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1. johnch+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-09-07 19:52:35
> And you can't lie or influence a ranking as easily. "You think Rings of Power is a good show? Okay, but are you are actually going to rank it above The Sopranos?"

Why not ? It depends what you are looking for at that moment.

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2. gffrd+p2[view] [source] 2023-09-07 20:03:28
>>johnch+(OP)
Isn't the advantage of ranking in support of what you're saying?

If, in the future, your tastes change, a few things get ranked "above" what formerly held your top slot. The top slot was never "200 absolute points," it was just "the highest single ranking"

Although, I do see the coarseness of a new #1 bumping everything down … and forcing a reconsideration of whole blocks of rankings … arriving at "groups" … and basically a star system.

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3. johnch+sk[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-07 21:36:48
>>gffrd+p2
My tastes don't change (bear with me) but the mood I am in does [0]. So one saturday Rings of Power is a good fit but next saturday the Sopranos is a better fit even if all in all I ´d systematically rank one above the other. So suggestions solely based on how I'd rank things on a single axis are not relevant enough.

- [0] my mood changes more often than my taste do

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4. gffrd+cr[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-07 22:16:00
>>johnch+sk
Fair!

If I've spent all day on calls, then proceed to watch, for example, anything Aaron Sorkin, I'm likely to treat it less charitably (because I'm tired of flapping gums) than if I watched it after a week in the desert (and human contact is wonderful).

My mood would color ratings as well …

How would one flatten the effect of mood on a either-or ranking system? Is it possible?

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5. johnch+Ij5[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-09-09 13:25:47
>>gffrd+cr
> How would one flatten the effect of mood on a either-or ranking system? Is it possible?

I suppose the system should ask for every movie watched how they'd rank given a particular mood ? So it's "is A better than B when you want something with deep thinking to watch, is A better than B when you want something easy to follow ?" but it has its own can of worms: sometimes I want to watch something with deep thinking even though I am in the mood to unwind...

All in all, I think it's a waste of time to catalogue our own tastes and try to build a personal recommendation system. I hope/think/want to believe thank knowing ourselves gives better reward.

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