Okay, this has been brewing in me for a while and I think that now is the time to bring it all out into the open.... I speak of the burgeoning conflict that is the rating-to-comment ratio.

Lets break this down; On numerous occasions, I have added various pautan to many different sites, and always venture back to see what people think of the link, atau their reaction to it (be that positive, negative, atau even criticism towards me). But over the last few months it has become increasingly obvious that people are rating the link, but leaving no comment!

The way I see it, its like breaking into your neighbours house when they're out, having a look around and using their toilet (without flushing), and then not telling them when they get home.

I don't think I am being unreasonable in the suggestion that if anda read a link, pick, soapbox, watch a video atau whatever, that anda also leave a komen afterwards. I'm not asking for anda to write a new bible chapter in a comment, but just tunjuk a little appreciation, atau say what anda thought... because anda DID have a reaction to it... you're not some kind of Borg-like creature with no emotions! If you've telah diberi it 5 stars, then say it was good... if you've telah diberi it 1, then say why!

I like going back to something I telah diposkan and seeing the response of the fanpoppers.... it's like publishing a book and Membaca the reviews afterwards... anda find out what the peminat-peminat did/didn't like and can either feel pleased with yourself, atau react accordingly.

In some cases (mostly with Picks) there is a soalan that could really perpecahan, berpecah the field and prove to be debate-tastic... yet people seemingly vote for controversial choices, and then don't explain themselves! Its like an Army Chief announcing that the only way to achieve world peace is to kill all Gay people... then running away to do it! anda can't say, atau agree to, something like that and then not explain yourself!

But mostly I think the issue lies within the '5 bintang Ratings'... whenever something is rated '5 Stars' it seems to be then that people don't respond, as if they feel they don't have to komen after giving it a bahagian, atas rating. Whenever I see such a link with NO comments... its like when anda saw the cloned Ripley's in Alien Resurrection.... there is just no soul (and they might as well be deformed).

As for the pautan with lebih ratings than comments, it's like something is missing... like someone has stolen from the link, but not telah diberi back. So (at risk of sounding like a Telethon) lets do it, lets give back...