The Star System

[klunderbunker]

Why is this so untouchable? At the blog I got to post some reviews at, probably 1/3 of the comments are people saying I don't use the * system and the letter grades are confusing or whatnot.

Seriously? It's that hard to tell that an A is good, a C isn't bad and an F is terrible? When did that get so complex?

 

[Lee]

What about A*?

 

[klunderbunker]

Nah. They already complain that B+ is too many characters. Which is odd because it means above average which would translate to about *** and a half.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I always liked the /10 system. I don't think a /5 system is divisive enough. There are more than five levels of match/film/TV quality. Problem is, some people agree with me and so will award films 3.5 or 3.75 or so on, which is just pointless.

Inversely, systems out of 100 or whatever are equally pointless. There's no need to differentiate between a movie that's 87/100 and a movie that's 88/100.

 

[gd]

I prefer the out of 10 system. It's just dandy.

 

[Lee]

Should do what famitsu does and have four people rate out of 10 giving a total out of 40

 

[klunderbunker]

NO! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT 75% IS? IS THAT *** OR ***.5???

 

[The Doctor]

I actually rather dislike the star system, and any system other than the letter scale.

 

[ABMorales787]

What school did those people attend?

 

[Unsold Bacon]

I prefer percent and what not. I'm old school like that.

 

[Coco]

I prefer the system that's going to get me into graduate school. I have yet to figure out what it all means, but I know I'm doing extremely well.

 

[justinsayne]

Am I the only dumbass that thought this thread was about this?

wasn't till I clicked on it that I was like "oh shit, that star system"