I have been away from the site for a while now for various reasons, but I am back and am determined to do well here.
I enjoy writing, but will be here more to read and rate - this is the important part of the site. It is important to rate well, and not give out Highly Recommended just because it is your friends work you are rating.
The ratings are
Highly Recommended - perhaps contains a lot of information and is very useful to other people
Recommended - this also could mean the piece of writing is informative, but perhaps the reason someone has rated this way is because it doesn’t contain that much information
Somewhat Recommended - this is somewhat useful, but might not be informative and the writer might not explain the item well
Not Recommended - this is where the person rating doesn’t think the review is any good. I have never had any cause to rate this way, as everything I have read contains loads of information. Sometimes when people write at this standard they are only in it for the money. This is only my view though.
I feel to rate work is important. It gets your name noticed, so this can result in you getting more reads. Also it is always good to give your opinion on someone elses work.