4 ms·

That exists. It's the thumbs down button. Granted, I'm unsure whether they use it to reprioritize the specific show/film, or the entire genre / broader category

That exists. It's the thumbs down button. Granted, I'm unsure whether they use it to reprioritize the specific show/film, or the entire genre / broader category, or both.

0xcafecafe 7y ago
That button is for rating the movie/show after you watched it. I want to apriori eliminate items before even attempting to watch them.
- cavanasm 7y ago
  Except they're using that rating to influence what you're recommended, even if you don't watch (which they're also tracking). They document more of this than I expected. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/9898 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/9898
  - 0xcafecafe 7y ago
    >>If you liked a TV show or movie, give it a "thumbs up." If you didn't like a TV show or movie, give it a "thumbs down." True, it does affect their recommendations but still the inherent purpose of a thumbs down is to tell them I watched it but didn't like. I would love for them to provide a "not interested" option as well.
    - glenneroo 7y ago
      Considering Netflix's infuriating decision to reduce the 5-star rating to the thumbs-up/down, I highly doubt they'll be adding any more buttons soon. Edit: I continue to have hope that some higher-ups from Netflix are reading these comments, and someday will create a GUI for "pros" and a GUI for everyone else (as it is now), where the "pro" version allows at least some level of customization beyond this dark-pattern insanity.
overlordalex 7y ago
That button infuriates me, as it appears to do nothing except grey out the cover of the show - the show is still shown in my "currently watching", it comes up in "trending", and it's even in my "recommended" section! What was the point of even providing me the option? I suspect it might be part of an A/B test to see how many people engage with a button that does nothing. I absolutely loathe this sort of dark pattern but I have yet to convince a manager that "gathering data!" is bad thing...

That exists. It's the thumbs down button. Granted, I'm unsure whether they use it to reprioritize the specific show/film, or the entire genre / broader category, or both.

0xcafecafe 7y ago

That button is for rating the movie/show after you watched it. I want to apriori eliminate items before even attempting to watch them.

cavanasm 7y ago
Except they're using that rating to influence what you're recommended, even if you don't watch (which they're also tracking). They document more of this than I expected. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/9898 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/9898
- 0xcafecafe 7y ago
  >>If you liked a TV show or movie, give it a "thumbs up." If you didn't like a TV show or movie, give it a "thumbs down." True, it does affect their recommendations but still the inherent purpose of a thumbs down is to tell them I watched it but didn't like. I would love for them to provide a "not interested" option as well.
  - glenneroo 7y ago
    Considering Netflix's infuriating decision to reduce the 5-star rating to the thumbs-up/down, I highly doubt they'll be adding any more buttons soon. Edit: I continue to have hope that some higher-ups from Netflix are reading these comments, and someday will create a GUI for "pros" and a GUI for everyone else (as it is now), where the "pro" version allows at least some level of customization beyond this dark-pattern insanity.

overlordalex 7y ago

That button infuriates me, as it appears to do nothing except grey out the cover of the show - the show is still shown in my "currently watching", it comes up in "trending", and it's even in my "recommended" section! What was the point of even providing me the option? I suspect it might be part of an A/B test to see how many people engage with a button that does nothing. I absolutely loathe this sort of dark pattern but I have yet to convince a manager that "gathering data!" is bad thing...