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| Should the ratings counter be reset once an album gets upgraded to an Extended Version? |
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| No. |
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alien_avatar
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Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: Reset ratings for extended albums? |
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Recently I noticed that the albums Independence Day and Star Trek got an upgrade to the extended versions.
Quite possibly that happened to other albums too, but these were the two where I personally noticed...
The thing is, the ratings for the previous version, meaning the unextended one, were carried over to the longer albums.
You see, I have this personal obsession that I'll only rate an album once I have listened to every single track (...well, I do make exceptions for albums that I hate very, very much. )
So, the question is: shouldn't the ratings be reset when a normal version gets replaced with an extended one? After all, there tends to be a whole lot of new music on such albums and thereby making it quite a bit different from the shorter version.
In case you couldn't tell, I think so. It's just a thought...  _________________ "Welcome to the paranoia club; cheapest fees in the universe and membership lasts forever."
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masked_platypus 
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Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:41 am Post subject: |
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I vote "no", cause I've never heard so far an extended album that change my opinion about a score. If I loved it, then I'm very happy to have more tracks to listen to. If I disliked it, the new tracks won't give it much. _________________ There is no problem that can't be solve without any solution |
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Alchemist 
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Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:59 am Post subject: |
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I'm with Platy on this one  |
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Dutchbat
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Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:06 am Post subject: |
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I can follow Alien's thoughts on this one, and partly agree but I don't think it's necessary to have a whole new ratingsession.
maybe you can just add a comment on the thread of the first ratingpoll.
Or better: write a review over the expanded score.
Then others can read what is different according to the original other than longer. _________________
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LadyInque
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Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Dutchbat wrote: |
Or better: write a review over the expanded score.
Then others can read what is different according to the original other than longer. |
Hear, hear! Written reviews are almost always better than ratings, just for the extra material they contain. And if you think that the expanded score is better/not as good as the original release, you can tell your audience why. |
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Luther_III
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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I voted yes. Extended albums will -almost- always get a rating upgrade from me. I agree it's probably not a critical change, however.
 _________________ "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.... I get most joy in life out of music."
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tinkerbelle
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Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:24 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Platy's opinion  _________________ It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
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alien_avatar
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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OK, OK.
So very few people share my pet issues.
That's fine, really.
I can totally handle different points of view.
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*sniff*
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masked_platypus 
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Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Wow, so many people agreeing with me! I'm not used to this feeling  _________________ There is no problem that can't be solve without any solution |
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