Ratings: Allow more precise voting

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ratings: Add more precision.

Does there a script or addon exist that allows a more precise rating?

I know from another tv database (anidb) that has a userscript that allows not only rating like 7.6 but even 7.89, while they normally also only have 6, 7, 8 etc.
The database itself however doesn't consider such rating and interprets them as 6, 7, 8 (e.g. 7.88 would be considered an 8... or 7, I don't know which way, doesn't matter to me anyway). But whatever, for the user itself it's a great improvement to distinguish between that movie he rated 7 and this movie he rated 7 and the other movie he rated 7.

So I wonder whether something like this exists already for IMDb? There are so many scripts out there, there has to be something like this, even if it's only for the personal use and overview.

If someone knows anything pls share it with me.
IMDb themselves probably won't ever implement something like that.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ratings: Support extra voting precision.

I'd prefer to vote with decimal as 7.3 instead of integer as 7. I think it'd make voting more fair and meaningful. I have to vote in current system to two movies with the same rank 7 which i think one is worth 7.5 and the other is 7.

Please do inform with the current system's logic, thank you

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ratings: Add extra voting precision.

I strongly believe that the scoring / rating system on imdb should be changed in favor of one that would allow the users to rate at least quarters (for example, 8.25) if not decimals (f.ex, 8.10, 8.90) because i.m.o, there is a huge gap between an 8 and a 9 for example. I don't consider this to be very problematic nor to formalistic, as it would better reflect those movies that are exactly in between (f.ex, not deserving the 9 but way over the 8). It would be great if you guys on imdb would consider this as a viable option for the near future

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ratings: Allow voting in .5 increments.

Would it be nice to be able to use half numbers in the rating of the movies? (7.5... 8.5...)

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ratings: Allow votes on 10th scale..

For example rating a movie an 8.4 instead of having to choose between 8 and 9.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ratings: Revise the rating system.

I would like to request the addition of half stars to the rating system. I realise there are already posts about this, but I feel none of these really reflected what I would like. There are far too many times in my ratings that I find a title that is worthy of more than a 7, but not quite an 8. I think being able to rate it with 7.5 will solve this issue perfectly. In my research of other posts on this topic I have come across a number of arguments against this idea. Here is my rebuttal:

1. "It will give too many options."
Yes, there will be 20 options instead of 10. However, is 20 too many? I think 20 may be the most you would want to have. Any more and it will get too complicated. But 20 in itself is not too many. Also, I think it is different to give something a 7.5/10 for example, than it is to give something a 15/20. I think a 7.5 represents more of 7 that is better than an average 7, or even a title that is almost worthy of an 8 but not quite. Thus it isn't just another point smack bang in the middle of 7 and 8, but a point that doesn't fit one nor the other.

2. "I will have to re-rate all my titles."
If you really don't want to re-rate your titles, then don't. Personally, I find it quite fun to go through and revise my ratings, but I can understand that not everyone would find it fun and they don't have to. If you feel like you want to make your ratings more accurate but don't want to go through your ratings list, you can just do it gradually as you think of it or as you come across it. It's not the end of the world if your ratings aren't as accurate as possible. I'm sure that right now I have ratings that probably aren't exactly right. I may have something rated 6 that I probably liked more than I thought I did. But I'm not going to get worked up about it. I'll just fix whenever I think about it.

3. "It will make the IMDb user rating less accurate if some people have rated using whole stars and others with half-stars."
The IMDb user rating gives a good indication of whether people have liked a title, but it is definitely not accurate. How could it be? How can you define accurate when your using everyone's rating?
First of all, everyone's rating is just an opinion. One person may have hated a film and thus given it a 1. Another may have loved it and given it a 10. Are either of these ratings wrong? Of course not. I'm not sure of IMDb's algorithm but if these were the only two people to rate this film, the average that is shown on the site would probably be 5. Is this a wrong rating? No. Does it accurately represent whether a film is good or bad? Well, the person viewing this rating is going to have a completely different opinion again. They may see this rating of 5 and assume it is an average movie. But when they watch it they may actually love it, or utterly hate it, or actually think it deserves a 5.
Secondly, everyone's rating system is different. I for one have a system where each number kind of means a different thing, but for someone else, the numbers may mean something entirely different. Others (to go to the extreme) may only use 1 and 10 if they either liked something or didn't like it.
The point is, when you rate something, it is really only for yourself. Your rating my slightly affect the user rating on IMDb, but that is not going to affect someone else's view on the title.

So for those of us who would like to be able to give titles half-stars (and I'm sure there are plenty), we would most definitely appreciate this addition. For those that don't want it, ask yourself why you don't want it and really think about whether that is actually going to affect your own ratings. If you really don't want to use the half-star rating system, well, no one's forcing you to.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled IMDb Rating.

Would you guys agree that it is important to add a “0.5” on the scale of ratings? For example; you can rate a good movie with 8.5/10 not just 8/10 or 9/10..
there should be something in the middle.

I think that one decimal point should be available as in 8.0 to 8.9.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Why can’t I rate films in intervals of .5?.

COUNTLESS films are in between a whole number in rating. So many films I’ve seen are 8.5 (for example) and I simply can’t justify an 8 OR 9. Bring in decimals on the rating thing. At least .5 intervals.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled I Am Confused Why We Have To Use A Round Number To Rate A Movie.

Like many here, I am a movie connoisseur. I like to rate movies according to how I feel about them and I am frustrated that when I want to rate a movie I have to round up or down, as opposed to just rating it how I feel (and if it has to have a second column, so be it!)

I feel this  ruins the rating process a little. Here is a good example. I love the movie Smokey And The Bandit. The overall rating is 6.9. I feel it deserves a number somewhere between 7 and 8. But I  don't like to rate 8 often. On the other hand, I feel 7 is too low for this movie. BUT there is no way this movie is an 8! Eeeek!

So I was forced to rate it 7...but it deserves more. Can someone please explain the policy to me? Thanks

I don't believe we can be as precise as 7.4 or 7.6. However, I frequently hesitate between say 7 and 8. It would be great to have 7.5, that is instead of a one unit (1) increment, we would have 0.5 as an increment.

as the years have rolled by, i have found myself wishing to be able to rate videos in finer increments than full, non-decimal, parts of ten  i don't think that it really makes any difference what the users want though or this would have been changed several years ago.......

You are  probably right Jim. I recently wrote a review and questioned IMDB on their rating system. While in the past it seemed people were more balanced in their movies opinions, today I see too many extreme ratings such as 1 for movies deserving around 5 or even higher. Well, IMD probably does not like critics and told me my contribution would not be published. Somewhat disappointing. If IMDB reads this message, I urge them to remind users how ratings should be exercised.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Half point intervals on the rating system instead of a full integer..

I take the imdb rating of a movie as a decent indicator to how a movie will be. As such, I try to rate as much as I can. However I find a full integer difference on a rating system that lists to a decimal point (effectively making it a 100 point rating system) way too big. In other words, one number is too low, but the next too high. I've had many cases where I feel a 7 is too low but an 8 is too high (for example). MANY cases. So I would love to see us able to rate even a half point more (or less) than is currently possible. 5 ->5.5 -> 6 -> 6.5 etc. I feel I would be able to give a more accurate rating of how I felt the film was for me. 

Could we please get a decimal point added to the rating system?