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I have literally never looked at dislikes ever as a measure for quality.
by panick21_ 5y ago
I have literally never looked at dislikes ever as a measure for quality.
- ddingus 5y agoI looked at the ratio frequently. My new fave: "NASA makes terrifying discovery..." Yeah. My experience is similar to the authors. Crap floats right to the top.
- jstx1 5y agoThey're helpful when searching for tutorials especially on topics you don't know much about. It's a way to navigate the big mess of unknown to me channels. For example, if I'm looking for a video on how to fix something at home, the downvote ratio can quickly tell me if someone is giving bad advice or just rambling and wasting my time. For channels I watch regularly downvotes aren't relevant at all.
- slightwinder 5y agoHow often do you check the supposed "bad tutorials" to verify that this assumption is actually true?
- jstx1 5y agoNot often, the whole point of this heuristic is to watch as little as possible and still get the information I need. I don't really care about false-negatives unless a very-downvoted video is the only useful video on a topic (which is unlikely). It's just a useful shortcut, not a way to perfectly classify videos.
- mekoka 5y agoYou use the heuristics available and it was a fair predictor. Especially for instructional/educational material. I used it the way I use upvotes/time/comments on HN.