ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:So what would be "accurate" then?  Can you have "accurate" ratings?
Ratings, being completely subjective, can't really be assigned to accuracy beyond what the person believes.

Ok, if a proffessor of literature and a primary school kid were to both rate the same (lets say university level) essay, which person do u think will give the better rating?

Would u not agree that the proffessor's ratings would be more "accurate"? Or would u think/value the 2 ratings exactly the same.

Completely subjective doesn't mean u can't say which one is a more accurate, or a better rating. The professor is obviously in a better possition to rate, and will give a more "accurate" rating.

Assassinator Wrote:Rating based on the 1st few episodes may be inaccurate because the 1st few episodes may not reflect the rest of the anime.

No, it's because you aren't rating the series, but rating the first few episodes (and perhaps what you think the rest is like).

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:So, what should you do then?  Try all those factors?  Opinions are opinions, nothing else.  They may appear "inaccurate" in one's eyes, but can't be considered "wrong".

Did i say anything along the lines of looking at all the factors?

What I'm saying is that it's not that u "can" rate an anime based on the 1st part of it. It's just that u won't give an accurate rating.

Hell, u "can' rate an anime by just reading it's title, but most likely u'll give a really bad rating.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:So as you've said, watching more than one genre doesn't guarantee more "accurate" ratings, just like saying x may equal 10 doesn't necessarily help you find x.  So point doesn't work :P

That's like saying doing more practise before a test doesn't always guarantee a better result. If u put it that way, yeah, it's not guaranteed. But what does that prove? nothing. It's a weak argument.

Theoretically, nothing is ever garunteed. Even the most obvious things aren't true 100%.

Practise gives u an increased chance of getting a good result. And that's what matters, not whether it's a guarantee or not.

Having a broader spectrum helps u make better judgements on the quality of anime. Of course it's not a guaruntee, but someone who has seen 1000 anime series will more likely give a more accurate rating than someone who has seen 2.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Lol @ off-topic-ness.

And didn't contribute to it?

(This post was last modified: 23/08/2007 01:50 AM by Assassinator.)