I was replying to TheBreadman, he didn’t get the “quote”
When searching for prints you can’t order by comment. If there are 1000 fidget spinners, being able to order by rating is very handy to filter out model when searching.
Sure you can order by like or dl. but a bad model can have both of these too.
Also I would say rating should just be given with review like printable does.
Honestly, I don’t find this much difficulty in finding models. I don’t really understand the problem
Right, that’s fair usage for you. I totally get that. But if there are people who would get value from being able to actually rate a design, do you really see that as an infringement on your usability? I can’t imagine so. So rather than thinking of your specific personal usage, how about we take a broader perspective and say, “hey, ok… so there are people who would really get a lot out of this feature, cool! Maybe I’ll end up liking it too over time”.
I really don’t see why anyone would argue against a very useful (for many) feature
Out of curiosity why does this line of thinking always go one way? I see it’s you who’s thinking of themselves and those like you and trying to force something you’d like on others.
Perspective.
There are already filters for finding the better of the prints of a type or catagory. You can search by how long it’s been up, how many likes or boosts, etc. I’m sure those with the most likes or boosts would be the better if not the best of the prints, no?
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What is “forced” about adding a new feature? You really have to push pretty hard to say “that new feature… yeah, that infringes on how i like to do things” LOL. How about, if you don’t like a new feature, don’t use it. What’s “forced” about that?
Logic
Currently there are 3 ways to express one’s opinion on a model:
- Boost (highly recommended particularly if you like one of mine
) - Like
- Comment
Boost and Like are positive opinions while Comment can be either positive or negative. Given that people have been constantly complaining about bad profile ratings to get negative ratings and comments removed, adding a separate rating for models where the criteria are even more subjective may result in more controversy.
MW can look into the pros and cons of adding it, but in the meantime, one can use one of the 3 above.
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or if you don’t have said feature work within what you do have.
My point was a ltttle off in how I described it, but it holds. You want a feature that does what can be accomplished within the current system, just not how you want it done.
took me 4 seconds to find the best rated fidget spinners without needing the star rating or comments.
- Message the Designer directly and discuss.
I find this most helpful both as a designer and a user, I’ve uploaded modified models for people in the past faster if they take the time to contact me.
If you want to critique a design, you should download it and print as intended before expressing your opinion, otherwise you do not have a proper frame of reference. Put up or shut up, as they say.
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That’s the thing that I’ve done. But maybe re-read my post, because a lot of the time I have to download and print the DESIGN (model), at which time I am not allowed to rate it. That’s the entire point of my post LOL
I would not have commented had I not read the post… my point is that the profile is part of the design, and adding edited profiles improves on that design (sometimes). If you think the model can be improved, message the designer. This is their intention. Is it best? who knows but I like the idea of not having people rate something that they haven’t printed via the profile or one of the alternative profiles.
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Fair enough that you like it, but as said, I do print the things I want to rate. That’s why I want to be able to rate them, and want others to be able to as well. I have no interest in printing something a bad design. Again, not interested in whether the print profile is bad or not, since that usually doesn’t pertain to me. It’s the design that I want to know the quality of. Messaging the designer isn’t going to give me insight into that. Only community feedback is going to give that, and I don’t care about community ratings based off a print profile. That’s like complaining about the make/model of an Uber driver’s car because traffic was bad. It just doesn’t make sense. If the current system works for you, that’s awesome for sure. But it isn’t what works for me, and my suggestion is for a feature to enhance usability for people who are in situations like I am.
You can’t generalise like that. Models also get likes even though they don’t have any downloads because users simply like the idea and give them a “thumbs up”. In addition, compared to other models, invisible models get less boost, even though they can be the better models or have the better prints. These filters according to the criteria mentioned will probably contribute to why there are quite well thought-out models that can be printed really well, but which hardly get any boost and have low download figures.
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No doubt. Boosts and stars are more likely given to a popular model even if its sucky, who wants to be the strange kid who doesn’t like the “hork tooah” viral or a big fat plate of gridfinity. I’m guilty of screwing the like button data because I use it as a place-holder rather than the two/three step add-to-collection. Everyone uses their own system of liking, rating, and giving feedback (rare as it is), and there being no qualification to leave it so Caveat Emptor.
Jesus.
Sure, all of makerworld is downloading to be the cool kid. C’mon. Now you’re arguing to argue.
At some point you need to use your head.
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If you are willing, let me help you with some curated results that I think you may like.
In a totally unbiased way, I understand these are three of the best, using a ranking system I developed called “it is a coincidence that one great designer made all three.”
Who that designer is, who knows, probably some decent upstanding person loved by the masses, we will never know as there is no way to tell.
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It’s hard to tell how many users make the distinction between rating a print profile and rating the model. I have seen ratings with accompanying comments about how fun or useful the models are, suggesting that the ratings are also about the models.
So in reality, it could be that:
If the print profile is bad and users cannot get a good print, then the rating is for the profile.
If the profile is good and users can print it without any issues, then the rating is also about the model.
Boost is a good indicator of both a good profile and good model. The model has to work well in addition to print well to earn one from a user. Yes, there are popular models I won’t print let alone boost, but that’s my preference which doesn’t invalidate others’ choices and opinions on what makes a good model.