|
ProgArchives "Voter Fraud" |
Post Reply 
|
| Author |
 Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google Boomarks Google Buzz MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search  Topic Options
|
irregardlessly 
Forum Newbie 
Joined: January 01 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
 Post Options
 Quote Reply
 Topic: ProgArchives "Voter Fraud"Posted: April 15 2012 at 21:10 |
|
I was looking through the "all time" top 100 today and saw some curious selections on there. Two "Yes and Friends" cover band type albums are listed in the top 100. When I drill into these, I see they each have 1-2 (mediocre) reviews but hundreds of 5 star ratings. Kind of strange. There is a large degree of overlap in the voters.
For all I know Adam Wakeman or someone sent everyone over from his website to go vote for these, but just seems weird.
|
|
 |
|
|
Progarchives.com
Advertisement |
Sponsored links (registered users, log in to remove) |
|
|
|
|
dreadpirateroberts
Forum Senior Member 
Joined: May 27 2011 Location: AU Online Status: Offline Posts: 947 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 15 2012 at 21:15 |
|
Yeah, there is a bit of ratings manipulations going on, it's been discussed in the Reviews reporting thread if you're keen to have a read, and it will be dealt with by admin in the future.
|
|
|
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
JazzMusicArchives. |
|
|
|
|
stonebeard
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Online Status: Offline Posts: 27915 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 15 2012 at 21:28 |
|
You really shouldn't be looking at ratings much anyway.
Prog Archives ratings: "This album has a mellotron"... 5 stars "This album has a dissonant chord" ... 5 stars. "This album is in the Symphonic Prog genre" ... 5 stars. etc.
|
|
|
|
|
Horizons
Collaborator 
Math Rock Team Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Online Status: Online Posts: 10102 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 15 2012 at 21:54 |
|
|
|
In winter decay, when hope and plans seem all but gone
You have found a way,to make me seem like almost drawn |
|
|
|
|
TheOppenheimer
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 29 2010 Location: Buenos Aires Online Status: Offline Posts: 228 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 15 2012 at 22:06 |
^^This. |
|
|
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
A veces es cuestión de esperar, y tomarte en silencio. |
|
|
|
|
RoyFairbank
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 07 2008 Location: Somewhere Online Status: Offline Posts: 1072 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 15 2012 at 22:09 |
|
If the albums suck then it could be voter fraud
or could be a lot of people doing this >  Then again, what's the difference between Fraud and an idiotic or wrongly motivated selection? |
|
|
|
|
Catcher10
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 23 2009 Location: Emerald City Online Status: Offline Posts: 5116 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 15 2012 at 22:20 |
|
Who cares......There isn't a single "Top....." anything that doesn't have some debate, including the PA.
|
|
 
|
|
|
|
|
Progosopher
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 12 2009 Location: The woods Online Status: Offline Posts: 2494 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 00:38 |
 Also "This album is Prog Metal" ... 5 stars.
There are rabid fanboys on this site who seem to want us all to agree with their particular tastes. We also have artists on this site, and I have always wondered to what extent they or their friends give glowing ratings and reviews to their albums no matter how good or bad they are. Hopefully, any fraud will be found and eliminated.
|
|
|
Songs that I sang before come softly once again, and the shadows of uncounted journeys cross my way. -- Hermann Hesse
|
|
|
|
|
sagichim
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Online Status: Offline Posts: 2751 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 00:46 |
|
We have all reported some rating fraud before, and i never saw an admin saying he's going to do something about it.
|
|
|
|
|
dreadpirateroberts
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 27 2011 Location: AU Online Status: Offline Posts: 947 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 01:07 |
|
^ Read back through the 'reviews reporting' thread, it's there (I'm too lazy to provide a link.)
Besides, reviews are more important than ratings in the end. |
|
|
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
JazzMusicArchives. |
|
|
|
|
sagichim
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Online Status: Offline Posts: 2751 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 01:26 |
|
Those are all ideas, i'm not sure what was actually been done. And what about the damage that already been caused?
|
|
|
|
|
octopus-4
Collaborator
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl Team Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy/UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 4632 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 01:40 |
|
I have heard of a bug which doesn't allow fake ratings and accounts to be deleted, something like an "overflow error".
In the meantime we could flood the inbox of this idiot with PMs, just to have a little revenge. |
|
|
Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half.
|
|
|
|
|
dreadpirateroberts
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 27 2011 Location: AU Online Status: Offline Posts: 947 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 01:42 |
Dean did mention that a solution was in the works and it was waiting on Max - it's in there, trust me, keep diggin |
|
|
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
JazzMusicArchives. |
|
|
|
|
sagichim
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Online Status: Offline Posts: 2751 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 01:58 |
|
Hey octopus, i have seen worse cases of rating fraud then jose natal's. A revenge will not solve the problem but how fun is it huh???
 |
|
|
|
|
Vompatti
Forum Senior Member
VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: Atlantis Online Status: Offline Posts: 51263 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 02:04 |
|
Oh no, there goes the reputation of this site.
 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AtomicCrimsonRush
Special Collaborator 
Symphonic Team Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 12901 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 02:17 |
|
This is much discussed in reviews reporting thread as has been mentioned.
The manipulator picks on Yes tribute albums and Wakeman for some unearthly reason. it could be worse - he could have chosen ELP's Love Beach or Gentle Giant's Giant For A Day or some other poor excuse for an album. It has to be said though that I believe all those ratings by said user will be gone soon - its only a matter of time.
|
|
 
|
|
|
|
|
AtomicCrimsonRush
Special Collaborator
Symphonic Team Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 12901 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 02:34 |
|
Actually I have been PMing him but I bet you a thousand dollars he wont respond - probably an automated computer program.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Easy Livin
Forum & Site Admin Group
Site Admin & Moderator Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 15514 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 02:44 |
|
|
|
ProgArchives.com
The Ultimate Progressive Rock Music Discography, Reviews database and Forum. |
|
|
|
|
AtomicCrimsonRush
Special Collaborator
Symphonic Team Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 12901 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 16 2012 at 03:20 |
|
^^^ yeah very uncalled for. Admins are among the best online around here.
Its gonna be sorted out like everything - just gotta be patient
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
