ratings on print profiles without a description. Errors can only be corrected with descriptions. I often ask directly and get no answer. There should be a mechanic that allows rating with 3 stars and less only with a short description. This calls for fairness towards the designer. Kind regards Sascha

I'm missing something about the print profile voting

For some time now, I’ve been receiving 1-2-3 star ratings on print profiles from users whose nicknames usually resemble the Rosetta Stone more than a real name, with no content of any kind, avatar, or anything else, accompanied by comments like ‘It’s not a design problem but mine,’ ‘I had an adhesion issue with the build plate,’ ‘It’s my fault, not the design’s.’ So, since I’ve never experienced a failed print from MakerWorld so far, I’d like to understand a few things: Is a poor rating automa…

[JayZay]

If I was one of the downloaders, sorry for not rating.
I either edit the print settings or create them from scratch. Not because the maker was wrong (in many cases, I could put my hand on fire that the profile would work even without printing) or worse than mine, but because I like to do it and feel more comfortable doing it than inspecting every detail of the published profile.

I use Boost for compensation. Maybe it’s not ideal and certainly not enough to be fair with all.

I also receive the Handy and MW alerts to evaluate the preset, and I know I could and would benefit from rating the profiles and likely wouldn’t be caught. I am no saint, but I am currently trying not to misbehave and avoid the points fever (not trying to criticise).

[thatcaddad]

I think there should be a model rating and a profile rating. Because I do basically the same thing. I pretty much only ever print from my PC. So I download and adjust settings. I rate the profile on the model and less on the profile. Id say most people have a preference on how many walls and what layer heights and infill. I’m not sure a profile should be dinged because it has different settings than what someone prefers. For instance I like to print with a .6mm nozzle. Its unfair for me to rate a model based on my preferences.

[MZip]

@JayZay

I am no saint, but I am currently trying not to misbehave and avoid the points fever (not trying to criticise).

Nothing helps raise a fever like a big box of free filament and parts.

[Contributing_Factor]

Case in point. New model:

Zero profile ratings yet.
It’s clearly doing well, so who cares, but I find it odd.

[thatcaddad]

Definitely odd. if this were one of my models I would have had multiple ratings by this point. How long of a print is this and is there any assembly required?

[Henlor]

@Contributing_Factor

but

Super weird?! (25 character )

[Contributing_Factor]

It’s an 7.3h print, but assembly is trivial 10 seconds, if that.

Articulated Octopus by Contributing Factor

My skeleton did not get a rating until it was ~100 downloads and 50something prints in either. The octopus is breaking records

[thatcaddad]

thats wild to me. I have a rating on my 9 Download and 4 print Eevee Head deck box.

[Contributing_Factor]

I’ll pretend it’s SO much fun that people forget to rate.
Or, the print is so long and boring that it is deadly. “Hey it finally finished printing” are every user’s last words before they collapse, so they don’t have chance to rate.

[Kilrah]

Main issue: ratings are for print profiles, not models. Second, you can only rate if you do so meaningfully at the end of the print, if you’re “in a rush” and start another print quick before you remember… makes no sense anymore. Third, it makes no sense in the first place since almost all files I download I’ll actually make changes to the print settings… yet I can still rate the profile i’m not using.

The whole system is broken.

[MalcTheOracle]

Rating a print profile after two or three have reported that it works also makes no sense.

It either does work or it does not.

Plus, and this is the most important.

The AVERAGE USER believes they are reviewing the MODEL, not the Print Profile. This can be seen in the reviews when they respond extolling the model’s virtues and how much fun it is.

[thatcaddad]

I wish there was a better way for them to rate the model. Obviously boosts sort of work for this but people definitely think they are reviewing the model by placing a rating.

[johnfcooley]

My Original Black Series Stand Star Wars Figures by johnfcooley

I get one a month on this. Updated the design and they have pretty good(ish) mabye sorta numbers and almost no reviews.

I don’t know if I care. I guess I do, but do I?

[johnfcooley]

I created this to test on one of my prints.
It has a bit of help from AI because I’m on my first cup of coffee and particularly lazy.

If you like it and want to try it feel free.

[MalcTheOracle]

Today I received this rating.

neat and fun to monkey with

That earned just one star

They obviously made an error, I have reached out to them to see if they will rate it appropriate to their comment.

Failing that, I will ask MW to remove it as it is misinformation because it doesn’t represent their actual view or the quality of the print profile.

The point I wish to make.

Where is all the AI when it comes to print profile reviews? Why is there not some AI magic determining intent doesn’t match action and prompt the user to see if they wish to correct it?

I thought MW was all in on AI?

Whilst I am mini-ranting, why are print profiles not benefiting from an AI confirming the image provided is actually of a printed model and not solely renders?

[GenericUser]

Drifting offtopic but…

@MalcTheOracle

why are print profiles not benefiting from an AI confirming the image provided is actually of a printed model and not solely renders?

They have the ability to determine a print event “completed” for a rating to be allowed, one step further and you have evidence you’ve printed the particular file for upload (and may I dare to ask if they could supply the onboard cam pic at finish). It could be incentivised as a fast track to bypass a manual moderation for those who don’t have a Bambu or don’t want to use this function.