The Star Rating System
Tue, 16 Apr 2002, 11:20 amThe Review Master10 posts in thread
The Star Rating System
Tue, 16 Apr 2002, 11:20 amHi all,
It was brought to my attention last night that I had apparently given Playlover's JCS two stars in the review I wrote about it.
Not true at all. I have no idea what the stars mean. What do they mean Grant?
The Review Master
The Rate Debate
Fri, 19 Apr 2002, 03:42 pmBabar's Sister wrote:
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> I assumed we were allowed to rate posts out of 5 stars. One
> star being shoddy, five being brilliant.
>
> From this, people can flick through and see which posts are
> popular, and which are not. Or which posts are noteworthy,
> and which are ignored.
>
At first, the ratings are going to be highly inaccurate. If I love something and give it 5 stars, that only represents my one very singular opinion. If someone else hates it and gives it a 1, that only brings the average back to three. If the whole board hates it and keeps giving a 1 star rating, the average will creep down to the low 1.5's.
At the moment there's no such thing as a zero rating - it merely means the post has not been rated at all.
The more we all get into the habit of rating each post we read, the more accurately the star system will reflect popular opinion.
...Whether popular opinion equates with quality is a subject previously disputed...however, it's still a useful and informative guage.
Cheers
Craig
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> I assumed we were allowed to rate posts out of 5 stars. One
> star being shoddy, five being brilliant.
>
> From this, people can flick through and see which posts are
> popular, and which are not. Or which posts are noteworthy,
> and which are ignored.
>
At first, the ratings are going to be highly inaccurate. If I love something and give it 5 stars, that only represents my one very singular opinion. If someone else hates it and gives it a 1, that only brings the average back to three. If the whole board hates it and keeps giving a 1 star rating, the average will creep down to the low 1.5's.
At the moment there's no such thing as a zero rating - it merely means the post has not been rated at all.
The more we all get into the habit of rating each post we read, the more accurately the star system will reflect popular opinion.
...Whether popular opinion equates with quality is a subject previously disputed...however, it's still a useful and informative guage.
Cheers
Craig
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