User talk:Swordofcerberus/Rantings/Voting Methods

Just a couple notes:
 * 1) While I will admit that people are biased against X/A Dagger Builds, D/Mo Healers, et al., more often than not, it has very little to do with people disliking unusual builds and more to do with the fact that melee-casters are almost always bad, and X/A Dagger Builds sacrifice too much to be considered worthwhile, and D/Mo Healers are simply not as efficient healers as Mo/X or Rt/X. There's a reason that more experienced users tend to immediately tear into such builds, it's because that experience has taught them that the builds are bad.  Yes, every once in a while, there is an exception, but in the overwhelming majority of cases, those kinds of builds are simply not going to be Effective.  On another note, Innovation, in terms of common parlance, has come to mean "how much potential does this build have to become meta," not "does this build utilize interesting skill combos, etc."
 * 2) If you see ratings which you believe have been unjustly removed, bring it up on the Admin Noticeboard, we have this for a reason.
 * 3) Votes which inaccurately assesses a build's potential, for instance, people who say CripShot builds fail because they lack survivability (I believe there were a number of people who claimed just that) should be removed, that's what Administrators are for. [[Image:Defiant Elements Sig Test 2.JPG|50x19px]]  *Defiant Elements*   +talk  23:44, 3 May 2008 (EDT)


 * You do make good points DE, but do remember that this is just a random personal ranting of mine. And to just poke at your comments myself >_>"

Swordofcerberus 00:05, 4 May 2008 (EDT)
 * 1) I do understand that experience from players is something that makes a vote there, but regardless of it, trying is something that you still have to do regardless to see if it is something worthwhile. This site was made to share ideas, and to have people try to make better ideas. Thats why people have to test things themselves instead of automatically attacking it, to see if it has good qualities from experience.
 * 2) I'm not saying that they won't remove it, but if a couple admin become biased about something and vote the same within the voting process, there isn't much someone can do sometimes. Look at the 5-5-5 rating of the W/E Shock Axe. Regardless of it being meta, anyone challanging the vote by perhaps knocking off a point in an area and voting that, it gets slandered and taken. It is a nice build I do admit, but overused. And seeings how this is a generally free world, opinions are meant to be voiced, not axed due to difference.
 * 3) I can't disagree with this one, because thats the reality of things. Idiots should have their ratings removed for slander like that. You guys do a good job on keeping it clean. Not all the votes like that are taken, but thanks for keeping the work done as much as you guys can.