tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post5767437125195436177..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: ratings: keep or no?Jeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-25431782963603797252010-09-01T14:54:40.215-04:002010-09-01T14:54:40.215-04:00Thank you for all the feedback. I think I agree mo...Thank you for all the feedback. I think I agree mostly with Holly- my 3 stars means it was <i>good</i>, 4 that I really liked it, the rare 5 that it was an exceptionally amazing book. I think I'll just continue as I've been doing; I only wish people would take note where I've explained what my 1-5 means!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-85088826142094283622010-08-31T21:27:06.266-04:002010-08-31T21:27:06.266-04:00I like ratings. I've been on the fence about ...I like ratings. I've been on the fence about adding them to my blog. My problem is that my 3 star rating means I liked it. I give a lot of books 3 stars. My 4 star rating means I really liked it. Amazon's 3 star is "it was ok". So, there's no consistency. So many people give 5 stars to everything and I only give 5 stars when I'm moved beyond words or find a book to Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-83821684475483898102010-08-30T22:09:53.247-04:002010-08-30T22:09:53.247-04:00I've gone back and forth over the last two yea...I've gone back and forth over the last two years on ratings. My problem is trying to rate nonfiction! It just doesn't work the same as fiction. Eventually I settled (for now at least) on not rating on my blog but keepign the ratings at Goodreads (which I admit, I do change from time to time as my thoughts change).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-48067746263518875422010-08-30T10:14:18.831-04:002010-08-30T10:14:18.831-04:00I like the ratings, but I don't do them on my ...I like the ratings, but I don't do them on my blog, so I am really of two minds about them. I think you should go with whatever you are most comfortable with. I do keep a list of rating for my private use, that way I can recall my feelings a little more clearly as time passes.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-54918705342266093412010-08-30T06:45:57.760-04:002010-08-30T06:45:57.760-04:00I don't use rating labels, or pay much attenti...I don't use rating labels, or pay much attention to them on others' blogs. I think your idea of keeping "favorites" and "abandoned" is perfect.Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-30871867076530329662010-08-29T08:47:35.187-04:002010-08-29T08:47:35.187-04:00I like to have ratings for myself, when I'm lo...I like to have ratings for myself, when I'm looking back at books I read in the past, to tell me how much I liked a book. On other people's blogs, I pay attention to very high ratings or very low ones, but on the in-between things, it's all about what they say in their reviews. Lu at Regular Rumination does something I love: she rates books based on how soon she thinks you should readJennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-75248385687478346212010-08-28T19:32:12.923-04:002010-08-28T19:32:12.923-04:00I think that's TOTALLY up to you on whether or...I think that's TOTALLY up to you on whether or not to do ratings. If you do them for yourself as sort of a reference, I say go ahead and stick with them...if you do them for others and just don't want to do them anymore then do away with them! I did ratings last year and then ended up getting rid of them because I hated them :/ I just couldn't concretely put a number on a book. I do chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-31265001797702900452010-08-28T17:17:14.769-04:002010-08-28T17:17:14.769-04:00I don't use ratings, for many of the reasons y...I don't use ratings, for many of the reasons you just mentioned. But mostly I think because even if I could really get a handle on how I rated them, I'm not sure others would understand them anyway. Like you said, to you "3/5" is a good book, but many people seem to think "3/5" means you didn't like all that much. I really do like the idea of a favorites category Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999759633682551104noreply@blogger.com