We need a voting system...

[Guest contaegious]

I think this would be very benefitial to the system. If voting on files are allowed, people will be able to give some rough feedback of what to expect when dowloading a package. It might help decrease traffic problems if poeple can see in advance whether the file is good or not.Petition list:Yay? or Nay?

[Tom Allensworth 1,532]

This suggestion has been brought up many many times in the past. It is a non-starter. What right do the community have to say that a freeware offering is good, bad, or otherwise? It is the contribution of an individual or team, created in their free time, to the community. Insulting those individuals or teams with a "bad" rating would be counterproductive, to say the least. We will not do this.

[Guest Binncott]

Perhaps you're focusing on the negatives of a voting system Tom.A vote against a particular product, is not necessarily a condemnation of that product.Perhaps a system which records "votes for" only might be considered.BinnCott

[Tom Allensworth 1,532]

Yes, and what about the immature who would ballot stuff with bad ratings or competitive types who deliberately rated their competitor's offering negatively. This "voting" would open up a whole can of worms and it is one that we are not willing to deal with. No thanks.

[Guest contaegious]

thanks a lot Tom!

[E6BAV8R 88]

What about something along the lines of being able to comment on an item? I guess it sends the same message as voting I suppose.