How do you leave feedback for someone? Trader Rating not working

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Yaz23

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I recently sold some cages to someone and we are both trying to figure out how to leave feedback for one another but when either of us tries it won’t allow us. I'm referring to the 'trader rating' when you complete a transaction you can leave the person a feedback. It's not working for me and the buyer. When I click her ‘trader rating’ link next to her User ID name and then click “submit feedback for …” so I can leave her a feedback, It says this:
Yaz23, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Can anyone help?? I have no idea whats going on. Thanks so much!
 
You have to be a paid member in order to leave feedback or trader ratings.
 
Ohhh ok, thanks! How much do you have to contribute? Is it just one time or is it a requirement to do it every month or anually or something? Just trying to grab some info, sorry : )
 
K, got it. Thanks so much for the quick responses! : )
 
I understand that having the trader rating system "pay to play" is an attempt to encourage members to contribute to this site.

However, I would like to point something out.
I just completed a transaction with a Contributing member.
He left me positive feedback in the trader ratings.

I have not renewed my paid membership at this time and can not leave him positive feedback in the trader ratings.

That just seems bass ackwards to me.

I am able to be left positive feedback, and receive trader rating points as a non contributing member.
The contributing member, that paid his dues is not able to get the credit that he deserves for our transaction.

On a whole nother' subject:
Has anyone else noticed that Chris@TSE still has the #4 all time leading trader rating?

The trader rating system could be improved, IMO.
(Especially if the BOI goes away.)
 
RJK890 said:
I understand that having the trader rating system "pay to play" is an attempt to encourage members to contribute to this site.

However, I would like to point something out.
I just completed a transaction with a Contributing member.
He left me positive feedback in the trader ratings.

I have not renewed my paid membership at this time and can not leave him positive feedback in the trader ratings.

That just seems bass ackwards to me.

I am able to be left positive feedback, and receive trader rating points as a non contributing member.
The contributing member, that paid his dues is not able to get the credit that he deserves for our transaction.

On a whole nother' subject:
Has anyone else noticed that Chris@TSE still has the #4 all time leading trader rating?

The trader rating system could be improved, IMO.
(Especially if the BOI goes away.)
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Sure... So tell me how well the trader ratings would work if ANYONE could vote on it simply by registering here. How would you like it if a single person with a gripe about you registered 20 false names here and slammed you with 20 negative ratings. Who would you come to wanting to fix THAT problem?

Thanks, but no thanks. The way it is now is not perfect, but so far any alternative considered would be even less perfect.
 
"I see, said the blind man."
That makes perfect sense Rich.

I would suggest that anyone could leave positive feedback, and only contributing members could leave negative feedback, but it is not hard to see that method being abused in order to pump up trader ratings either.

I guess someone would really have to be pissed at another member in order to pay to register 20 names and tag their trader rating.

I guess although it has the down side of non contributing members being able to receive positive feedback, and not for contributing members to be able to get the credit that they deserve from non contributing members, it seems that you have it set up the best possible way.

Sorry for taking up your time.
Thanks,
-Rob
 
This sort of thing is what the Feedback Forum is for.

Seriously, though, I do try to thoroughly think through anything I do here. But realistically somethings are completely unknowable in advance and just have to be tried and then review the results. Some will work, and some won't. Those that don't work get changed or discarded. Anyone who has been here for a number of years has witnessed this process taking place.... And certainly it's not over with yet.
 
I totally feel you Rob! Someone bought from me but was not a contributing member, so they left me good karma, of course, they don't have karma so it doesn't count towards anything plus no one else can read the comment they made (it was really nice of said person to try!) it's just a limitation of the system as it's set up. We just need to get more contributing members :D
 
Throwing out an idea here, since I seem to deal with many people who are not paid members and I would like to see my trader ratings go up.

I don't know if it's possible, but if it is, contributing members can leave rating for non contributing members, (like the system is set up now.) And non contributing members cannot leave a rating until a contributing member leaves them a rating first. It puts the ball in the contributing members court to initiate the ratings. The non contributing member can only leave a rating for the contributing member that left them a rating. The non contributing member could only respond to the contributing member that left them a rating.

Know what I mean?
 
Melinda said:
Throwing out an idea here, since I seem to deal with many people who are not paid members and I would like to see my trader ratings go up.

I don't know if it's possible, but if it is, contributing members can leave rating for non contributing members, (like the system is set up now.) And non contributing members cannot leave a rating until a contributing member leaves them a rating first. It puts the ball in the contributing members court to initiate the ratings. The non contributing member can only leave a rating for the contributing member that left them a rating. The non contributing member could only respond to the contributing member that left them a rating.

Know what I mean?
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:iagree: that would be great, however there are additional custom coding costs to implement something like that, as i was told.
 
bradleymoore said:
:iagree: that would be great, however there are additional custom coding costs to implement something like that, as i was told.
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Not to mention that, in effect, I am being asked to spend money to help visitors here NOT have to spend their money to become contributing members. ;)
 
Maybe as an extra encouragement to contribute, we should not allow ratings for persons that are not contributors. A person wants to build up their reputation and receive ratings, then there gonna have to contribute for that priviledge.

I'm sure all this has been discussed by the powers that be. So please excuse me if I step on any toes.
 
Melinda said:
Maybe as an extra encouragement to contribute, we should not allow ratings for persons that are not contributors. A person wants to build up their reputation and receive ratings, then there gonna have to contribute for that priviledge.

I'm sure all this has been discussed by the powers that be. So please excuse me if I step on any toes.
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Actually, I believe that the way it presently is, is much more encouragement for a member to become a contributor. Chances are that many of their customers are NOT paying members, so possibly they themselves may encourage their customers to become so in order to help with that feedback rating they are accruing.

And on the flip side, a person who is doing "not so good" business, could easily dodge the negative feedback simply by not being a contributor member. This in itself is a big strike against this suggestion, I would think.
 
What's to figure out?
The Trader Rating system can only be used by paid subscribers. Simple.
 
There are a few forums that allow trader ratings without having to pay. I have never really seen it abused, but I see how 'bad' people doing that.

I agree with those who feel it is unfair that if they pay and leave a rating, but they cannot receive the same in return because their customer wasn't a paid member. That isn't fair. I was going to sign up, when I saw you had to pay to be able to leave a rating, but I would like to be able to reap some benefit if I have to pay to leave positive remarks for someone who isn't a paid member.

Because there are so many unpaid members, it makes me not want to pay, as I won't reap any positive ratings for transactions. I would hate to ask everyone I do business with if they're a paid member, and if they're not then too bad they don't get a rating from me. I'm not doing something that I can't get back in return. I'd like to be known as a good seller/buyer, but if there's no guarantee that I'm going to be benefited, what's the point?

*My two cents**
 
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