Originally posted by Princess_G
I have a URDC coaster up, does that mean that I cannot rate any of the NL coasters this week?
No, if you upload a URDC coaster, you CAN still rate any track/park from any other sim.
so if my thunderbolt is getting a 7.28, can i rate the contest rides?
Are you talking about the contest tracks or the tracks competing for weekly medals?
You may rate weekly medal rides because at this point your track is not in direct compitition for a medal. However, if at the end of the week your track is high enough to compete, your ratings (just the number part) on other rides will will be removed. If any of the other medal contenders have rated your track by the end of the week in this case, then their rates will also be removed.
If you're going to do this, it ought to be no rates in any sim you've uploaded in during the current week. No "in medal contention" or other such definition that can be left up to interpretation.
It is a simple enough rule that I can very quickly check someones track rating by removing someones rate.
There is no need to remove ratings on other coasters that clearly will not be competing for a medal.
There will be no interpretation of this rule by anyone as I will most likely be the only one to enforce it.
Of course, if in the future this rule does not work as planned it can be easily changed. Even though it doesn't seem like the staff here are not doing much about improving the rating system here, this is just one example of how we have been actively trying to improve it for
everyone involved. This rule has been on the talking table for about two and a half months now and is just now being implemented. And there are many more ongoing discussions and debates going on between staff on what should be done.