What happened to TOP 100???

explodingjosh wrote: Why can't we have a (is this a word?...) customize-able chart? The current chart or the previous chart will still be shown on the home page and will remain as the default, but when you click on the link to see the list, you can "customize" it by selecting a function (weighted, non-weighted, weight on popularity, weight on rating) that will change the chart to your preference. Of course, you could also select a year range, genre, albums that are your favorite color  and what not.

And country of origin, as I have suggested earlier... It would be interesting to see what bands from specific countries are getting noticed in the international prog community. Mostly for the fun of it, of course, but also as a tool for those of us who are arranging concerts and festivals - you know, are there any new efforts from Sweden that I should be aware of this year? What about the other countries in the "neighbourhood"?

I understand that the albums aren't linked to specific countries, only the bands are. Should be possible to make such a link, though...

However: I've been reading through this thread trying to find a sensible explanation to how this new rating system practically functions, but I remain unenlightened. If anybody cares to give an answer, read my post here:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8462&PID=2580620#2580620

^^^^^ Yep. And also if a ratings system like yours was applied to the reviews and data at PA... the massive amount of info would do justice to a great system like that.

Why can't we have a (is this a word?...) customize-able chart?

The current chart or the previous chart will still be shown on the home page and will remain as the default, but when you click on the link to see the list, you can "customize" it by selecting a function (weighted, non-weighted, weight on popularity, weight on rating) that will change the chart to your preference. Of course, you could also select a year range, genre, albums that are your favorite color  and what not.

If I want to see a top 100 list of obscure bands with great ratings, I will choose the appropriate function (which would be the current one used).
If I want to see a top 100 list based on a mix of popularity and ratings.....
if I want to see a top 100 list based solely on popularity.....

It seems that about half of the complaints about the new list are based in one's interpretation of the rankings, and not the actual list and the function behind it. This is what happens when you let an extremely objective mathematical function tell people which prog-rock albums (which some of us hold very dear to our hearts) rank in what position. If the list was custom, not as many people would complain....

"what! SFoM is number 99! this list is stupid!"
"dude. just change the function to weight on popularity, and quit b*tchin!"

ratingfreak.com (a.k.a. progtology.com) is way ahead of me on this one... I'm now wondering why this hasn't already been done... It would be rrrrrrreally interesting to me to see how a ranking system like that one would arrange albums using the massive amount of reviews we have here at PA.


Edited by explodingjosh - July 18 2007 at 21:19

Hey, the thing I was complaining about before regarding how the albums with one review were getting weird ratings was fixed!

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Well, one major problem is that I like a lot more than 10 albums ... But I really, really like the idea of personal top 10/100/etc ... that's why I made sure that on my website every user has his/her own page with their personal charts.

Hmm, me too, but I think 10 is enough from 14,000 members to get a realistic over-view.

 

I keep looking at the PROGtology charts but it confuses me. I think I need to spend more time on there to get a better understanding of how it works and how you use it.

 

StyLaZyn wrote: While the idea sounds reasonable, my top ten change regularly.

I think we all do that, but just updating your profile-list once a week or so would keep the chart dynamic - and add to the fun

darqdean wrote: Perhaps a more representative chart of our most popular titles would be one computed from our personal top 10's.   That is, if we could list our top ten favorite albums in our profiles (rated 10 down to 1), with the one (and only) proviso was that they had to be listed in the PA. The chart would then be made from those scores - with no weightings. This would benefit three fold: It would show what we really liked. It would weed-out all the fanboy and hateboy nonsense. It would allow us to see what each other liked individually.

Well, one major problem is that I like a lot more than 10 albums ...

But I really, really like the idea of personal top 10/100/etc ... that's why I made sure that on my website every user has his/her own page with their personal charts.





Edited by MikeEnRegalia - July 16 2007 at 16:20

darqdean wrote: Perhaps a more representative chart of our most popular titles would be one computed from our personal top 10's.   That is, if we could list our top ten favorite albums in our profiles (rated 10 down to 1), with the one (and only) proviso was that they had to be listed in the PA. The chart would then be made from those scores - with no weightings. This would benefit three fold: It would show what we really liked. It would weed-out all the fanboy and hateboy nonsense. It would allow us to see what each other liked individually.

Edited by bluetailfly - July 16 2007 at 13:56

Perhaps a more representative chart of our most popular titles would be one computed from our personal top 10's.

 

That is, if we could list our top ten favorite albums in our profiles (rated 10 down to 1), with the one (and only) proviso was that they had to be listed in the PA. The chart would then be made from those scores - with no weightings. This would benefit three fold:

1. It would show what we really liked.
2. It would weed-out all the fanboy and hateboy nonsense.
3. It would allow us to see what each other liked individually.

Rocktopus wrote: ^I think ELP's problem is that their music hasn't aged well.

^ completely agree with both your posts.. nice work