While working on a plugin for the new
Google Desktop API I noticed a couple of changes to the
Google Groups interface. Each post can now be rated for quality and you can easily view the profile of each poster.
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Accordingly the layout of each posts header has changed so you can see what average rating a post has received (and the number of votes as well as a link to the profile of the poster.
The profiles show a basic set of information (name, location, website/blog) as well as a detailed posting history including a timeline of when they have posted.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1037/843/320/MyProfile.jpg)
It's been a while since Google Groups got any changes but this is definitely a good improvement. The rating system should help point readers to the one good post that often amounts to the needle in the haystack of a flamewar.
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