Re:BookWyrm is a federated Goodreads replacement
by avnigo on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:34AM
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Agreed. I was more so referring to the law of large numbers, hoping that from their large user base it's more likely to get a more representative rating than a site with a smaller user base maybe suffering from some sampling bias.
There are far too many reviews for advanced copies seeded by publishers, though, and there’s no consistent disclosure or way to filter these out.
That, and the rating system is far too simplistic. When you’re optimizing for engagement then having users spend a lot of time reading reviews is probably good. It’s not optimized for time spent to find a good book to read, though.