An improvement for the rating system (Rating other's reviews: on dooyoo and beyond)

Member Name: jesperado

Product:	Rating other's reviews: on dooyoo and beyond
Date:	22/02/09 (95 review reads)
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Advantages: People would be encouraged to write more thorough reviews

Disadvantages: You may disagree with my proposal - let me know!

My main suggestion for dooyoo in terms of ratings is a change in the meaning of the rating system with relation to dooyoo miles. I would prefer it if 'Very Useful' ratings scored more miles than the other ratings levels. I think that all of the ratings should score some miles as they all represent that someone has thought enough of your review to rate it but I don't think that there should be a set amount of miles for all ratings. I would prefer a rating system that went something like this:

Not Useful: 0 miles - this may seem harsh but I don't think people often give out this rating so someone would really have to do a pointless review to gain this rating

Somewhat Useful: 5 miles - again this rating is not often used and the low number of miles I think is a fair reflection of the lack of effort/thought put into the review

Useful: 15 miles - I think this is a decent amount of miles for a review which is informative but perhaps lacks length, detail or opinion

Very Useful: 30 miles - I'd like to see an increase in the maximum amount of miles you could get for a really good review. I have seen some excellent reviews on here and 15 miles does not seem like enough reward for the effort that the person has put in.

I think that having a range of rewards depending on ratings would encourage people to put more effort into their reviews and would as such raise the general standard of dooyoo. It would also deter people from submitting loads of short reviews to earn dooyoo miles quickly.

Summary: What do you think of my idea?