Changing the Way We Rate on Squidoo

Squidoo has just made a new change, that in my opinion is a very long time coming. That change is moving from a star rating system to a thumbs up system. In the past, we had to choose how many stars to give a lens, and it was extremely subjective. Many people used the 5 star or no star method of rating. On the other hand, it was also a attraction for jealousy and mean spirited behavior. There were people who would rate lenses with one star just to bring down the star average for that lens.

With the new system, you either like the lens or you don't. Very simple. I like the lens, it gets a thumbs up. I don't like the lens, it gets nothing. No fretting over how many stars, just a plain old thumbs up. I think it will much easier for people to decide what rating to give.

Being a simple person myself, and not really wanting to waste time with the worries over the rating system, I am happy to see it go, because I don't think it really served enough of a purpose to negate the controversy that surrounded it. Now people can have more time to place their focus where it should be, on the lenses themselves, and creating and maintaining their own lenses.

What is your opinion?

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