From [email protected] Sun Jul  9 23:14:29 EDT 1995
Article: 66464 of alt.sex.movies
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From: [email protected] (Jamal Dunbar)
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Date: Sat,  8 Jul 1995 10:49:06 UTC
Subject: Dunbar Reviews: Ratings notes (Imperator please read)
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No, I haven't changed my rating scale again, but I am trying to refine it a
little in an effort to be more consistent, and hence more useful.

To that end, I've drawn up a new table which correlates my scale more
closely to the categories officially sanctioned by the Imperator.  I
thought about just adopting the Imperial system altogether, but I've
decided I prefer my "metric" system.  At heart, they're both really 
a five-point scale.  

Here's the new table comparing the two scales and showing the
major divisions:

  *   Imperator     Dunbar      Comments
+---+-------------+-----------+------------------------------+
| 5 | 3.50 - 4.00 | 8.8 - 9.9 | Among the best               |
+---+-------------+-----------+------------------------------+
| 4 | 3.35 - 3.50 | 8.3 - 8.7 | Possibly worth buying        |
+---+-------------+-----------+------------------------------+
| 3 | 2.50 - 3.35 | 6.3 - 8.2 | Good to excellent rentals    |
+---+-------------+-----------+------------------------------+
| 2 | 2.00 - 2.50 | 5.0 - 6.2 | Mixed, may have momemts of   |
|   |             |           | interest to some             |
+---+-------------+-----------+------------------------------+
| 1 | 0.00 - 2.00 | 1.0 - 4.9 | From awful to just plain bad |
+---+-------------+-----------+------------------------------+

I like ratings for the same reason I like my compact scene notation.
It provides a lot of information at a glance, and tells me if I need
to read further (I'm please to see that a couple of others have 
adopted similiar styles).

Of course, a rating is only useful if you are familiar with the
reviewer: How do his tastes compare to your own?  Is he consistent?

===

And now a couple of humble suggestions for the Imperator:

Could you, please, put your copyright and ratings explanation at the bottom
of your posts, and a table of contents (w/ratings) at the top?  Most
everybody has seen your notice and table before.  Must you force us to
scroll by it again and again?

A table of contents would be really helpful, especially for your long post
where you review many videos.  Your post are informative, but I must admit
I don't always have time to wade through them to find your comments about
the videos that I'm interested in (i.e. that are in stock at my local video
stor).  I sometimes save them, intending to read them later, but I usually
don't find the time.

I know you said that you put the ratings at the bottom to force people to
read the whole review, but that's a bit high-handed isn't?  Then again, you
are the Imperator.  Still, are you trying to be helpful, or just flex your
ego?

I hope my suggestions don't offend you.

Cheers,

Dunbar

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