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Topic: see who has rated an album
Posted By: Wilcey
Subject: see who has rated an album
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 02:52
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Is it possible (probably I am just being thick this morning) to see who has given a rating (without review) for an album???
I have a feeling that the rating without review facility is mainly used by 1star trollers and would like to test the theory more....... I don't know if it is possible, and even if it is what can be done...... just wondering...... Fanks for your help guys! |
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 11:46
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I will say it once again. We shouldn't allow a rating without a review. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 11:48
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We were allowed to see who rated once, but that was withdrawnby M@X. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 12:25
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You can no longer see who rated what unless they have a written review to acompany it..
I'm with bhikkhu on this one...
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Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 12:30
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Yes usually the rating appeared with no words following. ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 25 2007 at 21:47
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You can see what an individual has rated (just click the link to an individual's page and you'll see the list of that persons ratings, including the ones without reviews). There isn't such a possibility on an album level, which like S. Dog mentioned once was available, but that was deleted because it made the page unreadable.
I would like to see it back up with a little adjustement, to put those ratings behind a link, so normally it doesn't show, but when wanted it can be seen by visitors, or us, by simple clicking the link.
this way the ratings without reviews would add a little more information than currently.
------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 09:35
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and I guess it would avoid the temptation for less scrupulous folk to just 1 star an entire catalogue of the band they love to hate just drag the ratings down.....
I am definitely with bhikkhu and Tony on this...... |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 09:45
A few months ago I reviewed the excellent William Gray album entitled Living Fossils, I rated it with four stars but very soon this rating got a major blow by somebody who gave this album one star without reviewing it, this should not be allowed. Imagine I go rating without reviewing and deliberately give Iron Maiden, The Beatles, Magnum and Blue Oyster Cult one star, it would only cause a lot of annoyement and anger   so please stop the rating without review facility, I even have the idea that some frustrated progheads got the pleasure in their life out of teasing reviewers by one star ratings without a review  !
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 10:01
I couldn't agree more. -------------  |
bhikkhu wrote:Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 10:03
Same here. I'd even say: delete all existing ratings without review and don't allow any new ones. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 10:12
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I think the problem with that change would be that it would combine with the "reviews in english only" rule to exclude people who don't speak english from influencing album ratings.
------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 10:20
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^ I don't care. This website is about writing reviews in the English language ... it's the core feature. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: akin
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 10:46
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I think it was already discussed and M@X chose to keep the ratings
without reviews just to the people who cannot write in English have the
write to voice their opinions. But tracking the reviews without ratings could be useful even if it is just for some special collab or admin who would try to detect reviewers that gave the same pattern of reviews to all albums of an artist (like 1 star) and delete them. Many times I was checking a discography of a rather unknown band (with 4, 5 ratings) and noticed that there were in all albums a review without rating rating 2 stars, for example, so I think these ratings are not appropriated. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 13:09
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Well, how about this. Members that don't speak english can submit a review in their native language. It will then be translated by someone who speaks both. I believe we have just about every language represented by people who also speak english. Heck, Mandrakeroot is even writing his reviews in English now. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 13:11
How about a translation team? ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 20:09
interesting idea guys...Guigo????
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 20:19
Do you know how many languages they speak in The Netherlands?
 Check the "Happy Birthday" message board posted by Erik!  Anyway, imagine the amount of reviews in several languages dominating the mainpage while the Translation Team is still managing to translate some of them...  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 20:27
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Hey well at least there are four spanish-speaking guys, about 2 or 3 brazilian-speaking guys (perhaps Tarciso Moura or however his name's spelled would help, as well as akin), some few english speaking guys and italian speakers.
I think if we reunite people who can help the idea can be realised
But I'm just thinking out loud. The idea obviously needs to be discussed/refined ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 22:29
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There shouldn't be a translation team.
just issue those reviews in a foreign language and hide the content and regard it as a raing without review, just make it accesible through a link from the albums page.
so if wanted these reviews can be seen if really wanted. and else the ratings is at least accepted.
------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: April 26 2007 at 22:39
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Reviews only in English... ------------- Ars longa , vita brevis |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 09:19
My idea would be that the review would be submitted to the translation team before it was posted. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: akin
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 09:32
| My only concerns about the translation team is if there will not be an avalanche of reviews and ways to not put the words out of context accidentally. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 09:39
It would be better than what is available now, which is nothing. At least people who don't speak English would have the opportunity to post a review. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 09:46
a translation team is surely much better than ratings without review  ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 09:51
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I agree about the translation team thing. It would be better than ratings without reviews. I would offer to help but my Spanish is somewhat bad even though I took two years and got an A in the class... |
Posted By: Chus
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 15:11
My idea is exactly that. Perhaps writting guidelines in at least 5 languages, explaining how to work it, and put links to the translators for each language so they could access to them and send private messages with their original reviews (including name of the album/band).
Of course there would be times when one collaborator has saturated while others receive none; so that one collaborator transfers some of his' to another. However as far as reviews reporting just read few cases, so perhaps it won't be such as burden as originally thought ------------- Jesus Gabriel |
Posted By: jikai55
Date Posted: April 27 2007 at 15:21
| I'm for showing who has rated an album. But I've probably rated 50 albums and only 9 or 10 of them probably have reviews? Why? I simply have nothing to say about that album. I listen to it a few times, then simply decide how much I like it. I only usually type a review if there's something interesting aboutt the album, or it is the first review. |
Posted By: honganji
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 06:57
I agree with you. ''reviews in english only'' is serious problem. Though I write this article in English, I can't review any albums by the language. You may not be able to believe me but I can't speak English at all.
 This is the reason why I rate without reviews.  |