Ability to rate quests

Ability to rate quests on a 1-5 scale:

1 = Lame (has almost no value)
2 = Basic (has minimal value)
3 = Decent (has some value, quest not focused)
4 = Good (has real value, quest is focused)
5 = Great (has real value, quest is well focused)

(AJAX implementation)

mouse over on star (or whatever icon chosen) will show text descriptions of what the rating means.

Status: Planning Stage

Comments welcome...

It would be nice to rate the links in a quest, as well. Links could be sorted by popularity. Click through on the links might be useful for this. That way, links people found most useful in satisfying the quest could be at the top.

(note: I've posted elsewhere that I think *anything* that has the potential to affect your "points" should be rated.)

Now... I like the idea of the "lame to great" ranking system but I would say that the rating should start you in a neutral to slight-positive position (say "3" on a 1-5 scale) and should be voted up or down by the people.

There are lots of different metaphors, but a numeric scale that starts at zero (a-la Digg or Slashdot) is the simplest. IMHO, colors, stars, thumbs, mice, whatever... those are all cliche attempts at being clever, when what really matters is the rank.

Is it good? Yup

Then give 'em a +10!

Does it suck huge ones? Yup

Then give 'em a -10!

Just my $0.02 (to use another silly cliche!)

Heck, maybe it doesn't even have a boundary, like digg...