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Triceratopsoil View Drop Down

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Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:42

personally, I think current 5-star system with half stars (which is what everyone says) would be ideal

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Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:41

I find the 5 star system we have here, with the definitions provided, to be quite adequate. Each rating has a very specific meaning which I find to be a lot more meaningful than just a number like 4/10. Your system has "average" and "good" as two specific ratings but the difference between them isn't quite as clear. I think yours would be improved by removing the average - leaving us with a 5 stars. That's just my thoughts, though.

Textbook

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Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:38

But whether it would ever be done or not, do you think I'm right? That's what really important. People saying I'm right.

Triceratopsoil View Drop Down

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Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:22

Originally posted by Any Colour You Like

Any Colour You Like wrote:

Me wrote:

I'm absolutely certain that this is dead in the water before it begins because overhauling the ratings system would be an absolute nightmare.

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Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:18

Me wrote:

I'm absolutely certain that this is dead in the water before it begins because overhauling the ratings system would be an absolute nightmare.

Textbook

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Posted: October 26 2010 at 20:16

Though I'm absolutely certain that this is dead in the water before it begins because overhauling the ratings system would be an absolute nightmare, I've always felt five stars (where zero is not an option) is an inadequate spectrum. As I see it, we need these six points to fully express a range of opinions:

6 Excellent

5 Very Good

4 Good

3 Average

2 Below Average

1 Terrible

I don't think it can be simplified below these six without actually compromising the range of verdicts available. I think what some people might say is "well, let's conflate 2 and 1 because the difference doesn't matter, you're saying don't buy the album both ways" and then we end up with a five point system. But in practice what actually happens is people conflate 4 and 5, resulting in the "If I like it a lot, it's a 5" problem that plagues the ratings on PA and pushes them way up. (In many years, the very worst album is a 3.5 or 3.6 or so. Come on, the worst album of the year gets 7/10? No. We're rating too high.)

Am I mad or does someone agree?