Let Me Know What You Think

11 commentsWritten on September 4th, 2009 by
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It's always (well, most of the times) nice to hear from your readers, but the large majority of people who read blogs don't leave comments. So i'm gonna try something new here... i just installed the 'GD Star Rating' plugin for WordPress which enables you, the reader, to rate my posts. You can give a star rating, or just a plain thumbs-up or thumbs-down.

So don't be afraid to let me know what you think when you read a post, either through a comment or through a rating :)

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  • Matt Klinker

    I’m not a big commenter by any means, but since you asked, keep up the good work. I really enjoy reading your blog, even if I don’t get to put my hands on all the cool stuff :)

    Also, noticed a pickup in the number of posts lately, suppose that relates to the burnout, but it’s been a nice change. Keep it up, looking forward to reading more!

  • http://www.padovaboy.it PadovaBoy

    Only for despite, this time I leave a comment instead of rate your post with stars :D
    Sorry it was terrible irresistible :D
    PS: compliments for blog: your feed is mine ;)

  • http://benpittoors.wordpress.com den Ben

    it sure has hell is ugly, that GD star rating thing

    then again, it’s a nice feature… can’t you make it look better?

    • http://davybrion.com Davy Brion

      i tried selecting a different color set for the stars, but it didn’t seem to work :)

      that’s about as much effort i’m willing to put into it ;)

  • dave-ilsw

    I rarely go to an actual blog unless I want to comment or (and this is typically when the blogger has posed some type of problem or question) to see what other people have commented.

    I read most blogs in-line in Google Reader, where the Star Ranking doesn’t work, so I am no more likely to use the Star Ranking system than I am likely to comment, because both require a visit to the actual blog.

  • http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy Bertrand Le Roy

    That’s a lot of stars. Am I really going to make a difference between 6 stars and 7 stars? That’s why star ratings should have no more than 5 stars, thumbs up/down being probably optimal. Facebook went even further and only has “like”, which may be a little too little. I’d choose one rating mechanism, not two, and I’d choose thumbs up/down.

    • http://davybrion.com Davy Brion

      @Bertrand,

      that makes sense… but people appear to be using both already, maybe it’s just because it’s new. I’m gonna wait and see how it’s used for a couple of weeks and then i’ll probably just keep one of the two rating mechanisms :)

    • http://davybrion.com Davy Brion

      ah, i finally figured out how to change the appearance of the stars so they look slightly less ugly now… i also reduced it to 5 stars instead of 10

  • http://csharpmagazine.blogspot.com/ Nima

    I have been a reader of your blog for a short time but I’ve learned a lot.My favorite is your ORM series.
    Thank you for your good work.

  • http://craigcav.wordpress.com/ Craig Cavalier

    @Davy

    Much like Matts comment above, I’m not a big commenter; I tend to comment only when I feel I have some input that can be of use.

    In this case, that input is: thanks for all your good work with your blog. I feel like I have taken a great deal of inspiration from it. I’ve very much enjoyed your recent DAL series and Ayende’s commentary on his blog also.

    Keep it up!

  • http://www.sjmdev.com/ Simon Martin

    I’m not a big commenter either – ironic really as I’m commenting now…
    I also read 95% of blogs in my rss reader (NewsGator or Outlook) so can’t use the voting mechanisms. Only when I feel I can contribute to the discussion will I come out of hiding and say something.

    But I do love your blog, you’ve always got something valuable to say.

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