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    Posted: August 12 2015 at 04:29
I have joined yesterday and I am a 15 year old but I have been a visitor regularly since last few months, what I have noticed is some reviewers want to rate an album 3.5 but since they can't they m koake it 4 stars, which well would affect the overall ranking in top prog albums right? and it seems a bit unfair to jot it down to 0.5 less, what are your thoughts?
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Points: 10970 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2015 at 05:37
From this:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

None of the folks working for PA have the power to make these changes other than the site owner, which effectively is M@X, ... .

Also, from this:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

No way to implement this option here.
I don't know how Teo knows that, but I believe him.


Edited by Dayvenkirq - August 12 2015 at 05:44
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Points: 82 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2015 at 05:58
yeah but it seems legit to introduce the 0.5 system, it solves a lot of problems
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Points: 20250 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2015 at 06:32
Originally posted by Progkid Progkid wrote:

yeah but it seems legit to introduce the 0.5 system, it solves a lot of problems
 
First of all, welcome to the site....Smile
 
I'd even go as far as wanting to reinstall the zero star rating that was enforced for some six months a few years ago.
 
Alas, for some reason, this diid not last long
 
However, you asking for (the 0.5 ) doesn't make much seense, if you're not going to allow total half-star ratings (meaning 1.5   2.5   3.5   4.5 as well as the 0.5)... sorry if I misunderstood  you - as I susppect I did
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Points: 82 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2015 at 08:15
haha you did but it's ok :p yep I meant 1.5,2.5,3.5,4.5 too and thanks ;)
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 12 2015 at 13:35
It's possible, but would effectively requite Max to reprogram a lot of the site. If PA ever gets a major overhaul, that would likely be included in the update, but I'm not so sure an update of that size is on the horizon for a little while.
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I need a review system that goes out to 6 decimal places.  That's why I never write reviews.
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I don't like the concept of half a star. 

One star says it best.
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Points: 18446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 13 2015 at 18:21
I'd like to see it change to 5 vinyl discs and get rid of the stars altogether Wink
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Points: 82 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2015 at 00:19
haha nice one ^
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Is it technically possible to provide a 10 stars rating system?
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Points: 65266 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2016 at 17:25
^ What a mess that would be.

Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

I need a review system that goes out to 6 decimal places.  That's why I never write reviews.

The Nigel Tufnel method.
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."   -- John F. Kennedy
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Why?
3/5 = 6/10
4/5 = 8/10
3.5=7
4.5=9
Etc... And the half star problem is resolved.
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Would absolutely love to have half stars, I've got a decent list of albums where I simply cannot review at the moment simply because it needs that 0.5 star. Without it I feel guilty underrating the album or guilty that I'm inflating the number of stars I'm giving out. Granted it would be quite a overhaul, but at least it would reduce the number of people giving 5 stars to albums left, right and center.   
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Exactly.
Five stars are too restrictive. With ten stars, ratings would be more accurate and truthful for sure.
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2016 at 09:13
The vast majority of PA members wants this....and have wished for it for the last 7-8 years, but as mentioned earlier, this is all down to the owner of the site. Admins and mods have no say in these sorts of decisions.
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Points: 261 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2016 at 09:34
What if we tried to lobby the owner, perhaps we could offer clicking on an advertisement every time we enter the site. Of coarse it would have to be on an honor system.
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Points: 3654 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2016 at 16:40
Please, be kind to the Music - when in doubt how to rate, always give half a star for free (they come cheap, these days) and raise your rating to the next upper level.

You'll see, it won't hurt and everybody will be happier Beer
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Points: 2360 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2016 at 17:05
we should eschew album ratings as a whole and implement communal pseudo-random charts and hang anyone that submits a review for crimes against music 
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Points: 65266 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 31 2016 at 20:40
^ We should eschew the use of the word "eschew".
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