Should Ratings Be Abolished?

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   I don't have anything against star ratings, but I refuse to give them unless accompanied by a review. If I was to decide whether ratings without reviews were to be abolished, I'd say yes. Anyway, the weighting system helps to correct the rating-only effect a bit.

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someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24638	Posted: July 03 2015 at 03:04
	I don't have anything against star ratings, but I refuse to give them unless accompanied by a review. If I was to decide whether ratings without reviews were to be abolished, I'd say yes. Anyway, the weighting system helps to correct the rating-only effect a bit.


Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65613	Posted: July 03 2015 at 01:18
	^ I don't know about that; the ownership may want ratings, but the leadership would probably be fine either way.
	"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy

tamijo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 06 2009 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 4287	Posted: July 03 2015 at 00:59
	Well actualy reviewing with no rating would be my first choice, because i prefer the words to a 5 star system. But im sure the "PA" leadership would never accept that. They seem to like the "X"-factor contest. Best prog album, and all that. Put it seems very on prog to me. I definetely would start writing reviews is there was no ratings involved, but i know its never going to happen.
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infocat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: June 10 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Status: Offline Points: 4671	Posted: July 03 2015 at 00:30
	No.
	-- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth.

micky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46838	Posted: July 02 2015 at 23:03
	Oh I'm definitely on board with this as well. valid concerns - foreign users. Easy man.. let them review it. In their own language, something IIRC has not been allowed. It isn't like their review says anything we could understand now.. it is a stupid rating. Does nothing but add to equation.. let them review the albums in their own language. If one person who understands the languages reads then. voila... their review has done more good than any rating without review could ever do. next... yes.. our favorite thing. The album listing here which is based on ratings... let that whole list come crashing down. We'll sweep up the wreckage of that.. and build something better... the site has a lot of smart people here... the site can build a definative list of top albums to help guide newbies and explorers to the world of prog. If RS can do it... this f**king site can.. and a helluva lot better. Good way to engage the forum, and even some collabs in a good task. the most obvious benefit is a improvement on the quality of the reviews. Take away the yoke of having to justify a rating... if someone wants to review an album. .do so.. talk about it on its own merits and failings. Inform, education.. not playing ratings and album ranking games.
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Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65613	Posted: July 02 2015 at 22:54
	...Or maybe just ratings without reviews. Inspired by micky's (and my own) longstanding misgivings about star ratings, particularly when unaccompanied by a written review, I thought it might be ripe to have a serious chat about it. Allowing stars only if accompanied by written material would bring focus more on to content rather than status, and might compel more people to actually compose a writeup. I know a lot of non-English speakers use the site and can't or prefer not to submit a review, and that's a valid issue. And getting rid of ratings-only could impact the top 100 Prog Albums. Not to mention the fact that, well, people like their stars. Heck, so do I .
	"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy