Why rating need a text?

[Okachu]

Sometimes I want to rate something, but have no idea what to write.

Would it be possible to make the text for positive ratings optional?

 

[murn]

Write what you like or didn't like. I think I once just wrote "Yesss" for someone.

 

[Okachu]

Write what you like or didn't like. I think I once just wrote "Yesss" for someone.

That I wanted to avoid. I think a lot more would vote without this restriction?

 

[murn]

For some things users should make the effort to put in the work letting their honesty speak. At least we don't have to give five full detailed reviews before you can post something and have it show as released. If I released a creation and it got 1 star I pretty much would like to know why tho.

 

[atani]

Taking the opposite view, I think ratings should be gone and just have reviews. A 5 star rating on a resource essentially groups anything from excellent to ok, it's kind of useless.
A review on the other hand can be really helpful to the creator, even if it's pointing out lots of problems, without the "perceived as trash" rating of less than 4 or 5 stars.