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Question about ratings

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Topic: Question about ratings
Posted By: video vertigo
Subject: Question about ratings
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 02:02
I'm not sure if this is in the right spot and I apologize if it needs to be moved.

Question-
When an album is rated but not reviewed does the rating count the same as when it is reviewed? If someone goes through and gives a bunch of 1 star ratings of albums they dislike does it affect the album's rating the same as someone giving their detailed backed-up opinion on it?
Or is that worked out somehow that reviewed albums affect ratings more so or not so much.
Which way do you think works better? I think people should be more encouraged to write reviews than just rate the albums personally.

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Replies:
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 02:12
I think reviews affect the ratings more.


Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 02:45
First of all, I'll move this to Help Improve the Site, because this is where it belongs.Wink

To answer your question: as far as I know, rating without reviews and those with reviews have the same weight - this is what causes certain people to post 1- or 5-star ratings without reviews in order to manipulate an album's rating. however, reviews written by Collabs have more weight than those written by ordinary members.


Posted By: Joolz
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 07:21
Erm ..... I might be wrong, but I believe there is a three tier system ....

Rating only > factor x1
Rating with review (ordinary member) > factor x2
Rating with review (Collabs/Admin etc) > factor x3


Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 08:49
^ Yep, I think that's the way it worksSmile

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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 11:11
Spot on Joolz.



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