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A vote to remove the star ratings (currently 2645 views) |
bert |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 4:44pm |
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LocationThat's me in the corner Posts4233 Posts Per Day 0.61 |
I just posted a message similar to this on Andrew's "Liberty City" thread, but have decided that I am steamed enough to make a broader appeal.
I think the "star rating" system should be phased out, as it gives people too much anonymous leeway to be jerks.
George had like 4.5 stars on "Vengence" -- I saw it this morning -- and as soon as he posted something hopeful, positive, and optimistic on his thread, a couple of assholes went in and took it down to 2. What is up with that?
Whether it springs from jealousy or just being mean or whatever, I am quite certain those jerks never even read it, you know?
There...I feel better now. |
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Nixon |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 4:48pm |
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LocationWashington Posts1395 Posts Per Day 0.24 |
You have my vote, the stars shouldn't matter. You should show your opinion for a person's script with a written review, not by some star rating system.
-Zavier |
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George Willson |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 4:54pm |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
LocationBroken Arrow Posts3591 Posts Per Day 0.51 |
Wow, that's weird. I remember it being higher earlier too. A similar thing happened on the Fempiror Chronicles thread. I had 5 stars and, like, 2 or 3 votes or something like that. Someone (without posting a negative review) likely gave it 1 star which kicked it down to 2 and some change. While one would hope that the jerks would be balanced by the legitimate voters, I rarely vote for much of anything and just leave comments. Now we can realize that it isn't much of a gauge for how good or bad something is, but if that's the case, Bert has a point...why keep it? I guess we can all start voting for scripts and what we think of them, but that leads to another problem. Let's say I submit a dreaded first draft that sucks. Well after so many reviewers saying it is total crap, I revise it to a jewel. Well (accepting I should not have submitted a first draft to begin with), I would have to contend with a low star level that those who might re-read would raise but they can't. Is it just me, or did that last paragraph sound stupid? Anyway, I'm with you Bert. The stars are kind of pointless...I give this thread 5 stars. |
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Antemasque |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 4:57pm |
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Been Around the ocean floor is hidden from your viewing lens
LocationBaltimore, MD Posts558 Posts Per Day 0.08 |
I also agree. Assholes haha i hate them. Here is what i wrote in my Liberty City thread to response for Bert.
Haha. Yeah they are assholes, people go to a script and see's it has 2 stars and automaticlly dont read it. I know there are some people that do that. I don't think this deserves the 1 star but whatever. At least i have people reading it and giving me helpful reviews to better my writing skills.
Thanks
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Martin |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 5:14pm |
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LocationFrankfurt, Germany Posts607 Posts Per Day 0.09 |
Zoetrope has a good rating system where you mark the script out of 10 in several categories whenever you post a review. It's relatively anonymous since you get an average rating once your script has been up for 30 days and is then removed. However, I can't see that working here without major changes.
I think the star rating system here is redundant. Very few scripts actually get rated in this way. Most of the scripts you see with high ratings have just one vote which is likely from the person who wrote it. I'd vote for removing the rating system altogether.
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Oney.Mendoza |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 5:42pm |
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LocationBay Area, CA Posts190 Posts Per Day 0.03 |
You get my vote to. "Misfortune" went from a 4 star-1 star-2 star. WTF? I think that these star ratings can also discourage a lot of people. Take them down.
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Higgonaitor |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 9:40pm |
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Location(40.717261, -73.600087) Posts934 Posts Per Day 0.13 |
wait, where is this star system, I am extremly confused, Iv never even seen it. |
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George Willson |
Posted: August 16th, 2005, 9:46pm |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
LocationBroken Arrow Posts3591 Posts Per Day 0.51 |
If you look at the bottom of every thread, you will find a thread rating. If you have not voted on this thread, it will be a drop downbox with no vote and 1 to 5 stars. The star rating is displayed next to the thread name on the main board, but not visible in the "portal" area. |
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Alan_Holman |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 12:21am |
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I think I can only remember ever voting on two or three threads in the entire history of the time I've been here ... and they were threads about my own stuff. We're all posting our stuff here and that star rating thing is one more temptation to inflate our own egoes. I'm not sure whether I feel positively or negatively about it. I'm on the fence about this issue. |
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Huggybear |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 12:22am |
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I've never voted on the star rating thing... |
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George Willson |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 1:20am |
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Of The Ancients Doctor who? Yes, quite right.
LocationBroken Arrow Posts3591 Posts Per Day 0.51 |
Hey, earlier when this thread had 5 votes, it had 5 stars. I was being fecitious when I put 5 stars, but someone went and probably gave it one star knocking it down to 3. How silly. |
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Higgonaitor |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 2:24pm |
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Location(40.717261, -73.600087) Posts934 Posts Per Day 0.13 |
I honestly don't think it matters, I never even noticed it before this. But whatever, knock it off. to me its just a waste of space. |
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Huggybear |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 2:28pm |
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I vote for it to be removed!
CAN I GET A HALLELEUIA??? |
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Scoob |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 4:21pm |
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LocationUK Posts583 Posts Per Day 0.08 |
I dont know if its possible, or even its worth the hassle of Don doing it, but if there was to be a rating system maybe the person has to write a review or at least a comment before being able to vote a rating.
At least that way the rating system would be fair and it might cut out a lot of the antics that seem to have been going on.
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Old Time Wesley |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 4:22pm |
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LocationOntario, Canada Posts2908 Posts Per Day 0.38 |
I rather enjoy it, I use it about as much as Alan which is why i never notice it anyway so if it's gone or if it's there it has no effect on me.
It's been here since the beginning, hasn't it? I honestly don't remember. |
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Martin |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 5:41pm |
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LocationFrankfurt, Germany Posts607 Posts Per Day 0.09 |
if there was to be a rating system maybe the person has to write a review or at least a comment before being able to vote a rating.
At least that way the rating system would be fair and it might cut out a lot of the antics that seem to have been going on.
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On Screenwriters Utopia, when you submit a script you are asked to answer a series of yes/no questions about your script. Stuff like: Does it rain at any point in the story? Does anyone die? Is any scene set in L.A.? Id there a car accident in the script? Etc etc Before you review a script, you have to answer these questions to prove that you've read it. Pretty neat idea. I'm not saying Don should go and work his ass off to do this, but IF he decided to use a rating system. I'd suggest this as the way to go. |
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Old Time Wesley |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 9:24pm |
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LocationOntario, Canada Posts2908 Posts Per Day 0.38 |
I doubt Don has the time to go that in depth but I'd like to see a new rule added saying in the specific boards designated for a screenplay you can only review the screenplay unless you're the writer.
So instead of all this idle chat that you have to go through pages of it's only reviews and the writer updating the status of rewrites and or episodes upcoming. (Idle chat is for pm's)
This way certain people can't leave 1 line reviews that nobody cares about (Not even the writer) and or just saying OK or "That's good"
And a way to enforce the rule would be immediate termination never to return but that's just me. |
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Balt |
Posted: August 17th, 2005, 9:43pm |
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I don't care either way... stars don't mean nothing. So if I said I had a great day today "a 5 star day" and you viewed my day on tape "per say" and told me my day sucked and it deserved 2 stars... Would I be right or would you? Stars don't mean nothing... stars don't depict if I read a story or not so all in all... yeah, get rid of 'em... they ain't doin' me no good either!!!! Balt~ |
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Higgonaitor |
Posted: August 18th, 2005, 12:50am |
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Been Around
Location(40.717261, -73.600087) Posts934 Posts Per Day 0.13 |
I dunno, they're kind of pretty. |
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