Online ratings are so depersonalized that they are near meaningless without a large sampling body to back them up. Even then, most online ratings systems appear

Online ratings are so depersonalized that they are near meaningless without a large sampling body to back them up. Even then, most online ratings systems appear to be somewhat gameable, which renders them worse than useless. Even though I consume online resources, I rarely leave ratings, since I can't really tell that it's worth the effort.