if you have some ideas how to make ratings better (in new site), let us know, so we can work on this. Maybe the user have to download subtitle, and be allowed to rate it after 1 hour minimum...? Must provide comment, if rating is lower than Max rating...?
I like both methods.
Must provide comment:
I agree with Explosiveskull. To avoid vague comments like "bad", ask what is wrong (if rating is less than 10/10). Maybe use a simple list understandable by non-subtitlers, like
- translation not accurate
- grammatical errors
- typos/spelling errors
- messy text formatting
- not in sync
- reading speed too high
- missing parts
- other: .........
It should be possible to mark more than one option.
The option "other" must have some description of more than eeeeeh 10 characters including at least one space.
Allow rating after 1 hour:
I think this is a good idea. Too often people rate out of happiness and then it's always a 10/10. Or the IMDb ID is wrong and the subs get a 1/10.
Adjusting the stars/numbers:
And I think the 5-star / 10 points system should be adjusted.
3 stars should mean someting like "just okay", "sufficient enough", while now the NUMBER refers to 5/10 which sounds pretty bad.
The 4 stars should mean somethings like "almost perfect". The number 7 is too little.
I would say the numbers should be 1 - 3.5 - 6 - 8.5 - 10
Do not allow rating for totally fresh new users:
And maybe totally fresh users should not be able to rate, to avoid revenge or competition wars by troll users. Allow a user to rate only after one week and/or after 10 downloads.
Double value for Trusted and Sub Translator users:
Whenever a Trusted user or Sub Translator rates a subtitle, this should be counted TWO times, or maybe even three times to calculate the average.