but of course test scores get converted into grades and the grades are based on the average scores so the analogy is contentious at best

But this is just a single album rating that's not going towards anything else. Each album is a test. Nothing more.

wait what?

The analogy I'm using is that each of ratings for each of the albums I've rated are like an individual test score. Example: I personally consider 2.5/5 (50%) to be a very low test score, thus making a poor album. It doesn't matter to me that Sputnik claims 2.5 to be average.

Its not low though, it's in the middle. The only reason that would be considered a bad test score is because it wouldn't give you a good grade, but you don't grade albums

I do grade albums. It's just a synonym for rating them. 2, 3, 3.5, 4.5, whatever.

well then we are always going to disagree (probably obvious) as my C seems to be your D

Exactly. This is where we do not see eye to eye. Good talk : )

at leas we can both agree that this album is a bitchin 4

Haha, I totally forgot about that.

Album Rating: 4.0

i ignore the numbers and base ratings off what they actually stand for (good, excellent, etc)

Album Rating: 4.0

bloc, the problem i see with the way you rate is that theres hardly any middle ground. a 50% is a shitty test score, and so is a 10%. it's "fail" either way. but theres a huge difference between a 70% and a 90%. when you go by the poor/average/great system, its all evenly separated

Album Rating: 3.5

5's description needs to be changed though; classic shouldn't really be an option

lol

Album Rating: 3.5

and 1s should be renamed to "Graveyards"

Clim, that is a very good point. I never quite thought about it like that but when I do, I can still differentiate between the lower scores in my head. It's just a bit hard to explain in writing you could say.

If not Graveyards, then Voices or Snakes. Those could work too : )

haha nice bloc and all 5s will be named after you

don't get so butthurt Emim, even though it's easy for you to get in the habit of doing so

Album Rating: 3.0

I think its obvious that albums that have an average rating of 2.5 on this site are pretty horrendous. I dont know how anybody can say that actually means they're average. I consider average around 3-3.5 since giving an album lower than a 1 isnt an option.

Album Rating: 4.0

depends on the person i guess

Album Rating: 3.5

don't get so butthurt Emim, even though it's easy for you to get in the habit of doing so