natty_dread on Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:48 pm
Oh, the OP was being serious? Wow.
Boo hoo, someone gave me a low rating. Someone doesn't think I'm great! How will I survive this!
Like it or not, a rating is a subjective opinion, and everyone is free to rate as they like. If someone doesn't like the way you play, or conduct yourself in gamechat, they're free to rate you poorly. If you don't like it, tough.
So the next time you get a bad rating, instead of going on a whiny rant on how the world is unfair and everyone is against you, how about doing some self-reflection... like figuring out the reason why you got a bad rating and then working on improving your own behaviour, so others won't have a reason to give you any more bad ratings in the future?"
I just want to note that I resent the way my post is being used in this thread. The post I wrote was in response to a
noob person who was posting that "everyone who leaves bad ratings should be banned", probably because he was pissed for getting a bad rating. It was not meant to be interpreted to support vindictive/unfair ratings, or that the CC rating rules should not be obeyed.
When low ratings are given fairly, as an opinion on someone's gameplay or game conduct, that's one thing, but when they are given vindictively, out of spite, etc. it's another thing entirely, and I don't want my posts being used to defend such behaviour.
Personally, I don't really care much about ratings, but I know they are a big deal to some people, so I try to respect that and not give ratings (good or bad) without cause.