What is dishonest about the current systems? The dishonesty (wilful or otherwise) arises from allowing the 5 star system to proxy for something that gives users

What is dishonest about the current systems? The dishonesty (wilful or otherwise) arises from allowing the 5 star system to proxy for something that gives users something meaningful with which to base their decision making. And what makes it look like an opinion system could be honest? I said an opinion system could be made more honest. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that the people voting are misrepresenting their position (the users are dishonest) merely that the 5 star rating system that purports to tell us something of value, doesn't (the system is dishonest). Honesty comes from simplicity and it's my opinion that aligning online recommendations systems more closely with "real world" models is not only purer (in that we'll have a greater innate understanding) but probably more accurate and more helpful as a decision making aid. As for the Netflix Prize, I can't help feeling that it's not much more than asking how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?