10 Point Review System

Lucent wrote: Finnforest wrote: Lucent wrote: Petrovsk Mizinski wrote: If the OP would like to buy the site off the owner and implement it himself, sure thing. But come on, you've been a member since September 2007, you know this has been suggested again and again and again. It's a dead horse that's been beaten for way too long, I think by now people would have figured it out it's not going to happen and if by some miracle it does, not in the near future. I agree that the 10 point system can come in handy, but you've got more choice of getting hit by a bus than having this implemented. I don't lurk here due to my disgust with the general prog community, so I wouldn't know.  I just look here to get news, despite this place being about as fair and balanced as Faux News.   This site is extremely fair to those willing to participate with good will and a little effort.  Ridiculously fair some might say, we have endless debates here where everyone speaks their mind before the Admin makes a decision.   That is democracy in action.    You come here and contribute nothing but whining and name-calling, then complain that the community is unfair and that you hate us.       An overexaggeration.  I tap progarchives lightly on the shoulder and you consider it an assault charge. The post was to state that I didn't lurk much due to a certain reason.  Stop being a hypocrite and derailing my thread.

Why not just implement half stars. Then you still have 10 possible choices for new reviews without really borking the old ones.

It's an absolute certainty, and I would be willing to wager a lot of money on this, that if the site moved to a 10 star system, someone, fairly quickly, would award an album 8.5 stars because they thought the album was in between the two

The points made re averaging out are well made, and I also agree with Epignosis. There are reviewers and members/collaborators on this site who I trust to make a sound judgement. Actually, he is one of them

StyLaZyn wrote: I have felt for years now the 10point system would be the best.

Yeppers.

I dislike it when people imply it's a slippery slope or something to up the system to 10 points. Do you really feel an 82/100 album is as different from an 83/100 albums as a 8/10 album is from a 9/10 album. If so then...I really don't know how to respond to that.

lazland wrote: It's an absolute certainty, and I would be willing to wager a lot of money on this, that if the site moved to a 10 star system, someone, fairly quickly, would award an album 8.5 stars because they thought the album was in between the two.

M@X wrote: To StyLaZyn: 1. It's endless , 10 pts, then 10pts with 0.5, then 100 , then 99.9 ... 2. Because every time we need to change or adapt the system, we must take into considerationthe 175 000 ratings done with the 5 stars and find a way to updrade them to the new system.

And next , we'll  be asking for a piece of Pi 

You  work with what you got. 5, 10, 20. Like Slarti says - why stop at any given number. Heck, how many numbers after the decimal - " I would give this album 274.2918171932049, but instead I'll round it up to 274.2918171932050 because that second to last note in the flugelhorn solo on track 6 is just mind blowing. "

Or to quote Buzz Lightyear - "To infinity ... and beyond !"
Picky person #1 - "SEBTP is a masterpiece that deserves to outrank all others - therefore, I believe that Infinity plus one is the only score I can give ".
Picky person # 2 - "I disagree, WYWH is better, and I give it infinty plus 2.4."
Normal person (un-numbered) -" I really love Harmonium's Cinq Saisons. I reminds me of my last year of university and a girl I met. Somehow, the music, even at that time, takes me away in a dream".

Which one really gives you anything ?

debrewguy wrote: A " I would give this album 274.2918171932049, but instead I'll round it up to 274.2918171932050 because that second to last note in the flugelhorn solo on track 6 is just mind blowing. "

 * spits cookies on to screen *

Epignosis wrote: I'm sorry, but I don't have time to read through endless reviews to determine what I think I might like to purchase next. The ratings give me an "at a glance" idea of what many people think is an excellent album, and I can read the reviews for more information. Additionally, there are certain people whose opinions I really look for (ClemofNazareth is one of them); if I see he rates an album 1 or 2 stars, I immediately want to know what he didn't like, and vice versa for high ratings.

M@X wrote: To StyLaZyn: 1. It's endless , 10 pts, then 10pts with 0.5, then 100 , then 99.9 ... 2. Because every time we need to change or adapt the system, we must take into considerationthe 175 000 ratings done with the 5 stars and find a way to updrade them to the new system.

Hi M@X, I believe you both have a point, so i propose thuis:

1. O.5 implemented in a 5 stars system
2. This will give the 10 points but at the same time won't affect the ratings of people who has already rated, because there will still be 5 stars as maximum rating and te 1, 2, 3 and 4 stars will always exist.
3. In my case, I would change a few ratings like the Genesis ones, being that I rated all Gabriel Genesis with 5, but in no way I believe SEBTP is in the same level as Foxtrot.

In this case, those who want to change their ratings can do it, and those who don't want or can, will have no problem, being that it's still a 5 stars system and thei 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 stars will ve as valid as before the change.