tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post5962336018178101549..comments2024-01-08T08:39:39.026-08:00Comments on The Open Source Paleontologist: How Meaningful Are User Ratings?Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-40144200724952528822009-11-24T21:38:46.937-08:002009-11-24T21:38:46.937-08:00A very late 2c on here Andy - I think these rating...A very late 2c on here Andy - I think these ratings are meaningless. At best they can turn into a popularity contest at worst they can be actively misleading (or at least vulnerable to vote rigging).<br />I'll read (or at least start to read) any paper at all that falls into my sphere of interest. If I think it's a bad paper, I'll be careful how I interpret it or I might stop reading. <br /><br />I know what I think (or I *want* to know what I think), and I don't care what others think. I can tell a good paper from a bad one, and no rating system is going to help me make that judgement, nor do I suspect, would most others. Would any researcher really not read a paper in their field just because it had 2 stars attached to it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242881996852098.post-12564859218971031302009-11-21T21:10:27.215-08:002009-11-21T21:10:27.215-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com