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Points: 58 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Invisiable reviews
    Posted: November 26 2006 at 06:13
Not sure whether this is the right thread but thought I'd just mention...

PFM's new album "Stati di immaginazione" shows 2 ratings but no reviews appear. I know at least one review was deleted as it related to a live concert of these works last year and not the CD/DVD issue itself, which only came out on Friday. It seems kind of strange though to see a high rating without any justification or explanation. I was kind of keen to see whether my decision to buy it (already on order) was a wise move or an act of purest folly
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Points: 1377 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2006 at 06:28
Either ..... they are reviews which are too short for display  ..... or ..... the site allows you to rate an album without reviewing it

Edited by Joolz - November 26 2006 at 06:28
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Points: 58 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2006 at 06:32
Originally posted by Joolz Joolz wrote:

Either ..... they are reviews which are too short for display  ..... or ..... the site allows you to rate an album without reviewing it


Cheers Joolz- hadn't realised you could rate without review. I'm a relative newbie!
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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2006 at 08:22
Yes,it is because the album has no review accompanying it just a couple of ratings.

The Admin Team is not particualrly happy with this practice and would rather everyone wrote a review rather than just gave a meaningless rating.
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Points: 58 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2006 at 10:10
A limitation of the software?  The ability to rate without reviewing does seem a bit open. Not a feature I intend to explore, rest assured.
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2006 at 10:15
It is deliberate though. The intention is to make the site as open to all as possible People who do not speak English, or are uncomfortable writing reviews, can participate in the site by rating albums.
 
The overall ratings calculations are weighted to give less emphasis to ratings without reviews.
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