Who killed the voting star…?

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…Youtube did it and we’ve done it also.

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Using the rainy day here in Rostock for some programming I decided to get rid of the two years of voting on our great images. People and their beloved photos are a very emotional and personell subject.
I always disliked the idea of taking images and getting in some kind of contest, due to the rating system. So why not simplify our lives and transform it into a way of still having the chance to express my “Favs” and leave all other images alone.

Almost 30.000 votes got converted to a more simplier system of: “like it, or leave it”. The vessels image thumbnail now has only one star left to honor the photographer. Show, that you are a fan of the photo. Thanks to the help of our friend Marcus and a little bit of AJAX you can also decide later on about your decision :-)
It will take another day of hacking to count the results and display them inside the stats icon, so hang on.

Let us know, if you like the new way here:

UPDATE: we replaced the STAR with a THUMBS UP icon (Stevos suggestion)

4 thoughts on “Who killed the voting star…?”

  1. Mindopen
    May 8, 2010 at 15:51

    Yeah, to comment on images is the way to give personal statements. Thumb Up is the fast and easy way to flag the shot, and it is only -positive- behaviour from now on.

  2. Rob Knight (rob1053)
    May 8, 2010 at 10:56

    So the star has changed to a thumbs up (stevo’s sugestion I believe good one) Now we are realy rid of the star rating at last.The new system is excelent I particularly like the fact that the fans are listed. I will use it with pleasure but will continue to comment on images I particularly like and offer advice(in a nice way) where I think it could be usefull,I think it is more personal and I enjoy the interaction

  3. Xavier
    May 4, 2010 at 14:47

    A fair decision, but others think otherwise.

  4. Guido Jansen
    May 4, 2010 at 08:56

    Wise decision.

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