The race may already be lost, but still.

Meme about 5-Star Product ratings. Text: This scheme doesn't help anyone: Very bad, Bad, Almost ok, ok, Good. Use this instead: Bad, Some Issues, ok, Good, Exceptionall
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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

this system can skew the average towards negative

say someone found a hair in their soup but otherwise the experience was amazing - even if they're peak karen they'd still probably give something like 3 stars, but if faced with a binary choice they'd probably pick the negative option

unless you mean up/down vote per each quality like atmosphere, food, hygine, service etc then that'd preserve the nuance imo

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    alternatively it skews the average towards positive: shit i found a hair in my soup! that indicates bad hygiene it the service was so good and i don’t want the wait staff to suffer! i’d probably go 3 stars but this is a thumbs down

    it all comes out in the wash: 1 hair in 1 soup, doesn’t matter… many hairs in many soups, place deserves a 0 not a 3

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