yeah I'm sick of this stupid rating thing, and it's the straw that broke the camels back for me: I shall not renew my paying membership when it expires later this month. Another factor that I find severely flawed is the points system, just which army in the world can have someone be a corporal today ...
imho the new rating idea is a flop because it allows any idiot to click (or even mis-click!) a non-standardized value to rate his opponnts,without having to explain.
The feedback system was so much better.
But I can see how moderating the feedback takes a terrible toll on the administration ...
Would be nice if one could start a new game and set the Minimum Rating level for those who want to join, e.g. when creating a new game, I could set 3.5 as the minimum rating, so someone with a 3.4 or below can't join the game....it's easier on everybody,'cos the person who starts the game takes a ...