CritiMaze

Do we have any rules concerning voting/rating mods? If we do, can you point me to it? Otherwise, I think there should be some kind of rule stating that for one, don't vote without a relative reason like this: "I have given this file a rating of 9 great mod. works beautifully. " I mean, according to this post, the mod is apparently flawless but they just felt like giving it a 9. I guess they assume they won't like something later? It would be nice to know what makes the mod fall short of a 10. Otherwise, without the knowledge, the author can't do anything about it like fix or improve the mod. In other words, no random ratings. Also, the reason should be more specific than, "It could be better.". Another rule should be that one can't vote down on a mod if they're not even sure of the source of the problem (the mod or themselves) like: "I have given this file a rating of 8 great mod. although i am have a problem... at least i think... i got to the part when she says she doesn't want to be left alone and you sit with her... but now its been 8 in-game days and she doesn't say anything other than the 5 other options you have for her... am i having a problem or am i just not waiting long enough?" Had he asked the question before rating, he of known the answer before rating. In this particular case, all he had to do was sleep. That's equivalent to if a game reviewers had not made Oblivion "Game of the Year" because at first, they couldn't figure out that they needed to pull a Sigil stone in order to close an Oblivion gate. Or calling a game like Prince of Persia crap before getting help on some of the more difficult puzzles when they couldn't figure them out. I could go on with examples for ever, but I'm sure everyone gets my point. Furthermore, I think another good rule is what Angelus47 said, "This mod deserves a 10 because it does exactly what is described in the read me. The ratings are supposed to reflect how well the mod functions and fulfills it's designer's stated purpose. Personal tastes and preferences are not part of it." I don't see how ratings like these are justified but I don't want to report them because I don't know if it would be considered abusing the report feature since there are no rules about it. (That I can find anyways). Let me know either way. Thanks.