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    Posted: October 02 2006 at 12:29
    I've noticed a great many five star reviews in PA. In the guidelines section we're told to give these sparingly ( And rightfully so ! ). Masterpieces are rare and should be the defining moments of a genre. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be arrogant and criticize people's reviews. I'm just questionning the rating system ( even if this is a subjective thing...).
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2006 at 12:33
I'm with you. There are way too many five star reviews, and many of them only gives five stars, with little motivation for the rating. I think we ought to make it harder to give five stars to an album. I have no idea how it would be possible, but I feel it's needed.
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Points: 20507 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 02:44
Many of those 5* ratings come from more ancient times, but some are obviously still coming. Trouble is that M@X wants those unreviewed rating to remain.
 
This is partly why I never look at those PA Top lists >> they have been skewed a long time ago by fanboy.
let's just stay above the moral melee
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Points: 21680 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 02:55
The database contains thousands of ratings, and people are using various schemes ... enforcing *one* schemes for new ratings will not "repair" the old ratings. I think it's best on any website with any rating scheme to just show people how many steps there are, and leave the rest to them.

The only thing that happens when you try to enforce "guidelines" is that people will "pollute" their reviews with instructions on how to interpret their ratings (how they differ from the guidelines).
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Points: 3278 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 03:18
I try to give them out fairly. Of my 74 reveiws 13 are five stars.
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Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 12:52
I think the problem could be in part solved allowing reviewers to graduate their vote as for example:
 
*** + 1/2 or 3/4
 
Pure 5 stars will be easily and immidiately reduced.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 12:55
This has been discussed. Unless it is a clear fanboy-ism or a blurr argument, you can't blame someone for their ratings. Regardless of being a five stars or a one star. Simple. 
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Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 12:59
Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

This has been discussed. Unless it is a clear fanboy-ism or a blurr argument, you can't blame someone for their ratings. Regardless of being a five stars or a one star. Simple. 
 
It has been already discussed but not even tested. Simple.Wink
 
BTW, as I said, the problem would be IN PART solved. Think it's worth one's while.
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Points: 1655 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 03 2006 at 13:01
Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

I think the problem could be in part solved allowing reviewers to graduate their vote as for example:
 
*** + 1/2 or 3/4
 
Pure 5 stars will be easily and immidiately reduced.


ive always liked this idea

many of my reviews would have it, as I usually only give 3 stars and above, which makes it really difficult to differentiate albums
back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums
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