The ratings thing, there is currently a missing link I'm waiting for someone to add, then it will show properly. When you rate another user, they get an email notification, that is working, but there should be a link on your personal profile menu bar in the header you would click to approve the rating before it shows on your page. As I've said, I recently switched developers and the new guy is wading around in someone else's code, and when the site was switched, that link that should have been there went missing, it will be put back where it should be, some have been confused about that I realize. We do our best to get to things ASAP.