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Old March 13th, 2006, 12:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
circus_brimstone
Jason Jordan
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Pittsburgh
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Originally Posted by speed
How about throwing out the numerical rating system alltogether? I think most would agree as to the ridiculousness of objectively rating music with numerical values. How about taking a Digital Metal or even a NY Times approach, and let the prose of ones review act as a subjective rating? It is far more fair, and it allows the writer of such a review, to abscond themselves from any silly rating arguments that always ensue.
We spent weeks fine-tuning this system, and on the whole, most of the staff voted to keep the numerical ratings in place. I, for one, like them for several reasons, though I don't feel like relaying them here unless you absolutely want me to.
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