mfunk9786 wrote:
domino harvey wrote:
I wonder which of these two metrics allow outraged racists to punish a film sight unseen for having the temerity to discuss race
EDIT mfunk beat me to it
Don't forget sexism. It's the laziest and easiest way to troll to make an IMDB account and give something you haven't seen 1 star out of 10, the site is outdated and worthless at this point and they should get rid of the ratings if they want it to ever be taken seriously as a research tool again.
IMDb is "outdated and worthless"? IMDb is one of the greatest repositories of information on the Internet and de facto in any medium. It's absolutely invaluable for easily accessing information on close to any film in history.
Why would you want them to get rid of ratings when for millions of people that is a primary means by which they track and memorise their film viewing?
Any democratic poll can be trolled or abused, look at Brexit or Trump, that's the inherent flaw in democracy treating everybody's voice as equal regardless of the thought (or lack thereof) or intention behind the votes. It's worth pointing out that IMDb does not use anything close to a crude mean for calculating it's IMDb score. You might want to research this, as your suggestion of creating multiple new accounts to submit 1/10 ratings onto a film will achieve sweet fuck all.
Since your attempt to throw the baby out with the bathwater, the film now sits with a 7.7 score from 2804 votes, but as this is a new film with a relatively low quantity of votes and a surge of viewers to vote on it in weeks to come, it will still be highly volatile.
Please stop falling into absolute hyperbole every time something doesn't quite agree with you. You are clearly way more intelligent than this.
"The site is outdated and worthless" – mfunk on IMDb. Seen it all now.