Portkey ratings system discussion

For those of you who care about such things -- Portkey is reviewing its ratings system. I've put in my $0.02 on a replacement idea, but I'm not sure one is necessary. Bottom line is that I don't find the ratings helpful in the least (not as a writer nor as a reader), and even if it's not replaced with something else, I'd rather see it gone entirely than exist as-is.

You can vote and log your own opinion here: http://talk.portkey.org/index.php?showtopic=6392

I'm really glad they're considering things, at least. All the complaints they've gotten over the years has finally worn them down. <g> One of the first things I did when I got an LJ was complain about Portkey ratings, and even then they'd said they wanted to revisit it. Yay for progress!