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I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the Netflix rating system which seems more accurate. Netflix scales the rating against your other ratings. If you alway
by maire 7y ago
I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the Netflix rating system which seems more accurate. Netflix scales the rating against your other ratings. If you always say 3 = OK then 5 = great. If you always say 5 = does not suck then 3 = sucks but not horrible.
I don't even rate AirBNB hosts (for instance) because I know that a good enough host will be punished. I only rate the top and the bottom because those are the only two ratings that have meaning any more.
- Karunamon 7y agoThat would only work as long as they're not figuring null ratings into the score, which would still decrease the host's average. I'm not sure how it works for either company - is it (transactions/rating score) or (ratings/rating score)? Downthread, we learn that Lyft gives null ratings an automatic 5.
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- walterbell 7y agoTime to invent the bell curve..
- Pyxl101 7y agoNetflix switched to a thumbs up / thumbs down rating system in 2017: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-netflix-replaced-its-5-star-rating-system-2017-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/why-netflix-replaced-its-5-s...
- kerbalspacepro 7y agoPeople got very mad at this, but it seems preferable. Movies/TV shows that you "like a lot" versus movies that you "just like" are both movies that you'd watch, and watching is what you're buying.
- advarckcal 7y agoNot getting enough ratings also causes punishment.