[Theforum] +1/-1 - Graphical Ratings Bar

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> From: "Michele Foster" <michele at wordpro.on.ca>
[...] 
> http://test.evolt.org/article/yadda/17/16286/index.html
> 
> A few suggestions have been made which still need to be incorporated
> into the final design including:
> 
> * Adding more space/padding between the graphical bar and the radio
> buttons to select the rating. * Modifying the wording for clarity. *
> Something else wrt the table's border, but I don't remember what that
> was. ;) * Adding to the CSS files, a class for the colour of the bar.
> 
> Anyway, what say everyone ..
> 
> (1)  Do we add the graphical representation of the ratings?

+1, assuming caveats above...

> (2)  And, part two of this .. do we use the "new" rating scale of
> poor, average, good, very good, excellent?  (A "-1" to this indicates
> we keep the original rating scale of bad, poor, okay, good, great!!).

-1

i like it better, but i think some raters would want to change their 
ratings on some articles based on the new wording (i would, for 
one)... i don't think that's quite fair to the rater or the author...