Half stars should be allowed for reviews (7.5, 8.5, etc)

BarbaraJoined community on July 3, 2020 - new today- - - ? ? Related ConversationsIMDB should allow for half stars when rating.Sometimes I really want to rate a movie a 7.5 or 8.5!https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/imdb-should-allow-for-half-stars-when-rating-sometimes-i-rea...Ayanna JacksonPosted 4 years ago (Oct 26 2016).

And some that disagree with you. There are already millions to gazillions of votes on IMDb based on the 10-point scale. And 10 different ratings is already enough room for distinction for me. I always wonder when I see a reviewer rating movies on something as grand as a 100-point scale, why bother--and couldn't that energy be spent on less arbitrarily-precise reviewing?

No 1...10 here ? ? Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (1986-2010)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090523/referenceChicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down. Roger Ebert ... Self - Host (953 episodes, 1986-2010) Gene Siskel ... Self - Host (584 episodes, 1986-2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090523/ratingsIMDb Users1,777 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 8.6 / 10.

I think the ability to rate half points (f.ex 9.5/10 instead of 9/10 or 10/10) would be really useful since I and many others are more familiar with that rating scale. It would make the overall ratings more accurate for everyone, and people who only rate in whole numbers can still do so. Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Ability to rate half points

And on Goodreads books are rated on a 1-5 scale. Some users there also ask for half points or an expansion to 10 (effectively the same in that case). Likewise, the problem is brought up that it, in a way, makes all the previous ratings less precise and may make many users feel compelled to rerate everything. Personally, I think 1-10 is plenty! I am prone to overthink my rating as is, trying to weigh personal enjoyment, artistic and cultural merit, historical context, etc.