Whatever "Spam Ratting" means, I think you actually meant Jam Rating! ;)
While spam refers to unwanted content, the essence of a JAM is that we mutually rate each other's creations. You know what else is needed besides copy and paste? Dedication! The fact that, alongside work, you sacrifice your precious free time to rate other people's creations - based on the available information! - even when you have very little time for a ton of projects.
By the way ... how do you know which games I played and which ones I didn’t? :)
Not being able to play through all 900 projects - which is practically impossible - doesn't mean they can't be rated! Of course, I could have just sat in front of my monitor, waiting for a miracle, only to realize at the end of the competition that my project had 2-3 ratings. Then, I could have left some half-baked comment under other people's entries. But I wouldn't be proud of that... " LOL "
What I am proud of is that, even in the final moments, I was able to help people by rating their work - acknowledging their hard efforts -without expecting anything in return! Because whether or not someone rates my game back is not an expectation, just a possibility. Regardless, I still rate others, just like the many other dedicated people who took the time to check out and rate as many projects as possible, whether they played them fully or not. What's the problem with writing a few kind words on each other's games..!?
This screenshot was taken in the last hour. What kind of rating do you think I could have expected in return in just one hour?
Not to mention, I also gave 5 stars to the most rated games in the last minutes so that the best one could win! Because I didn’t have time to try each one individually. Sportsmanship is much more important than personal victory! Have a Great Day!
Ps.: Good games win. The judges are not fools; they will consider every circumstance. I’ve long since stopped expecting my game to win anything. That’s not why I made it. I did it because I wanted to fully take part in this JAM, making the most of the time available - especially since I had to miss all the previous ones in past years due to lack of time!