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OkCupid isn't a representative sample, either. Even more, you have to take into account the site mechanics: a mutual 4 or 5 star rating results in a "match even
by bdr 17y ago
OkCupid isn't a representative sample, either. Even more, you have to take into account the site mechanics: a mutual 4 or 5 star rating results in a "match event", but any other combination doesn't. So rating someone 1-3 is equivalent ("I don't want to talk to them") as is 4-5, and men and women's responses to this mechanic may influence their ratings in differing ways.
- jrockway 17y agoIndeed. 4 stars for a guy could mean "this person is average looking, but I think I might get to fuck them" rather than "this person is in the top 80% of beauty".
- silentOpen 17y ago"... top 40% of beauty."
- wgj 17y agoNo, it's only a 5 point scale.
- silentOpen 17y ago1: bottom 20%; 2: 20% - 40%; 3: 40% - 60%; 4: 60% - 80%; 5: top 20% Am I missing something?
- jim-greer 17y agoReally? And he didn't mention that in his post? Seems like that completely explains away the difference in attractiveness ratings then.
- thirdusername 17y agoTwo people mutually rating each other 1 star supposedly generates a burn message.
- randallsquared 17y agoIt sure does. Followed, in both cases of my experience, by the woman involved insisting that she just slipped, really, because she would never rate anyone 1 star, even if they were really ugly, which isn't even the case here anyway... ;)
- thirdusername 17y agoI guess I should be flattered that none of the 2403 people I've one stared didn't return the flavor though truthfully I think I'd get really interested in whoever rated me back. :)
- brandnewlow 17y agoThis is the case. Rating someone a 4 or 5 generates an e-mail to that person. So the only reason you rate someone a 4 or 5 is if you want them to come check you out.
- ericd 17y agoYep, which might also explain why the women are apparently so harsh on their ratings compared to men - they already get more messages than the guys, and don't want to be contacted even more.
- snprbob86 17y agoI believe the 4 or 5 star match event only happens if you are using Quick Match, not just browsing your matches. I could be wrong though. Also, I don't know what portion of ratings are done in Quick Match instead of just browsing profiles.
- thirdusername 17y agoYou are wrong, it has no connection to quick-match, just rating. I rate a lot of people globaly that never show up on quick match. :)
- swolchok 17y agoI don't understand how the QuickMatch/profile rating mechanic can be the ratings cited in the article. IIRC, The QuickMatch/profile ratings are from 1 to 5 stars. The cited ratings are from 0 to 5.
- sync 17y agoNot sure, but I know you can click "Can't Tell" aside rating them 1-5 which might equal a rating of zero.