Alternative rating methodology

TheGreatBeyond

Yeah... I'm slacking at work so I decided to add to the pile of rating threads (don't like it? long hair... don't care).

So basically, the major flaw in rating sites (and rating threads) is that they over-inflate ratings because ... game theory.

If you rate someone low, its a lose-lose... you make someone not like you, you gain nothing by it
If you rate someone high, its a win-win... you make someone like you, you lose nothing for it

For guys, this is especially true.

So how do you get a more accurate rating? Simple... ranking.

Rather than ask people to give an arbitrary number between 1 and 10, you force people to rank others and use percentiles to sort out the rating.

People get broken down into five categories based on how they rank on the bell curve:

Hideous (more than 1 standard dev. from the mean on the ugly side)
Unattractive (low side of the mean but within 1 standard dev)
Average (around the mean)
Attractive (high side of the mean but within 1 standard dev)
Gorgeous (higher than 1 standard dev from the mean on the attractive side)

TL;DR: Rating threads are dumb. If you seriously want people's opinion, post here and I will put together something that will actually be an accurate representation.

I will close submissions in 48 hrs

crohnsfighter

TL;DR

Guns_N_Buns

And I thought my job was boring.

Moreover, your task at hand seems like YOU should be the Management Analyst.

TheGreatBeyond

And I thought my job was boring.

Silence... I kill you

TheGreatBeyond

And I thought my job was boring.

Moreover, your task at hand seems like YOU should be the Management Analyst.

Strategy consultant... basically that... but for CEOs

firfeous

You told me I had potential damnit, was that a lie?

TheGreatBeyond

You told me I had potential damnit, was that a lie?

TheGreatBeyond

I dont think MFP can handle the truth

lngbrd

You told me I had potential damnit, was that a lie?

Democrat huh?

KseRz

Yeah... I'm slacking at work so I decided to add to the pile of rating threads (don't like it? long hair... don't care).

So basically, the major flaw in rating sites (and rating threads) is that they over-inflate ratings because ... game theory.

If you rate someone low, its a lose-lose... you make someone not like you, you gain nothing by it
If you rate someone high, its a win-win... you make someone like you, you lose nothing for it

For guys, this is especially true.

So how do you get a more accurate rating? Simple... ranking.

Rather than ask people to give an arbitrary number between 1 and 10, you force people to rank others and use percentiles to sort out the rating.

People get broken down into five categories based on how they rank on the bell curve:

Hideous (more than 1 standard dev. from the mean on the ugly side)
Unattractive (low side of the mean but within 1 standard dev)
Average (around the mean)
Attractive (high side of the mean but within 1 standard dev)
Gorgeous (higher than 1 standard dev from the mean on the attractive side)

TL;DR: Rating threads are dumb. If you seriously want people's opinion, post here and I will put together something that will actually be an accurate representation.

I will close submissions in 48 hrs

You wasted way too much of your life thinking about this.

Guns_N_Buns

Oh, and I wasn't posting to be included in your spreadsheet, just giving you a hard time. Carry on.

TheGreatBeyond

You told me I had potential damnit, was that a lie?

Democrat huh?

laynerich15

Reading is hard.

sooooooooo

arains89

You're tat is gorgeous.

I win!

ETA I also like your banana