nycfoodie

Do you always boringly reply to same old boring replies in the same old way?

Eeh...same old comment.. ...

Is vanilla ice cream good?

For people who love vanilla, probably yes. For people who love chocolate or strawberry, maybe not.

You won't know unless you try & see for yourself.

MDL has an anti-cdrama bias.

I have.

They watch dramas that honestly annoy them & tell random strangers about it.

Straw(wo)man argument.

Who's saying SWL is the "best actor in the world?" Who's even saying he's the best actor in China?

Your argument is embarrassing. Try improving it.

I don't know why it's so hard for some MDL trolls to learn how to read.

AvenueX will never love a drama as much as she loves herself.

I see what you're saying, but the frequently quick & drastic fluctuations in MDL ratings suggest that they're hardly reliable.

Not to mention, ratings often say more about the raters than the dramas themselves.

Admittedly, I'm relatively new to MDL. But "for months" is kind of an understatement.

Among other things, it's hard to take seriously a rating system that allows its users to rank episodes prior to their release.

And don't get me started on the blatant pro-kdrama & anti-cdrama biases.

Apparently, a bunch of MDL users got in their time machines to see the ending of this drama before it's even been released (in our timeline).

For some reason, they all came back to rate the drama around the same time. So the drop makes perfect sense.

Not much of MDL is that logical, least of all the C-drama ratings.

Who were the 30+ MDL users that collectively rated this C-drama only a 7.8 yesterday (on the 1st day of its release) & WHY?


Here are some possibilities:

1) They are bad people.
2) They have bad taste.
3) They have dyscalculia.
4) They hate CY.
5) They are time-travelers & have seen the ending (in their timeline).

This is not an exhaustive list, by any means. Feel free to add to it if you have additional ideas.

I knew about the 2nd part re: reviewer to watcher ratio. But I hadn't noticed the 1st part that you mentioned.

It's interesting how MDL & its ratings work. Its institutional biases are interesting, too.

I was kidding about writing my own algorithm. But it's interesting how the MDL one works; I didn't know this.

Oh, I know. I was just joking that these people are "unconscious" like AI.

I think the relative lack of romance explains most of it. But the time period, too.

It's neither ancient nor modern (post-imperial) China.

So no long flowing hair & hanfu. No Republican Era military attire & qipao. No contemporary business/casual or high fashion. No typical "visuals."

Apparently, some MDL reviewers didn't think this C-drama deserves even a lowly 8.2 & decided to downrate it even further.

At this point, I'm fairly confident that I can write an AI algorithm that can rate dramas better than they can. It would be just as (un)conscious.

No worries.

1) Well, no one asked you to read (& reply) either.

2) I don't need anyone to ask me. I can read or not read whatever I please.

3) Last but not least, I wasn't even referring to your post. I was referring to the original post written by @yd1010 (although I honestly didn't read yours either).

Feel free to check the vertical line connecting my "tldr" post to @yd1010's OP for yourself. Notice that my reply shares the same (vertical) line as your "What is even the point of saying this here?" response to the OP.

tldr

I did answer your question. I told you how I don't get overwhelmed.

You're welcome.