What means rating for a question ?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I understand the rating purpose on blogs and documents, but not for questions.

Is it to punish stupid questions and reward good questions ? It doesn't make many sense..

In fact, the value of the thread comes with the answers, so I'm a bit puzzled on that point.

Guillaume

[JasonLax · Accepted solution]

The rating feature feature is standard on the platform for all content types. Rating a discussion thread is voluntary and provides wither SCN members and visitors with feedback on it. This information is visible to other and can be used to generate activities that can be seen in the activity stream, trending content lists and top rated content widgets that, I admin, aren't frequently used on SCN. It's just another way to engagement and provide feedback on content.

Again, it is voluntary just as clicking Like is. If you see something good, you can rate it up and/or like it.  If not, do the opposite.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Ok, i will find some use, like bad rating for already asked and answered questions or good rating for helping to overcome the 30 points bar.