[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5196: New or enhanced rating system discussions

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#5196: New or enhanced rating system discussions
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 Reporter:  Rhialto           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by Rhialto):

 Replying to [comment:3 joyously]:
 > It sort of sounds like you are suggesting some sort of sliding time
 frame that the ratings are calculated from, so that the rating average is
 from current ratings (within that time frame) instead of the lifetime of
 the plugin. **This would more accurately reflect the current state of the
 plugin.**

 Exactly this.

 > but the way around it (since people will game everything) is to close
 the plugin and start a new one.

 Well as an example, that's what latest 1 star ratings are saying while
 complaining about latest changes on a plugin I was watching but I don't
 think it is actually possible to force a plugin author to return a plugin
 to a previous state and start a new one.

 This seems an issue with quite a few plugins from comments I was reading
 here and there and that triggered me into looking for a solution and there
 am I after begin redirected from support forum to slack to here. :-)

 > Perhaps if the rating was tied to a version number, but how do you
 average those or display them all separately?

 That's what I was also thinking about, but just like you I didn't know how
 to solve the puzzle. With all the talented people working on WP, no doubt
 someone will come up with propositions.

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