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Here is a new listing (Joomla Tags) on the Joomla Extensions Directory (JED) Site
It has 13 anonymous votes – giving it 3stars out of 5
It has 5 (great) reviews all 5 star ratings.
Should the JED allow anonymous voting?! I dont believe so – I (any visitor) could quite happily vote down ANY extension on the JED without reason.
Maybe the votes should be linked to the reviews and not anonymous clicks? At least with good and bad reviews you can understand the reason for the current number of stars.
Surely a component such as our Joomla Tags, which has received 5 positive, 5 star reviews from real people (with joomla accounts – easily identified and traced if needed) should not have a 3star rating swayed by faceless anonymous people, who may or may not even used the component !?!?!?!?
This is not a commercial rant – but it can happen on any free component listing too.
Why allow the faceless to sway the rating?