When asked to appeal a rating - what do you do when you are asked to appeal a rating, and you don't think the answer?

I just want to be fair in my ratings. I don't want to bump somebody up just cause they asked for it. What if you think ALL the answers were under-rated, but only 1 is under appeal.

If I bump that one up it looks like I think that answer is better, when in actuality, it isn't any better than the others, and they ALL should have been rated better. What would you do? Asked by Kar* 45 months ago Similar questions: asked appeal rating answer Amazon > Askville.

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Appeals I would say vote on an appeal without regard to the other answers, and vote for the exact score you feel it deserves. You really shouldn't figure your rating on the other answers, number wise. The other answers have the same opportunity for appeal, so their current rating should have no real bearing on how you rate the new one.

They might be appealing at the same time! Many times the three star ratings are a result of the asker not evaluating them, especially if you see that they are all 3 stars, so it's always a good idea to appeal those so that you can do better (if you deserve it! ).

Some people do deserve a higher rating, others might not. It's up to you! You can always rate them the exact same as they are at if that's what you feet the proper score should be.

I would just say approach an appealed rating just as you would a first time rating. Does it answer the question, how much effort was put into it; in general, was it a good answer? .

Well I try not to rate based too much on everyone else's ratings ...mainly because I feel that it's the responsibility of each Answerer to decide if they were unjustly scored. So if they all got 3 stars, and they all deserved 4 or 5 (in my opinion), then I'll go ahead and bump up the one under Appeal, and leave it to the rest to also put an Appeal in motion. Now, if I feel that the Answerers were all GROSSLY wronged, I'll drop them a little PM to suggest they might want to appeal (in case they haven't checked their Otherwise, they're on their own!

So that leaves us with our friend, the original Appealer. What to do? Well, I'd rate him as if I couldn't see the other scores and the asker & answerer were both anonymous.

I try to be as objective as possible. If that means keeping the rating 3 stars...or 4 stars...then that's what I have to do. And yep, some people will certainly appeal answers that don't deserve a bump.HOWEVER...I find most people that appeal really do deserve a boost, and I'm proud to give it to them!

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I use the same system each time I vote on an appeal. I look at the answer and rating being appealed. I then read the question and then read the appealed answer again.

If the rating doesn't meet my general "rules" of rating, then I consider a higher rating. My rules, in general, are: Did they answer the question being asked? Did they provide more details and maybe a little personalization?

If yes to both, I usually rate a 5. If it is plain-jane but just answers the question and nothing else, I give a 4. In appeals, if the rating seems fair, I leave it.

I then look at all the other answers. If all of the other answers seem fairly rated and no better than the appealed, but the appealed one should've got a higher star (IMO), I bump it up. If the other answers are BETTER and all seemed to have received the same ratings, then I leave it.

I don't typically bump someone up a star just because they ask for it. If the answer seems to be obviously underrated, I always kick it up a notch. I think I've only run across ONE appeal that I felt should just stay where they are, all others I've always given at least an extra star.

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I hear you... The problem is, when you get an appeal, you get to vote on that ONE answer only - you can not vote on the others. Here is what I do: Imagine that I were the asker, then read all the answers, and rate all the answers strictly according to my standard. Now of course I can only vote for the appealed one in reality, but the fact that I am pretending to rate all answers, will give me a complete picture.

After all, the votes given to the answers are from those who have read all the answers. Now, in the rare, special case of apparent unfair voting, I will try to correct the situation by upping my vote, especially to those with underserving, negative answers. Sometimes a negative vote is legitimate though.In any other cases, trying to lower the voting standard and give a higher vote to an answer just because it is appealed, is a bad idea.

Other answer's current rating should not affect your vote on the appealed one. Having said these, this is really not something that has absolute rights and wrongs, so, go with your gut feeling I suppose. Sources: my opinion .

I rate what I would rate if there was no appeal. I try to do it as honestly as I can...not even thinking about who answered, but what the answer is.

I was recently asked to vote on appeal, and the answer that was being appealed got 4 stars originally.

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