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pilot

07-07-08 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevor

???

We already have that poll going on in movie talk.

The issue addressed in this thread was related, but entirely separate.

We simply asked for the stars to be added as smilies, so that we could put them in polls if needed.

I didn't look there, but saw matta post

Quote:

Well it looks like the vast majority want some sort of star system. It seems like the argument is between a 0-4 vs. a 0-5 scale with or without half stars.

So I assumed it was not decided..I'll add what is in the first post..

OldBoy

07-07-08 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevor

As we've been discussing in the threads in movie talk, adding half stars gives way too many options. 0-5 with half star options would create 11 options to rate a movie. 11!

While you may want that level of differentiation in a massive review database or some such application, for a simple poll to give the general DVDtalk user feeling on a movie, 11 options is silly. 5 should be enough, 7 at the most. 1 middle rating, and either 2 or 3 qualifiers in either direction from the middle.

well, you can only do a max of 10 and i don't think that is too many. but, i go with consensus as i don't care either way, i just know that 1/2 ratings give a better feel for how i like something because i don't always have an opinion to the whole #.

but, still asking how does this work in a poll? you put the smile in the poll option and then people rate so instead of having the number "5" you have <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/5.gif">
in the poll box?

Trevor

07-08-08 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott1598

but, still asking how does this work in a poll? you put the smile in the poll option and then people rate so instead of having the number "5" you have <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/5.gif">
in the poll box?

Yep. That star system has been "standard rating" in many long running threads here on the forum.

Having the star system also avoids possible confusion, as it will clearly show the entire point system. (i.e, 1 out of 5, 2 out of 5, etc)

OldBoy

07-08-08 02:32 PM

can we get a ruling on this before i post the Dark Knight review thread sometime later this week and i can update what i was gonna post?

pilot

07-09-08 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bus

:5star: — http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/5.gif — <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/5.gif">
:4star: — http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/4.gif — <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/4.gif">
:3star: — http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/3.gif — <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/3.gif">
:2star: — http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/2.gif — <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/2.gif">
:1star: — http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/1.gif — <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/1.gif">
:0star: — http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/0.gif — <img src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/0.gif">

Above Added.

Trevor

07-09-08 11:32 AM

Thanks Pilot. Your efforts get :5star:

OldBoy

07-09-08 01:40 PM

so you just post the link "http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/5.gif" in the poll option line, correct?

Bronkster

07-09-08 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bus

My God. It's full of stars.

mkdevo

07-10-08 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott1598

so you just post the link "http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/5.gif" in the poll option line, correct?

no. you use it just like other smilies. : 5star : (without the spaces)

matta

07-10-08 10:43 AM

:5star:

Neat

Trevor

05-28-09 05:13 PM

Re: Can we get "Stars" as a new smilie?

I forget, and they are not in the smilie list, how do we do half stars?

Edit to add: Never mind, found it here.

Boba Fett

05-28-09 08:32 PM

Re: Can we get "Stars" as a new smilie?

:5star: :5star:

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