# The following was supposedly scribed by
# Randy W. Sims
# on Thursday 22 July 2004 10:45 pm:
>> - Module Version: 3.05
>> + Module Version: 3.05 � Source �****
>
>The ratings are one click away on the dist page.
Yes, but as I said on the 'tour', I don't want or need to click there unless
I'm trying to download the tarball. And, since I use the command-line CPAN
to do the install, I don't need to download the tarball from my browser. So,
I almost *never* see that page.
>Lincoln D. Stein > �CGI.pm-3.05 > �CGI
>� � � � � � � � � � �^^ click ^^
>� � � � � � � � � � �^^ here �^^
>Module Version: 3.05 � Source
My point in putting the star-bar here --^ is that it makes the ratings
visible.
This accomplishes two things:
1. makes ratings more useful (e.g. while I'm reading the manpage (which is
what drives the decision as to whether it is what I'm looking for) I can see
the rating (and maybe I should also see a count of how many have rated it.))
2. raises awareness about ratings (oh! there are ratings?), thus getting
more people to rate/review modules.
If ratings are good for anything, they are going to be taken with a grain of
salt. A 5-star rating vs a 0-star rating is not going to swing me away from
my own judgement. They simply give me something else to consider.
I would also like to see a simple yes/no count in addition to the
rating/reviews. If you have a list of "35 people use this::module" and "700
said 'use this::other::module instead'", that helps raise awareness about the
other module, and allows you to make a decision more quickly based on the
experiences of others.
--Eric
--
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.
--Occam's Razor
