Re:When the 'Wisdom of Crowds' turns on itself: IMDB Edition
by Tichy on Monday July 28, 2008 @06:55PM
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Maybe the majority of people would indeed get more entertainment out of "The Dark Knight" than out of "The Godfather"?
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Re:When the 'Wisdom of Crowds' turns on itself: IMDB Edition
by william42 on Monday July 28, 2008 @07:33PM
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You're right.
However, if "The Dark Knight" bumping off "The Godfather" was all that was happening, that wouldn't be a problem.
What's happening, though, is that the release of "The Dark Knight" made "The Shawshank Redemption" have a higher rank than "The Godfather". This means that the ranking system has lead to the rating system being used strategically.
The implications of this for approval voting would be an interesting corollary. The polls could influence themselves.