I used to have email notifications on for mw reviews, but I have insomnia and I quickly realized I’m not capable of handling the new wave of nonsense people post at 2am without ruining my sleep. From “printed perfectly:1 star” to the hard to decipher “did not do”, to someone that clearly did not read anything I put in the description. These ratings don’t matter to the overall rating. They are all lost in the wash, but once they are in my head they bounce around far too long.
Great to get a lot of reviews and interest for sure, but all MW notifications now stay on MW where I can visit them when I am ready.
It was a considerable quality of life improvement. It’s a hobby, not another job, but sometimes I get so involved it’s easy for me to lose perspective.
Sharing my 2c of revelation in case it helps someone else as well.
Hey, this seems totally reasonable! I personally do not care too much about the ratings, and I am always puzzled how much drama is made about this.
Personal recommendation - do not take low ratings personal.
Bed-adhesion reports usually only come from people who just got into 3D-Printing, just send them a friendly reminder to clean their plates .
You always get the usual “I wanted to give 5 stars, but some bug only allows 3”.
There are also that kind of people that only give 4 stars, because there must be room for more. It is what it is, we need to get used to this.
But we also have to accept, that people also rate the model and not only the print profile, this is clearly a design problem on MakerWorld. Because new users will not never understand the difference and to be honest - I understand this. Just see this as something you can improve, not as a personal attack.
All other reports, quickly check them for validity - otherwise as you said, they will not matter in the long run. Sometimes the description can be unclear, sometimes people did not read them at all.
It’s not that. I like to help people out. If someone tells me xxx didn’t work and I made xxx I feel an unhealthy level of responsibility towards it lol
I consider them the same because if you think the model is good, then it’s good. If you judge the model on whether it’s good by what others are saying, that’s back to imaginary internet points. I think we’re quite different people.
This is the 1st setting I’ve made. No e-mail notifications for pretty much everything possible. Same thing on the forum (I actually had some notifications left, fixed them just the other day to only see forum notifications on the forum).
I have a lot of notifications turned off, especially “push notifications” on random websites. And during the night I have “night mode” on my phone, meaning no notification gets to me and buzz my phone between 11PM and 7AM (except for very important ones). The quality of sleep is better and you can take care of “stuff” at your own leisure.
The “Bug” is if you print from Bambu Studio but cancel the print for some reason then reprint but from the print or a download and not through the Bambu Studio then you can’t leave a higher score than 3 even though you did print ok in the end. It’s a bugger. Sometimes you don’t want to reprint just to give a rating. Better not to rate at all. right?
The individual might have clicked on the 4th star when they intended to click on the 5th star. Things happen and we ALL make mistakes, regardless of how infallible we think we are.
There is no pleasing some individuals. Some individuals’ attitudes on life just plain suck, & their public persona reflects this. Nothing you can do about it, just move on to the next.
Calling out individuals in public re their comments/typos/misconceptions is a bad reflection on you & also has the chilling effect on other individuals sharing their thoughts & opinions. Everyone is entitled to their own ridiculous opinion, whether you agree with them or not, so what? On the other hand, correcting a falsehood is OK, but do it diplomatically and as non-personally as possible.
It is always best to assume no ill will was intended until proven otherwise. People from countries other than your own may have different speech patterns, tonal inflections, etc., that in their native tongue doesn’t come across as it does to you in your tongue. It’s even more pronounced in global forums such as this, where you don’t have the ability to see their facial expressions or hear their tone. In short, give them the benefit of doubt & assume the best of intentions until they prove otherwise.
Some people think they are experts on every topic and must proceed to share their vast knowledge with the world. The internet is heaven for them! Read what they have to say because they sometimes impart valuable information (everyone has their moments) and then move on.
Some people just want to argue, no matter what. (They are usually those who think they are experts on everything.) Don’t be swept into a spitting match over their mental masturbation. It’s not worth the time.
Always assume the best of intentions, especially in an international forum, until proven otherwise and always remember, we ALL make mistakes from time to time so be forgiving. If someone offends you, ask them politely if they meant how you took their comments, and do it in a private environment if you can.
Treating people with respect is critical, but venting away from the problem is ok, and can be helpful. I ask my son to not slam the doors every day. I think I’ve said it 200 times… nope… 201 times now, dang it.
The doors are still slammed every day. I may not rage and yell at him, but you bet I’m going to vent my frustration talking to my wife. That’s exactly the thing that keeps me from raging at my son.
I’m here venting away from the nonsense-ratings problem, not at users (ever) and I found a way to distance myself to alleviate the issue.
There’s some level of reason that needs to be applied when we act in life. When there’s a model with 1000 downloads and my print goes south, I first doubt my setup and my process. I don’t immediately go post 1-star reviews, especially not ones without ANY useful information.
If the problem persist, I go read or watch videos. There is SO much information out there. It’s a fantastic time to be alive and to want to learn new things. People seem to run into a problem, complain and let their body go limp as the current carries them out to sea.
If despite my attempts the model still does not perform or fail, I ask questions, or I post a review, with an explanation of why it was bad.
Reviews like “I loved the model, printed great, but my son did not like it! - 1 star” is a review of your kid, not the model or the profile. They are not useful.
Trying to pry information to help people is sometimes really frustrating:
A: It did not work
B: Sorry to hear it, what happened? If it came off the plate here’s a link, etc…
A: It glitched
B: What do you mean exactly? Do you have a picture or more information I can use?
…radio silence…
How many times can you run into this before you feel the need to vent on a forum and distance yourself from the problem? 5, 10, 32?
I don’t see how anything I said is “…really nice! Its wrong, but it’s really nice!” If anything you are in agreement with what I said: treat people respectfully, give them the benefit of the doubt, until they prove otherwise.
Venting here is dandy if it makes you feel better. Won’t change anything, but it makes you feel better so do it! We all need to vent one time or another - knowing how to do it properly is key.
Apologies, I should have specified my issue was mainly with points 3 and 4, re: “calling out individuals” and “it’s always best to assume no ill will was intended”.
Nobody called out individuals and I don’t see how ‘people are entitled to their own ridiculous opinion’ was a relevant comment. My frustration is with nonsensical, unhelpful ratings. Those are not opinions, especially not ones that should be preserved or guarded from criticism. My issues are not with someone not liking my model.
I never said anything about people doing it out of ill will, not about ‘people from other countries’ (I am not from this country myself), or native speakers (english is not my first language either), so I’m again not sure what you were trying to say, other that it generally seemed you were saying it was unfair of me to feel frustrated, so this is what I was responding to.
Apologies if I misinterpreted your intent.
No need to apologize, really. My comments were not directed at you but rather I was trying to broaden the discussion. I see a lot of people sniping at one another throughout not only this forum but others that I used to frequent & participate in, but stopped because it just wasn’t worth the aggravation. Too many people are quick to judgement without giving the other fellow the benefit of doubt. Guess that is the way of the world these days.
I hope my comments are read by at least one person who will stop and think about their activities in public forums and modify their behavior. I should have been more specific about my intent in order to not make you feel that I was sniping at you! Believe me, my comments were not directed to you (at least that was not my intention) but rather at the world in general. So I am the one who owes you the apology: I’m sorry. I should have started my comments with a statement along the lines of, “I’m trying to broaden the discussion…”
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