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    Posted: Yesterday at 13:17
Will do, unfortunately I have had to deal with ratings by the same user/bots whatever before today. It can take a long time to delete accounts and batch ratings. Recently I spent hours taking care of that in one go. Incidentally, I wish it was harder to register and rate albums. It can seem that we are almost as lax with allowing ratings as some places are with gun control.

Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 13:24
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I would recommend that you check out the latest one star mass-ratings on for instance "All traps on Earth" (and many others), and concider deleting those accounts/ratings. Same pattern, Phillipines IPs, many of them new accounts (but not all). Either AI bots or someone with too much time on their hands, trying to manipulate the ratings.
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^ Yes, you're right. All accounts made in a short time-span, all five are the last that rated the album, all IPs from the Philippines, and all with the same patterns and kinds of one or five star ratings, which actually don't make any sense (red herrings). I batch deleted the ratings for each of those accounts. Thanks for reporting.
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The last four Dream Theater's "Parasomnia" ratings are from the same person under different usernames, they are incorrect.
https://www.progarchives.com/album-reviews.asp?id=86998





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^ Okay, I will do that for you. TERRY RILEY's A Rainbow In Curved Air got five stars from me, by the way.
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Aight. Please remove the following ratings:

5 stars TERRY RILEY A Rainbow In Curved Air (rating only)
5 stars LEITMOTIV Entangled (rating only)
5 stars DUNCAN MACKAY Visa (rating only)
5 stars DAVID BEDFORD The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (rating only)

explanation:
https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134713&PID=6181193
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=63560

Somebody here really hates Vylet Pony. xD I'm guessing it's another one of those "Grow up! Cartoons are for little kids! Avant Kraut-Zeuhl FTW!" type boomers.



I don't think he likes Zeuhl. At least he doesn't like Magma.  All one stars for Magma. 

I listened to Monarch of Monsters.  Not my cup of tea.  

Yeah. However, bulk 1-bombing an artist's entire discography like that looks suspicious af and reeks of some sort of arrogance to me.

I would probably 'buy' that (or at least play devil's advocate) if it was some well established "love it or hate it" prog rock act, like Dream Theater or Steven Wilson. But Vylet Pony was added to the database very recently.

I saw the high rating for Monarch of Monsters.   I listened to it. I didn't like it.  I gave it a single star.  I doubt I'll listen to any more Vylet Pony... One of those bands I don't get.  Hey, I don't get XTC either. Wink
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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=63560

Somebody here really hates Vylet Pony. xD I'm guessing it's another one of those "Grow up! Cartoons are for little kids! Avant Kraut-Zeuhl FTW!" type boomers.



I don't think he likes Zeuhl. At least he doesn't like Magma.  All one stars for Magma. 

I listened to Monarch of Monsters.  Not my cup of tea.  

Yeah. However, bulk 1-bombing an artist's entire discography like that looks suspicious af and reeks of some sort of arrogance to me.

I would probably 'buy' that (or at least play devil's advocate) if it was some well established "love it or hate it" prog rock act, like Dream Theater or Steven Wilson. But Vylet Pony was added to the database very recently.
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Originally posted by omphaloskepsis omphaloskepsis wrote:

Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=63560

Somebody here really hates Vylet Pony. xD I'm guessing it's another one of those "Grow up! Cartoons are for little kids! Avant Kraut-Zeuhl FTW!" type boomers.


I don't think he likes Zeuhl. At least he doesn't like Magma.  All one stars for Magma. 

I listened to Monarch of Monsters.  Not my cup of tea.  

I must go check this artist out now. Surely there is something in their discography that deserves better than this.  wow! 
https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/new-2025-broken-hearts-troubled-minds
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Originally posted by Hrychu Hrychu wrote:

http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=63560

Somebody here really hates Vylet Pony. xD I'm guessing it's another one of those "Grow up! Cartoons are for little kids! Avant Kraut-Zeuhl FTW!" type boomers.


I don't think he likes Zeuhl. At least he doesn't like Magma.  All one stars for Magma. 

I listened to Monarch of Monsters.  Not my cup of tea.  


Edited by omphaloskepsis - January 27 2025 at 19:29
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http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=63560

Somebody here really hates Vylet Pony. xD I'm guessing it's another one of those "Grow up! Cartoons are for little kids! Avant Kraut-Zeuhl FTW!" type boomers.
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I just noticed that past "members" CAPH and NANCZO had a propensity for rating everything in site with one stars--hundreds of ratings each. Even their ratings "averages" for every category are between 1.0 and 2.0--which means, to me, that they chose the wrong site--or the wrong music--to experiment with.

Anyway, the reason I bring these two to your attention is due to the misleading wording that PA places above an individual's chart ("Reviews distribution by sub-genre"): why is the second of the three categories in the chart labeled with "Nb of reviews" when in fact there are no requirements of having posted a review, only a rating?

I would love to see a chart that charts the actual number of reviews written/posted--the things that take time, sweat, and energy--as opposed to the minimal efforts made by the machine gun fire ratings mashers. 

Just saying. And perhaps ratings and reviews should be even more segregated in the weighting system.
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Originally posted by progaardvark progaardvark wrote:

Album release date is September 15. Currently has three 5-star ratings...


You can buy the triple album box set now. They've sold over 200-300 sets.  Miami Scot got a download of the entire triple album, did a video review, and gave it 5 stars.   They plan on releasing separate vinyl/CDs -back to back- over a few months in the Autumn.  You can pre-order the first vinyl/CD from Laser.

Although it's an unusual way to do it...I think it's legit. Wink

Indeed, it is an unusual method of releasing whatever you want to call this. I hesitate to call it an album as it is clearly something bigger. I hesitate to order vinyl (something I don't have the equipment set up to handle at this time), especially at a €150 price tag, but yeah, will probably get the first CD at LaserCD. Hopefully they will load some more stuff from the next two books on Bandcamp, so I can at least listen before buying. Thanks!
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^ This album is already available here as "Book I". It could be an explanation.


... but I agree this is confusing anyway.

Fair enough. I guess we could add the second and third "books" once more information is available and likewise they can rate the individual parts.
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Originally posted by progaardvark progaardvark wrote:

Album release date is September 15. Currently has three 5-star ratings...


You can buy the triple album box set now. They've sold over 200-300 sets.  Miami Scot got a download of the entire triple album, did a video review, and gave it 5 stars.   They plan on releasing separate vinyl/CDs -back to back- over a few months in the Autumn.  You can pre-order the first vinyl/CD from Laser.

Although it's an unusual way to do it...I think it's legit. Wink


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^ This album is already available here as "Book I". It could be an explanation.


... but I agree this is confusing anyway.


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Album release date is September 15. Currently has three 5-star ratings...
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Strange how the only two 1 star bombs are from users who come from the same country as the band
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=48100
My theory is that those 1 star voters might've rated the album so low due to some Peru-related political differences? Hmm, I dunno. Maybe I'm overthinking something and I'm just screwing around. ;)
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^ Removed, thank you. I so wish that ratings for albums could be disabled until the release dates. And wish that albums weren't added as early as they are often.
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4 more ratings for Haken's Fauna due for release 3 March 2023
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