Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads
by hombre_fatal on Saturday September 12, 2020 @10:13PM
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Your post only goes to point out how arbitrary rating systems are since everyone brings their own ideas into the system of what ratings mean.
What you really want is some personal bookkeeping which doesn't make sense for the 5-star system. You'd want tags or the private note textarea to scribble down your arbitrary personal rating system.
Frankly I think more ratings are just worse. You're pitching 10 or 20 different options instead of 5.
Re:I Want to Fix Goodreads
by chillfox on Sunday September 13, 2020 @03:32AM
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Yep, I could do with a simple thumbs up/down rating system as I usually only rate books either 1 star if I don't like them or 5 stars if I do like them. The multiple stars rating system is pretty pointless to me.
What you really want is some personal bookkeeping which doesn't make sense for the 5-star system. You'd want tags or the private note textarea to scribble down your arbitrary personal rating system.
Frankly I think more ratings are just worse. You're pitching 10 or 20 different options instead of 5.