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September 29[edit]

Rating an article[edit]

Hi,

I signed in to Wiki this morning but found it impossible to Rate an article. The choices are disabled. Can you tell me why the Rating box is there if no one can do a rating? Thanks,

Jeannie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wmember (talk • contribs) 14:50, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you're referring to the Article Feedback system, it is currently undergoing major changes. The "rating" system is almost universally considered useless for purposes of improving articles, and is being replaced with a more informative type of feedback; but the process is not yet complete. Which article was this? Looie496 (talk) 16:24, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There was a rating system? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:16, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah look at the underside of Peeta Mellark for example. You should get out and about a bit more! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:19, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's been at the bottom of most (? all) articles I've accessed in the past (at least) 12 months or so, but I've never felt disposed to use the feature, hence my vagueness on the details. Where do you hang out, Bugs? -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 22:23, 29 September 2012 (UTC) [reply]

It works for me. Do you see a "Rate this page" box at the bottom of Peeta Mellark? What happens if you hover your mouse over one of the stars? What if you click the star? PrimeHunter (talk) 22:42, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have JavaScript turned on? I have the rating feature but it's gone as soon as I disable JavaScript. A8875 (talk) 22:51, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Go to My Preferences/Appearance and look at the last entry in advanced settings. You can turn the article feedback off. I suspect Bugs did that and forgot about it. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 01:12, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]