More precise rating - on the roadmap

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Hey everyone this is a ROADMAP post which means you can vote for ideas that you want to see sooner, this will help shape the future of the site!

This is an idea that would probably be Patrons only, because of how fiddly it might make things.

But the idea is that instead of having to choose between 4.0 and 4.5, maybe you could rate a story a 4.3?

It would not be as quick to rate things, as you’d have a lot longer list to choose from, so perhaps it’s something you only do every now and then? But it would be useful for people who are very particular about their ratings!

What do you think? Any ideas how this could work? Maybe VOTE on it if you like it :smiley:

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I think 10 steps is good enough. If there is need for clarification for ratings, then they can use a review to explain their points.

Also, basically, everyone would have to re-rate their stories for an accurate “”“consensus”“”.

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Wouldn’t bother me to have more than 10 increments. I don’t really see the point of being nitpicky enough to quibble over a 3.5 or a 3.6 rating. What does that even mean?

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Good to know! That’s why this is here, so I can gauge interest :blush:

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I’m already vague enough with ratings– there are stories I’ve rated 7/10 that I genuinely like more than stories I’v rated 8/10, for example– that more precise rating would definitely not work for me personally, I think.

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Well, I’m usually very nitpicky about ratings. I have a lot of stories rated at 8/10, but there are huge differences between them - some are closer to a 7 and others are closer to a 9. So this could be interesting. Then again, I have always been perfectly fine with a 10-point system on other platforms, but I can then use the review space to explain my opinion further or have a list where I rank the stories for better accuracy. So while this could be useful, it’s not something I necessarily need.

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I think there will always be stories stuck between different ratings, no matter how precise you make it. And I think that after like these ten points it just gets more confusing

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This is what the numbers 7.5 and 8.5 are for… :stuck_out_tongue:

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Honestly, I’m not the best at picking numbered scores for stories, anyways. I probably have far too many sitting around 3-4…

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I think a 1-10 system (or 0.5-5 with halves) is fine. Everyone is going to have their own idea of what each number means to them anyway.

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Well yes, but those would be 3.75 and 4.75 on TARDIS Guide, and it’s not possible to give those ratings right now :wink:

And sometimes I might feel that The Day of the Doctor is only a 9.9/10 (or a 4.9/5) because Tennant’s hair is flat in it. Giving it 4.5 for Tennant’s flat hair feels wrong, whereas 4.9 feels right because it’s just a very minor quibble.

Yes, I overanalyse things. Send help.

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That’s exactly what I was thinking!

Perfect gif for this

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You two are both weird…

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Well no I don’t mean I was exactly thinking that Tennant’s hair was the use case for this feature.

I was thinking some people would be very picky and want to score things like a 9.9/10!

Nothing is perfect

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If you had a 100 point score would you still give Delta and the Bannermen 100/100?

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No, it was his accent. Not Scottish enough.

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It took you almost a year to realise! Give this man a badge!

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cough

Summary

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Bet you thought it was going to be a picture from this didn’t you?..

Summary

https://tardis.guide/story/delta-and-the-bannermen/

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I think that 10 steps works fine. I dont think that my rating system is exact enough for more detailed ratings. That is what reviews are for.

But if someone else wants it that is fine by me.

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I’m fine with what we’ve got.

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