MC Yearly Database: What's Your Flavor of Choice?

[DavidSeven]

Vote above. Sway voters below.

[transmogrifier]

I assume labeling it "snooty" means it's not your cup of tea? Anyway, it is the best choice for a more informative, but still workable, consensus system.

For example, a film with 13 yays and 13 nays could be just one of those mediocre, moderately tolerable things that people just tend to shrug at. Or it could be:

YAY: 9
yay: 3
mixed: 2
nay: 4
NAY: 8

[MadMan]

Oops, I meant to vote for "Yay/Mixed/Nay." Which makes the most sense.

Also I didn't know this place was a democracy :P

[Stay Puft]

I was about to post in the other thread that I like the current system E has going and would be fine with it continuing. However...

I also agree with trans about the PRO/pro/mixed/con/CON rating system. I found that to be a good system for consensus in the past, striking a nice balance between robust and intuitive, as Derek and trans have both described in the other thread.

[Stay Puft]

I also agree with trans about the PRO/pro/mixed/con/CON rating system.

In fact, I have cast my vote in this direction, and would be willing to organize the thread if this is the wish of the majority, or help organize, as I see I'm not the first to volunteer.

[baby doll]

Under Tranny's system we're probably going to see a lot of people vote "YAY," and then downgrade to "yay" or "mixed" once they sober up a bit. Should we pass a rule saying that all votes are final and irreversible?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Oops, I meant to vote for "Yay/Mixed/Nay." Which makes the most sense.

Also I didn't know this place was a democracy :P

What did you actually vote for, since the tally is now skewed?

[DavidSeven]

FYI, this is unofficial poll that has absolutely no bearing on what the people who are actually doing the work are obligated to do. Also, I created the poll on my phone, after midnight, with a couple drinks in me. I'm not even sure what I was getting at with "snooty" ... perhaps a subconscious association to the old RT Critics Forum (sorry, Derek). I also apologize for not making this a public poll with a closing date.

Anyway, I sort of like Yay/Mixed/Nay (with only the Yays counting toward the "x out of # of voters" tabulation). And I sort of love in depth discussions of film rating systems.

[baby doll]

And I sort of love in depth discussions of film rating systems.

We've been gradually moving towards a meta-discussion about film discussion ever since this place got started.

[Rowland]

YAY
yay
mild yay
meh
mild nay
nay
NAY

You all know this be true.

[Raiders]

Voted Flexibility. The "mixed" seems a good inclusion, but I see no reason to start in with the caps/no caps idea. The point of the database is to get a consensus for how many people liked a film; not to get a qualitative score for it. Otherwise, we might as well just use a rating system from 1 to 5.

[eternity]

I like the Metacritic way. Positive/Neutral/Negative.

[MadMan]

I'm just going to start rating movies on a four coconuts scale. There will be half coconuts, just for further confusion. After all, I'm confusing. CONFUDDLED.

[Kurosawa Fan]

That sounds exactly like the traditional four star rating system, and won't be the slightest bit confusing. C'mon Madman, you can do better.

[Derek]

That sounds exactly like the traditional four star rating system, and won't be the slightest bit confusing. C'mon Madman, you can do better.

We could try the Madman 75-100 scale.