10 Point Review System

It seems that everyone here is giving "half stars" to albums when I read their reviews.  I see a 3.5 or 4.5.  Well, why don't we solve this problem and have a 10 point system?  We can then have people who are "on the fence" get off the fence and post a more accurate rating for the album of which they have reviewed.

what would happen to the people who have 3000 reviews? Figure that out and you may have a better argument 

or reverse the algorithm so that 1 is a masterpiece and 5 is poor!

Finnforest wrote: I'm starting to like Ian's idea more every day.  Just drop the ratings altogether and let the reviews speak for themselves.  That would solve so many problems in one swoop, and make people look to words rather than numbers for inspiration on what to buy.  No more fanboy street teams out there pumping the scores of their fave band above the competition.  No more endless debate about weighting, 5 or 10, et al.

Great reviewer!
I completely agree...I would like all watchers here to read review contents rather than ratings.

P.S. LOL for your phrase "FANBOY STREET TEAMS"...

M@X wrote: I would say that the actual system is quite functionnal from the visitors perspective and point out good prog music in the end. From a contributors point of view it seem limitative but , we want to help new prog geek complete their collection so ... I think PA work in that way. Improvements come progressively ....

Yes.  Whether its a 5 or 10 point system, after hundreds and hundreds of ratings, you'll end up at about the same average either way.  The important thing is weeding out those attempting to schew the ratings, and the weighting helps address this issue.

Lucent wrote: Finnforest wrote: King By-Tor wrote: what would happen to the people who have 3000 reviews? Figure that out and you may have a better argument  I'm starting to like Ian's idea more every day.  Just drop the ratings altogether and let the reviews speak for themselves.  That would solve so many problems in one swoop, and make people look to words rather than numbers for inspiration on what to buy.  No more fanboy street teams out there pumping the scores of their fave band above the competition.  No more endless debate about weighting, 5 or 10, et al. Wow.  I never thought of something so brilliant in my entire life.

I believe you.    Seriously though your idea is a popular one that has been brought up often.  Search out some of those threads and you can read both the concerns and the thoughts of those who agree. 


Edited by Finnforest - May 05 2009 at 22:05

If the OP would like to buy the site off the owner and implement it himself, sure thing.
But come on, you've been a member since September 2007, you know this has been suggested again and again and again.
It's a dead horse that's been beaten for way too long, I think by now people would have figured it out it's not going to happen and if by some miracle it does, not in the near future.
I agree that the 10 point system can come in handy, but you've got more choice of getting hit by a bus than having this implemented.


Edited by Petrovsk Mizinski - May 06 2009 at 06:35

Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: If the OP would like to buy the site off the owner and implement it himself, sure thing. But come on, you've been a member since September 2007, you know this has been suggested again and again and again. It's a dead horse that's been beaten for way too long, I think by now people would have figured it out it's not going to happen and if by some miracle it does, not in the near future. I agree that the 10 point system can come in handy, but you've got more choice of getting hit by a bus than having this implemented.

I don't lurk here due to my disgust with the general prog community, so I wouldn't know.  I just look here to get news, despite this place being about as fair and balanced as Faux News.

Finnforest wrote: Lucent wrote: Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: If the OP would like to buy the site off the owner and implement it himself, sure thing. But come on, you've been a member since September 2007, you know this has been suggested again and again and again. It's a dead horse that's been beaten for way too long, I think by now people would have figured it out it's not going to happen and if by some miracle it does, not in the near future. I agree that the 10 point system can come in handy, but you've got more choice of getting hit by a bus than having this implemented. I don't lurk here due to my disgust with the general prog community, so I wouldn't know.  I just look here to get news, despite this place being about as fair and balanced as Faux News.   This site is extremely fair to those willing to participate with good will and a little effort.  Ridiculously fair some might say, we have endless debates here where everyone speaks their mind before the Admin makes a decision.   That is democracy in action.    You come here and contribute nothing but whining and name-calling, then complain that the community is unfair and that you hate us.

An overexaggeration.  I tap progarchives lightly on the shoulder and you consider it an assault charge.


The post was to state that I didn't lurk much due to a certain reason.  Stop being a hypocrite and derailing my thread.

5 steps here, 100 steps at PF ... I guess that this situation is permanent.