The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem

Re:The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem by ballenf on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @05:33PM (#14756898)

I know I'm in the minority here, but I am a big fan of the new system. I would torture myself trying to decide between, e.g., 3 or 4 stars for movie. And then go back and re-rate other movies that I realized I liked more but rated lower than the just-rated movie.

Their % match numbers are fairly accurate, but I have had to go into the watch history and delete the occasional movie watched and finished that we actually hated. No number of 1-stars (or thumbs downs) would eradicate its effects on the recommendations.

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Re:The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem by jimbobimbo on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @07:36PM (#14757596)

My system was (and is, in DVDs):

  5 - Absolutely loved it, will buy a disc
  4 - Good, but won't buy a disc
  3 - Movie was okay
  2 - Not a good movie
  1 - Stopped watching 20 minutes into it

My problem with binary choice is that 1 == 2 and 3 == 4 == 5, whilst 1 and 5 were very special for me. :(

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