asyranok

Thanks for the logical response with good points that really explain the reasons not to do it in a way that I can actually get behind!

"Why do you want to hurt someone just trying to make a living on the platform?" This is an incredibly ungenerous statement and you know it. Not a helpful way to get your opinion across.

So Fiverr freelancers are the only ones in the world who shouldn't be rated until a purchase is fulfilled, while in any other scenario, companies and individuals can be rated at any time? And then that system that's worked fine for a long time in society would negatively effect only the people on Fiverr? Given your example, someone can very easily reduce your rating for that reason after a purchase is completed. I can't imagine why it would possibly be bad for anyone unless they have poor initial interactions. Because everyone else would be subject to this, and their ratings would reflect the same thing as all of the other great Fiverr freelancers that also strive for good initial interactions. So you would not be uniquely negatively affected.

You would quit because someone can give a thumbs up or down on their pre-purchase experience with you? Interesting response. Especially when it's all part of the experience that buyers could have opinions on. And I think sellers being able to do the same with buyers would be great.

Hi, I am curious if there could be a separate rating system for each person that can be rated when no actual purchase takes place. I've had two people stop communications with me abruptly, and they don't respond any further. But I can see that they are still coming online, so it's clear that they wanted to cease communication for some reason. That's fine in its own right, because sometimes you just aren't interested in the specific project a customer wants you to do. I totally understand that, and have had several Fiverr folks tell me that the thing I wanted them to do was one of the following: 1) Too much work when they already have a full plate 2) Asking for an aspect of work that they aren't comfortable with; like a request for a scene with some people drawn in, when the person doesn't like to draw people, but only places/scenes. So I totally empathize with that and thank them a ton for their time and move on to find someone else. But I've also had two people just ghost. If they told me they weren't interested, I'd totally appreciate it and move on. But then I follow up, and wait a little etc. I end up wasting some game dev time that I am working under milestones/timeframes that are fairly tight. So I'd appreciate the instant rejection so I can move on. But I think that experience is a little odd too. If they don't come online at all, I'd assume something important and personal happened and not think twice. But when they are online several times since my message, I'd like to let other people know about the experience. Maybe even a thumbs up/thumbs down system would work for that.