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Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by stevage on Sunday March 02, 2025 @04:09PM (#43235136)
I informally often use a -1 to 2 scale. Bad, fine, good, great.

The difference between 1 and 2 on a 5 point scale is not useful.

Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by d1sxeyes on Monday March 03, 2025 @12:57AM (#43238732)
This is a great scale to use when you’ve got a group of people because it’s easy to teach without needing to do calibration: -1 is bad, not meeting expectations, 0 is “not good, but meets expectations”, 1 is “good, better than expectations” and 2 is outstanding.

It’s hard to come up with a nice visual for it though, you just have to use the numbers themselves (or rather ugly emojis)

Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by latexr on Monday March 03, 2025 @10:19AM (#43242556)
> It’s hard to come up with a nice visual for it though

Suggestion off the top of my head: down arrow / thumb down; circle / horizontal dash; up arrow / thumb up; star / heart.

The circle / horizontal dash could be ambiguous in isolation but should be clear in context.