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about these ratings

  

by: RiaD

Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 13:44:16 PM EDT


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i've gotten & seen several questions in comments about these new ratings.

and i got a couple e-mails about them.

it has been proposed that i reconfigure the ratings to put them in ascending order, putting thanks,& laughter in the middle somewhere...

for US, who have been here- coming up with & voting on the ratings... it makes a kind of sense....

but for new members it may be quite off-putting to get 1's with 14 ratings!
RiaD :: about these ratings
so.

here's what i've come up with:

0 = needs replacing

1 = i am sorry/that sux :-(

2 = respectfully disagree

3 = thank you/ you're welcome

4 = let me chew on it

5 = thought provoking

6 = fuggedaboutit

7 = mmgrmphthahaha!

8 = ROFLMAO

9 = gha!

10 = you make fireflys dance

11 = this makes my butt light up

12 = this changed my life

13 = ICAWYMIISIM (I Couldn't Agree With You More If I Said It Myself)

14 = brilliant

if this order does not suit tell me in comments what should go where.

if you think we have too many ratings, tell me in the comments which to get rid of.

thanks ever so much for your input!

i've updated the ratings. again.

hopefully having them in some kind of order will help everyone...
new members to understand us... & not feel put out.
old members to figure out (& eventually memorize) these new ratings...
& during times when you're inarush quickly let people know your basic thoughts until you can get back with a Real comment!

i hope y'all will have FUN with these...
that is afterall part of what this is about

(^.^)

Poll
ascending order?
not sure
yes, most definitely
NO! leave 'em like they are
whatever, i don't care really

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please tell me! (8.14 / 7)
how should this go??

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


Now (9.20 / 5)
you have another email.  ;)
better? (10.20 / 5)
♥~

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
Yes :) (11.00 / 5)
This will probably suit most better.

I'm good with whatever is decided.

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fuggedaboutit it's forgging beautiful (8.20 / 5)
except one little nit. I think that "i am sorry/that sux :-(" should be a one and "respectfully disagree" should rate a two.  
i think (8.00 / 5)
you are right ollie!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
now there's an oldie but a goodie (8.80 / 5)
if I could find a youtube of it, since I'm one of the letter writers, I'd like to post Ralph Kramden saying "I got a Big Mouth!"
 
[ Parent ]
My problem with (11.67 / 3)
"I am sorry that sux" is that...I keep wanting to use it when a firefly is having a truly awful, no-good, horrible day.

Yeah, I know it's for really terrible Orange-style divisive comments.

But I still want to use it in a supportive manner:  You get my drift.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

[ Parent ]
that IS what it's for (14.00 / 2)
i'm sorry....king tut got another wound
that sux...you got a bee sting

not ONLY for divisive comments, imho.

but the ratings are open to each users interpretation.
use them as they seem fit to you.  

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
I've been using it (13.50 / 2)
for when something isn't going right for someone here.  I sure wouldn't be saying sorry to someone who I thought made a bad comment.  I can see how it could be interpreted that way, as being nice but disagreeing, but thats not how I see it.
[ Parent ]
I must have missed it, (8.17 / 6)
but what's ICAWYMIISIM?

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it's (10.50 / 6)
I couldn't agree with you more if i said it myself!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


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I'm having fun with them... (10.40 / 5)
no matter what order! perhaps mixing 'em all up was a bit too much of a first step though I really like it that way  :O)

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm
I've kind (10.25 / 4)
of had fun with it myself.  :)

The fun would probably wear off after a few days though.

[ Parent ]
tnx (10.25 / 4)
for the beautiful meta-morphing picture!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
:O) (13.00 / 3)


It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm
[ Parent ]
Now that you mention it (11.20 / 5)
By mixing them up it's damned near impossible to guess what a "3.17 / 9" means.

Which could be a GOOD thing. ;->

I haven't been around, much. How's our little horsies?

[ Parent ]
horsies~ (11.00 / 5)
here

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
Ratings (9.40 / 5)

LOL (12.40 / 5)
I love the change, after living with it being all mixed up it did feel a bit crazy.

Bear Shake Tree Pictures, Images and Photos
I ran into the guy (3.75 / 4)
I bought my computer from today.  He told me that BOTH disc drives are DVD drives.  So I popped in a DVD and...crickets.

He DID mention that he uninstalled the program he used to drive them.  Well, neither RealPlayer nor the two Win programs are working:  anybody have any great ideas for a free program I can download so I can actually watch DVDs on one of my two DVD drives?

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

you need to go to (12.50 / 4)
control panel (through start menu)
then
systems (you might need to go through two of these)
then device drivers

that shoud give you a long list of things, some with plus signs on the left side
look for DVD
click that open to see if it has a DVD 'driver'

so.

if you do not have a driver ....

under device manager:: action(a tab at the top)
scan for hardware

if there is a dvd driver in your computer this will find it.

if not go to windows site (or whatever your operating system is) & look for drivers.
you will need to know your operating system, what brand/model dvd, etc.

if it was me i'd make the mofo who sold it to you put the drivers in.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


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Ria, he's a good guy (7.25 / 4)
and actually offered to bring the disc over & reinstall the program he used to use.

I think he just doesn't know how clueless I am.  I think YOU have a hunch how clueless I am, and you still overestimate my ability to figure out Windows.

Usually I need to scream at Bill Gates for about half an hour before anything gets done.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

[ Parent ]
Where is this Systems? (7.25 / 4)
I see Appearance & themes, Network & internet connections, Add or remove programs, Sounds speech and audio devices, Performance and maintenance, Printers and other hardware, User accounts, Date time language and regional options, Accessibility options, Security Center.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  
[ Parent ]
go to performance & maintenance (14.00 / 3)
then systems.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
uh...okay (9.25 / 4)
I did all that.  What am I supposed to click on next?

i CANNOT stress this enough:  everything about Windows is counterintuitive to me.

Everything.  All the time.  I can add 2+2 but if it's a Windows operation, the end result will inevitably be 3 to the power of 10 minus sine 6.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

[ Parent ]
ok (14.00 / 3)
you did this?

control panel (through start menu)
then
performance & maintenance
then
systems (you might need to go through two of these)
then device drivers

that should give you a long list of things, some with plus signs on the left side
look for DVD
click that open to see if it has a DVD 'driver'

(if it has one it will say something there)

if it has nothing:
if you do not have a driver ....

under device manager (on the page with the long list of stuff)
find: action(a tab at the top)
scan for hardware

if there IS a driver somewhere on your computer this will find it.

if there is NOT a driver.

go back to the device manager
find DVD
write down what kind of DVD it is (write down ALL the info when you click the +)
then go to microsoft (or windows- i am not sure) website

find the search thingey & type in "DVD device driver"
that should give you a list.
find the one that matches yours & download it.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
Can I jump in here? (14.00 / 2)
And offer my 2 cents worth?

It is often the case that something gets lost in the translation between the help-er and the help-ee...

try this and tell me what you see...

On your desktop, you should see an icon that says either "Computer" or "My Computer".
Double-click on it to open a window that shows the list of drives on your computer.
Tell me if you see anything in that window that looks anything like "DVD Drive (D:)"

If you have two DVD drives, you should see them both listed here. If you see them here, you have one kind of problem, if you do not see them here, you have a different kind of problem. We can fix either problem, just tell me what you do or do not see. I'll be around for a while tonight.

Also, have you ever successfully used either of the DVD drives successfully to do anything at all, like play a music CD maybe?

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation

[ Parent ]
i think (13.50 / 2)
youff's gone to cook supper but will return soon.
& thank you.
hopefully you can help her out.
just be aware you must tell her each & every step.

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
gotcha! (12.50 / 2)
I hope you don't take offense at me jumping in on this thread...

Going back to square one is often the quickest way to get to a final solution. Particularly when the frustration level is high.

I think I can help her. I am happy to try. Computers can be incredibly stressful for lots of folks... I've handled just about every kind of end user, usually with success. :) It's frequently the user that THINKS they know what to do - but don't - that causes me problems, not the ones who "know they know not"!

I will continue to check back for another couple of hours tonight. Tomorrow I'm Busy, but tomorrow night I'll continue to check into this thread.

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation

[ Parent ]
no, not at all (14.67 / 3)
actually i'm more relieved than anything.
y'see, i don't know much about computers either.
i just ask mrD & translate his answers to here!
♥~

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
may i suggest we ALL (11.00 / 5)
go to dsteffens post & re-juke our ratings?

i'd hate for him to get upset....

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


Make that SEVEN merry murderesses (10.00 / 4)

Here's how it went: I downloaded Nero in the hope that I would FINALLY be able to watch DVDs.

No such luck.  What's worse?  "Ask" came up where Google always is.  So I deleted that too.  Then I restarted the computer.

Well.  I am still getting "Ask" instead of Google.  And all I can say is, Bill Gates has way too many sins to atone for in this or any life.

Please, somebody, toss a used macintosh my way.  I hate PCs & I hate all the associated programs.

In the meantime, I'm with Roxy:  They've got it coming.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

Is google (14.00 / 4)
normally your home page?

If so it highjacked your homepage and you need to change it back.  I only know how to change it in internet explorer, not firefox or any of the others.

[ Parent ]
Yes (14.00 / 3)
Normally I bring up firefox and there's Google, ready to do any search I need.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  
[ Parent ]
BTW, thanks, Alma. (10.75 / 4)
I don't know how to fix it, yet, but if I have to completely wipe the hard drive, I WILL get rid of "Ask."  It totally SUX.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  
[ Parent ]
In Firefox... (14.00 / 5)
Youffraita,

1)Choose "Tools" from the main menu bar.

2)From the drop-down menu underneath "Tools", choose "Options"

3)In the Options window, at the top, there is a row of icons. Click on the one that says "General"

4)directly underneath the "General" icon you will see the word "Startup", and there will be two actions/choices for you:

 A) "When Firefox starts" - make sure you have chosen "Show my home page" here
 B) "Home page" - type in "http://www.google.com"

5) choose "OK" at the bottom of the open "Tools" window to close it

6) restart firefox to make sure it works.

I am assuming that you have a recent version of Firefox. The latest version is 3.6.3
You can find your version by clicking on the "Help" item in the main menu bar and choosing "About Mozilla Firefox" from the drop-down list OR you can just choose "Check for Updates" from that same drop-down list under "Help".

Hope this helps! If you have any further needs or if this fails, please reply. I'll be checking back within 24 hrs, if not sooner.

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation

[ Parent ]
welcome incessantrevolutions!! (13.60 / 5)
Great to see you here!

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"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
Thanks RiaD (12.17 / 6)
You are my "cousin." Since all southerners are cousins, we must be related somehow or another... (I recently met a 4th cousin once removed, and I'll be diarying about a 2nd cousin once removed very soon!)

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation
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aha! (13.17 / 6)
somehow i thought it was you!!

and~
yes, accents are nearly the same in many parts of SC & mississippi...
almost scarily so
(^.^)

i'm really ever so glad you're here
♥~

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
Yep its me... (12.60 / 5)
Thanks for the invite! I'm glad to be here. :)

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation
[ Parent ]
Welcome to firefly (14.00 / 5)
I hope you enjoy the site and feel at home here incessantrevolutions.
[ Parent ]
Thanks Alma! (13.20 / 5)
Getting welcomed is very nice and makes it feel all homey and stuff right away!

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation
[ Parent ]
Welcome! (13.80 / 5)
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sure hope you make yourself at home, incessantrevolutions  :O)

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm

[ Parent ]
Thanks newpioneer (14.00 / 5)
For a very bright and cheery welcome mat!

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation
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welcome incessantrevolutions (14.00 / 5)
I love your name!  I'm really computer stupid mostly because I have steadfastly refused to learn anything about them, self-inflicted ignorance there.  It's wonderful to come across someone who can explain in easily understood steps what to do.  I solved most of my computer problems with a mac, I wish everyone were in a position to do the same.  I don't have any Bill Gates products on mine as I share Youffraita's opinion of him.
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Thanks wordsinthewind (13.80 / 5)
I'm glad you like it. I like yours, too! I needed a new handle for a long time, but nothing ever struck me until I re-read that Emerson essay a few days ago...

Everyone is 'stupid' about something, but for me computers ain't it. I have way too much mental affinity for them it seems. I make work on them, play on them, I would probably eat on them if they could make food...

As for Mr. Gates and his products, I am with you and Youffraita and millions and millions of others on that. I have seen, used, programmed, and doctored too many computer operating systems to count, but Micro$oft Windoze is one of the worst in all its many generations. The business practices of that company over the years have been ugly, very ugly, and supremely ugly. I work with their stuff only because I have to to do the work that I do.
I much prefer linux for most serious work and I maintain a fleet or two of linux servers here and there as well as nursemaiding some Windoze junk. Next time you get an old PC offered to you, take it, and install Ubuntu linux on it and see for yourself how much better, faster, more stable a PC can be - without a doubt, the old PC with linux installed will be faster, etc. than the brand new one with the latest version of Windoze on it...
I do have a bit of Apple experience, too, but don't have one handy to do detailed descriptive support work. I can fix 'em when I see 'em though...

And I am always willing to help out a friend when I can.

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation

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Great! (11.00 / 4)
so you can be our resident computer techie now!!
w00t!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
hmm which rating do I choose for this comment....... (8.80 / 5)
first up is "gha!", then "thought provoking", then "let me chew on it", and I guess it ends with "this changed my life". So, that's a 9,5,4,12, I believe... :)

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation
[ Parent ]
which (14.00 / 5)
averages out to..... 7.5
ROFmmgrmphthahahaha!

"Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger,
how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man?"
~The Patrician in 'Snuff' by Terry Pratchett


[ Parent ]
erm... (7.50 / 4)
I'm too stupid to figure out how to work Linux.

I don't do code.  Everything about computers is counter-intuitive to me.  I just want a mac b/c the code is not external to the drive: it's all interlocked.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  

[ Parent ]
respectfully disagree! :) (14.00 / 3)
You are not too stupid! :p
Everybody needs a little help with stuff they're not good at!

If you can enter a comment here on this site with windows, you can do it with linux, too! That's "the secret", the windoze is easily replaceable with something that works almost exactly like it (as far the user is concerned). You might have to have some help to install it, but once it is up and running, I doubt you would see much difference in how it works for you. IF, however, you love all those keyboard shortcuts in your favorite windoze programs and don't like to use the mouse much, you might have to re-learn some different keyboard shortcuts...And you would have to know that if you want to write and print a letter, you would use OpenOffice instead of Micro$oft Office...

Anyways, I'm not trying to convince you - just offering a solution to your hatred of MS and BG that costs nothing to try. ;)

"In proportion to the vigor of the individual, these revolutions are frequent, until in some happier mind they are incessant..." R.W.Emerson - Compensation

[ Parent ]
HIya! I think what I did was (13.00 / 3)
restore to default but not restart the computer.  When I turned it on this afternoon, I'm back to Google, thank you FSM, and thank YOU for all your help.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  
[ Parent ]
This is for newp: (14.00 / 4)


English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  
erm (14.00 / 4)


English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
E. B. White  
[ Parent ]
:o) (13.00 / 4)
thanks Youff!

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Thoreau ... and, do no harm
[ Parent ]
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