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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: ShadySue on July 10, 2013, 07:46

Title: Initial ratings
Post by: ShadySue on July 10, 2013, 07:46
Interesting pattern of IRs:
http://www.istockphoto.com/participate/contributor-lounge (http://www.istockphoto.com/participate/contributor-lounge)
In case that page updates, here's how it has looked for the past day or so:
(http://www.lizworld.com/IRs.jpg)
Title: Re: Initial ratings
Post by: fotoVoyager on July 10, 2013, 09:52
Looks dodgy. Could be an error?
Title: Re: Initial ratings
Post by: dingles on July 10, 2013, 10:37
Did they bring ratings back? What a useless system
Title: Re: Initial ratings
Post by: ShadySue on July 10, 2013, 11:13
Quote from: dingles on July 10, 2013, 10:37
Did they bring ratings back? What a useless system
Nah, just initial ratings which are made by the inspector. I wondered about the top one having two, but the second one was also from an inspector.

Just thought it was an interesting selection that's all. I don't care if they don't bring ratings back. There are FAR more important things for them to work on.
Title: Re: Initial ratings
Post by: dingles on July 10, 2013, 13:27
ah...is that why they still have a highest rated in the trends? The inspectors get to rate files?
Title: Re: Initial ratings
Post by: BaldricksTrousers on July 10, 2013, 14:51
Quote from: dingles on July 10, 2013, 13:27
ah...is that why they still have a highest rated in the trends? The inspectors get to rate files?

A  long time ago they said that search ranking would no longer be affected by ratings made by ordinary members, but the inspectors' ratings would still be used to promote files in the search.

Some years ago there were "rating rings" which flooded each other's files with 5* ratings, pushing them well up the search and probably making a lot of money for those involved, particularly as sales created by those ratings would reinforce the files' high search ranking. They cracked down on it back in maybe 2005 or 2006 but I am sure the payoff from the scam continued to be significant for years.