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[dwchang]

What people should be striving for is consistency in their scoring.
I created a rubric for myself because I wanted to try to have a framework to work within.

So long as you are not erradic with your style of scoring, and really try and provide honest, helpful explanations about the scores and reasoning behind them; I don't see why the scores/averages people recieve should be that big a deal.

Agreed. I said the same thing earlier that what you write and how you back it up is a lot more important. Numbers don't mean anything without an explanation and if you can explain the scoring, what needs improvement, what they do well, etc....they I'd say the numbers don't really matter...

[Xanthrax]

I pick scores randomly out of a hat and explain accordingly.

[OmniStrata]

I pick scores randomly out of a hat and explain accordingly.

you know people, this guy is legendary right?

[mexicanjunior]

I'm a generous grader most of the time. The lowest scores I've given were for my own videos and that cloudsDBZ guy. :\ But yeah, I like to use same as a base of being average and go up and down from there, it just feels better to me than doing 5.

[Mr Pilkington]

Lots of people dislike my 6.XX which comes out when they see my "scores given"

That's kind of T.S. on their part isn’t it?
I grade leniently for the most part, but I don't by any means have problems with giving crappy reviews to shitty videos. Yes 5 is average, so if you get a 6 or a 7 don't bitch! Some people don't seem to be happy with my opinions on originality, but If I think it's a "been there don’t that" situation, You'll get a poor score. (IE: Heavy metal vids to scenes of eva violence.) Plus if the anime is used on a regular basis (the big 3 being, in order: DBZ, Evangelion, Trigun) your score drops several points initially, but can and will be won back with new and original concepts. You gotta pull off something serious to impress me. Now quality is kind of a strange situation. I'm used to seeing fansubs in AMVs so I consider divx rips to be average (5). For this reason DVD rips will almost always get 8-10. The rest is kind up to the moment stuff. But reviewability…. if you get a 7+, that means I kept it for my collection. And that's a feat!

I'll stomach any video now. The thing is, I get this weird [Ominous?] feeling that people DON'T want me to op them due to my "evil" scoring habits...

Can't be any worse than the scores I would have given myself. Actually I love to hear responces from people I consider AMV l33t.

[Smaklo]

well atleast im above average although i have a feelig 1 of ur r going 2 argue 8 to be average, come on im waititng for it

[Smaklo]

explain the global points, not the average the one like recived pts but global, how r they rated and whhhhy?

[Arigatomina]

explain the global points, not the average the one like recived pts but global, how r they rated and whhhhy?

You know, I wondered that myself. I'm guessing they take all the different scores people get in one category (like originality) and find the average of that for the global. But it could be that they take the average of the 'average given' scores for that category - in which case it would be the average people give, rather than the averages people receive. I know, it sounds odd, but I switched majors before I took Statistics, so I don't know if there's something inherently faulty with taking an average of an average. I bet Dwchang would be able to explain the flaws with that, but it seems like either method would give you different results for the 'global average scores.'

[Theoretical math is not my strong point. ]

[Smaklo]

that cant be right cuz i got my global average of 8.17 before i got a recieved average of 6

[Smaklo]

and i havent given any ratings yet