Rating System

The rating system is a feature of The Official Punk-o-Matic website where users can leave comments on another user's content and give it a score between 1 and 10.

Giving Rates
To give a rate, you must be on the landing page of the content. Just type your remarks on the comment box below the content, select a rating from the drop down box, and hit submit. You are awarded 15 XP every time you rate a song.

A good comment is detailed with information about what makes the content good, the content's flaws and tips on how to improve the content and future submissions.

Rate for Rate
Rate for rate (Abbreviated as R4R) refers to when two or more users rate each other's songs. This is a way to exchange favors to get comments and rates. It is a popular method for earning rates as it ensures that the people involved benefit from the trade.

While the rate for rate method works most of the time, some people may not return the favor and rate the other person's content. This is looked down upon in the community because it is unfair to the person who did not receive their rate.

Lurk Rate
A lurk rate is the act of giving a submission a rate without the user's knowledge.

Ten Streak
A submission with a ten streak means the submission has consecutive scores of 10 (perfect score).

Troll Rate
A troll rate is the act of purposely giving a submission a low score when it without a good reason when it does not deserve the score.

Troll rates are punishable and frowned upon.

Rate Nagging
Rate Nagging is the act of flooding the Quick Chat with a link to a song asking for rates. While it can annoy other people, large numbers of the community have done it at one point, so it isn't frowned upon.