Opinions, who's still writing them?

Mag Launcher · Post by **Mag Launcher** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 10:48 am

It doesn't matter what you think

Mag Launcher · Post by **Mag Launcher** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 10:48 am

because stone cold said so

FirestormXIII · Post by **FirestormXIII** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:16 pm

O.o

/Me lays the Smack Down on Mag Launcher

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:18 pm

I'd write opinions, if I got any on my vids. I've had about 175 downloads on this one video already, and I've gotten one opinion.

Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:28 pm

I generally don't write opinions anymore because the creators often got nasty if I didn't give them high enough scores, and if I said anything negative whatsoever that they didn't agree with.

FirestormXIII · Post by **FirestormXIII** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:54 pm

I still write reviews. In fact I write one for any video I download. Unfortunately, I don't download videos as much as I'd like to, so thereby I don't write as many reviews either.

I don't participate in review exchanges anymore though, because it seems most people tend to want their reviews right away, whereas I take time in writing my reviews and don't like being put on a schedule. I also prefer to download vids on a more random basis, I think the creators appreciate getting reviews more when they don't know they're coming.

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 9:24 pm

I do now and then, if I'm moved to. My opinions aren't too important, though, since I don't know all THAT much about the minutiae of editing (they're more from a viewer's perspective).

I've never in my life used the ratings to decide anything. O_o I go by the author's comments, or if I feel like it just downloading things on the basis of series or song to try them out (my connection's fast enough for that). I just see it as a breakdown of a particular opinion, basically. I don't notice them much (hell, if MY awful videos are getting 8's and 9's, something is desperately wrong

).

Anyhow, yes, I write a few comments if I found the vid interesting and there aren't many comments for it yet (otherwise I figure that they don't need my input). That's all.

Sierra Lorna · Post by **Sierra Lorna** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 3:16 pm

I like giving out opinions and like getting them. I find that they are very helpful, and well worth writing. I does bother me when people don't reply, though. It's nice to know what they thought of your opinion, and whether it helped or not.

And, actually, I agree with what trythil said. Even if we made a better system (I don't think there's anything wrong with it in the first place), I don't think it will change anything. Non-helpful reviews come from people who don't want to "waste" their time writing a good one or for some other reason of their own, not from the system itself. Mind you, I've always thought that the "Favorite Videos" list was more reliable for finding good videos than the "Top 10%Videos" list...

Mag Launcher · Post by **Mag Launcher** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 3:32 pm

The current system does not work. Even phade knows that. When will you people accept that. The way it's setup people only write opinions to videos that they like so if you are only doing that then every video has a high rating. It's stupid. Either that or no one gives an opinion and the video has a 0 rating.

shinto · Post by **shinto** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 4:09 pm

Mag has a point, giving opinions needs to be easier so even if people hate the video they post an opinion. A praising comment isn't as useful as a criticising one (usually)