GreyShadow
09.23.17 | currently my 3 LPs of 2017. Mew, AFI, and Eidola trail slightly behind. |
Aerisavion
09.23.17 | My guess would be that the restricted ratings system at least keeps 90% of the ratings neatly organised and prevents things looking too messy.
That being said, I completely agree. Multiple albums have been more than a 4 for me but nowhere near a 4.5, so you're kinda forced to settle with one or the other. Perhaps when posting a review you should be allowed to specify the rating more accurately? After all, if you're taking the time to review something, at least allow the review to correspond with an accurate rating. |
brainmelter
09.23.17 | yeah would be cool if you review something you can give it a specific score, but if just a random vote, whole and half points only |
Flugmorph
09.23.17 | REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |
Deathconscious
09.23.17 | I wouldnt want to rate that precisely anyways. |
Trebor.
09.23.17 | I give this list a 2.3 |
Frippertronics
09.23.17 | pretty sure there was an explanation given and the .1 increments were restricted to staff-only because people were abusing it to give low ratings to pretty much anything
correct me if i'm wrong, of course |
theacademy
09.23.17 | no users never had the chance to rate in increments outright altho some shrewd dbaggers found a way to mess with the system a bit (mx since patched it) |
Frippertronics
09.23.17 | ah alright, figured there was a proper reason behind it |
sugarcubes
09.23.17 | i just round up and down, for example, if something’s a 3.8 i give it a 4 or if it’s a 3.2 i give it a 3 |
AsleepInTheBack
09.23.17 | yeah, what sugarcubes said, though increments would be cool |
StickFeit
09.23.17 | Thanks for that example, my brain was melting. |
Papa Universe
09.23.17 | Similar situation is with really amazing albums you want to rate really high, but you know that they are not exactly of a 'Classic' status. |
anarchistfish
09.23.17 | they were gonna introduce it at one point but then didn't for some rrason
i think |
Papa Universe
09.23.17 | I suppose they want to give people of "higher rank" some privileges. |
theacademy
09.23.17 | try not to think about ratings as important at all and youll be gucci |
Sowing
09.23.17 | Honestly it's not as much to be envious of as you might think...ever since changing to 0.1 increments I've been indecisive, tweaking everything constantly in search for "the exact right rating" when no such thing exists. 0.5 increments forced me to make a definitive decision, and it was easier to be objective because I associated my scores more strongly with whether or not something was actually 'good' or 'great' or 'excellent'; now I can bend any score by 2/100, so I rate /100 now and that freedom has made me way more generous for whatever reason. tl;dr it's not all it's cracked up to be. |
Divaman
09.23.17 | Sooner or later the question will arise, why can't I rate something 3.35 instead of just 3.3? |
hikingmetalpunk
09.23.17 | 3 is garbage emo soft weak wristed shit for losers and fuckheads. |
neekafat
09.23.17 | I rate songs individually which gives me an average that doesn't dictate but better informs my ratings |
Drifter
09.23.17 | Chill hiking lol |
Chortles
09.23.17 | who cares |
bgillesp
09.23.17 | I tend to mentally keep track of the .1s but I'd love to be able to actually use it. I have so many 4s and 3.5s that I view almost equally but I have to round one way or the other |
GreyShadow
09.23.17 | I think the system could still round the ratings for the graph visualization . I just thought it would be nice. I'd rate things more if this were the case |
NorwichScene
09.23.17 | 1 is 1 |
NorwichScene
09.23.17 | As in best album this year! |
bloc
09.23.17 | Agreed with the list. I would appreciate more precision as it helps me a lot looking back at album I don't remember listening to etc |
jagride
09.23.17 | rating system is fine as is tbh. and if mx doesn't give a fuck about the site routinely crashing i doubt expanding rating privileges is high on his to do list |
Ryus
09.23.17 | why can't *we normies |
dbizzles
09.23.17 | Try using goodreads. No .5 increments there. This rating system is a fucking blessing in comparison. |
SCREAM!
09.23.17 | Try using Netflix
Thumbs up or thumbs down? What is this binary system trying to accomplish in a non-binary world? |
dbizzles
09.23.17 | lol |
Tyler.
09.23.17 | fripp i think people were abusing inspect element to give albums low scores(will.i.am getting a .8/.9 average) i think ive seen someone say thats the reason why everone else cant have these incremental ratings. just make 1. the lowest you can rate?? idk |
Orb
09.23.17 | Considering I rate in % in my itunes, I'd love to have increments here. Alas, it is not be :( |
Tyler.
09.23.17 | itunes lol |
bloc
09.24.17 | I imagine a thumbs up/thumbs down system on Sputnik and it makes me smile |
Deathconscious
09.24.17 | pretty much what sowing said. even with the ratings as they are i still find myself changing ratings plenty, so yeah, fuck that, we dont need it. |
Tyler.
09.24.17 | thats dumb who cares if people change their ratings |
deathschool
09.24.17 | All music is shit anyway. Check visual art. |
Deathconscious
09.24.17 | @ty lol thats what you got out of my comment? |
deathschool
09.24.17 | Dude. Stop being dumb. Music sucks, but people can change their ratings, lmao. |
Deathconscious
09.24.17 | yeah no shit, did you guys huff paint or something? |
deathschool
09.24.17 | lol chill. Opinions can change. |
Deathconscious
09.24.17 | ...yeah? im actually at a loss here, i cant tell if youre fucking with me or if you guys are actually that dumb. |
Tyler.
09.24.17 | sorry if my opiniuons change from time to time you troglodyte |
Deathconscious
09.24.17 | youre so ~~post~~ |
Tyler.
09.24.17 | you making fun of me boy |
Deathconscious
09.24.17 | no, im strictly post-fun. |
superluminals
09.24.17 | rating that accurately would ruin the fun of listening to music tbh |
FuzzyxPickles
09.25.17 | I rate based on if i think everyones rating too high or low. im a balancer. everyone giving an underrated classic a f*ckin 3????!?!! im giving it a 5 bitch |
teamster
09.25.17 | kvlt |
Astral Abortis
09.27.17 | Rating systems are stupid for about 1,000 different reasons. That's why I don't have any ratings anymore. |
Tyler.
09.27.17 | Cool dude |
Orb
09.27.17 | Cool dude [2]
We must all be objectively stupid for 1000 different reasons then eh |
Astral Abortis
09.27.17 | yes |
Bigpapad
09.27.17 | I just want to give something a .5. |
Deathconscious
09.27.17 | ~ratings fail~ |
