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What is your STW Forum Rating? Mine is only 6/10 🙁

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On one forum I used to frequent, one would have thought that the cred was based on post count. The amount of hoohar when we hid the post count number was incredible, and some kiddies have a right strop.  We did it cos there were a few that literally HAD to reply to every single post with an opinion, so almost every thread was ending up like the trump thread.

Was assuming my rating is penalised for finding better way for a******ing and not being tracked by other sites whom I have no dealings with.

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:18 am
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Posted by: Harry_the_Spider

Perfect 10 for me.

 

Odd, when most of my posts are about crisps or Airfix kits.

What else really is there in life? Bikes, a magazine about bikes maybe...

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:21 am
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Posted by: tjagain

Posted by: tjagain

 

 

Posted by: igm

 

(TJ given you’re 10/10 what does that tell me exactly?)

 

 

 

I'm perfect?

 

 

 

 

Or more likely that the dev hasn't got the algorithgm quite right

 

🙄 😲 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:28 am
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Hubby is the same as me 9/10

 

I only really give 'likes' to people I 'like' and not necessarily the posts. We shouldn't have favourites but I do. 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:33 am
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Posted by: tjagain

Posted by: tjagain

Posted by: tjagain

 

 

Posted by: igm

 

(TJ given you’re 10/10 what does that tell me exactly?)

 

 

 

I'm perfect?

 

 

 

 

Or more likely that the dev hasn't got the algorithgm quite right

 

🙄 😲 

 

I reckon it’s just the counters rolled back to 10/10, numeric overflow sort of thang 🙂

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:40 am
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6/10 - very average, but rather accurate!


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:41 am
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Posted by: bentandbroken

You are 7 out of 10. Better than me !

And so I am! I'd looked in the usual place - you know, my profile page, but alas, no rating. Then I somehow managed to discover it in that magical, mystical, 'new' version of STW, that only occasionally exists for this mere mortal.


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:45 am
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Disappointed at being 9. I try hard to be hated and thought I was succeeding. Definitely a must try harder for me.


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:47 am
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Posted by: Bunnyhop

only really give 'likes' to people

hitting the 'like' function on posts is clunky I find, sometimes it works sometimes not, but in general I give likes to photos in the weekly riding threads, and also when someone comes back and posts a thanks in reply to inf given when they were asking something, suggestions for places to ride etc. 🙂


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:48 am
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The post totals and likes are all there to see so I'm sure someone could reverse engineer the 'formula' 🙂

I will be digging around under the hood at some point - I'll report back if I find anything. Right now the forum is currently being indexed by an Ai search tool, so the ratings system hasn't had my full attention just yet 🙂


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:50 am
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Posted by: Mark

The ratings are based on number of posts, time served and likes vs dislikes - although we don’t allow dislikes. It’s a reputation rating. The calculation is default for the software. It’s always been there but the latest update shows it.

Mark 9/10 

 

‘reputation rating’ not sure that makes it sounds worse or worser 🙂

 

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:50 am
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10/10. Obviously... 🙂

 

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 9:55 am
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Posted by: Mark

The post totals and likes are all there to see so I'm sure someone could reverse engineer the 'formula' 🙂

I will be digging around under the hood at some point - I'll report back if I find anything. Right now the forum is currently being indexed by an Ai search tool, so the ratings system hasn't had my full attention just yet 🙂

interesting, I am a relative newcomer to STW (joined for the print mag basically) so not been knocking around the forum very long, but out of 899 forum posts I have 686 'likes', not bad!

 
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cheers,

Keith

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:01 am
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9/20 here

 

 Massively boosted by the WRPT thread where people are generous with likes


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:04 am
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2/10 must try harder I guess 🤪 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:07 am
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It's a 10 for me. 

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I'm putting that on my CV


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:19 am
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Am disappoint, was expecting an updated version of the Octavia, log-burner, single malt, coffee machine, custom built titanium frame from a beardy guy from Brizzle list. 

Apparently what makes you a true STW-er is just being liked by others o_O


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:20 am
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Interestingly it says I've given out over 100 likes (I think that's what it means) but I did't even know that free members could give out likes...


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:30 am
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I'm a 9/10

Can I get bumped up to a 10 by reminding STW that I have an Octavia?


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:55 am
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Posted by: desperatebicycle

Disappointed at being 9. I try hard to be hated and thought I was succeeding. Definitely a must try harder for me.

I've given you a like just to be annoying 😀


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 10:55 am
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9/10 and no idea why, 'cos all I do is post crap jokes, bad puns and occasionally whine about bad spelling and grammar


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 11:00 am
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Posted by: sharkattack

I'm a 9/10

Can I get bumped up to a 10 by reminding STW that I have an Octavia?

Buy a log burner too and you'll get the much coveted 11/10.

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 11:28 am
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I thought outdoor pizza ovens were where it was at nowadays?


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 11:32 am
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Posted by: Mark

The ratings are based on number of posts,

Well, that explains it. 😁


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 12:06 pm
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9/10 woop woop. 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 12:31 pm
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9/10 for me after checking (had no idea there was a score). am pleasantly surprised by the score tbh (does the arnie predator handshake with everyone minus the huge muscles). 

 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 12:57 pm
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6/10, which I'll put down to long periods on inactivity since I joined, and being a contentious prick.


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 1:11 pm
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8/10

 

It'd be rude to be better 


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 1:15 pm
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Posted by: toby1

Apparently what makes you a true STW-er is just being liked by others o_O

I have a 10 so that's demonstrably untrue.


 
Posted : 22/04/2026 3:03 pm
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Posted by: nbt

Posted by: tjagain

Posted by: igm

(TJ given you’re 10/10 what does that tell me exactly?)

 

I'm perfect?

 

 

Or more likely that the dev hasn't got the algorithgm quite right

 

9/10 here. Goodness know why

 

The algorithm predicted that you'd spell it wrong and insult the dev?

 


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 4:22 am
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I wouldn't get excited about a 10/10, apparently they give them to antisocial ebike gammons too...

 

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Posted : 23/04/2026 8:55 am
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Thats because you appeal to other antisocial ebike gammons.


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 9:01 am
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7/10 - So i now need to post more often and make those posts as crowd pleasing as possible.

So... I love all types of bikes, but some bikes i love more than others. I like all types of riding, but some types of riding i like more than others. I have an espresso machine and left wing views. I am highly inclusive. Regrettably however i do not work in IT nor own a van. And of course Steel Is Real.

 

 

 


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 10:35 am
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6/10 for me. I thought it might of been higher 😭


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 8:09 pm
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Posted : 23/04/2026 9:52 pm
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9/10

Not bad for a Scumbag user.

🙂


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 11:09 pm
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I’d like to thank Oscar for helping me get 10/10


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 11:20 pm
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its a big fat 10 for big fat ton.

no idea how, as i dont feel frequent nowadays........  ;o(


 
Posted : 23/04/2026 11:25 pm
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Posted by: ton

no idea how, as i dont feel frequent nowadays........  ;o(

Fibre balance is underated... not too little, not too much 🤣 

 


 
Posted : 24/04/2026 5:36 am
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I am a 10. Not sure how or why. But so be it. Nothing covid related I trust 😉


 
Posted : 24/04/2026 11:45 pm
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Posted by: Gaah

Wouldn't give this forum 1/10

 

And there's no way I'm closing sixteen pop ups to find out what it thinks of me. 

As a free member, with 163 posts, you get what you deserve, in accordance with your opinion of the forum.


 
Posted : 25/04/2026 12:07 am
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TBH, I had absolutely no idea that there were ratings, it wouldn’t even occur to me to look, not knowing what to look for in the first place! Officially, I’ve been here since 2008, but I’m certain I was here before the Big Hack™ © ®, from around 2003, with nearly 34,000 posts it’s rather gratifying that I haven’t pissed off too many people to get a 10/10 - possibly the first time in my life I’ve ever achieved 10/10 for anything, so rather gratifying! I know it’s all algorithms, but thanks anyway! 😊


 
Posted : 25/04/2026 12:28 am
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10/10 for me 🤣 

Clearly nonsense


 
Posted : 25/04/2026 6:04 am
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6/10 for me, which sounds about right. Had to do a bit of searching to find it, probably never look at it again.


 
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