I think big part of low votes is that first chapter looks like some weird hentai, so many people didn't thought it would have any depth. After that, only the remaining people who kept reading rated it higher. Is there way in Mangadex forums or somewhere to spread the word and get more engaged readers?The rating distribution on this series is so funny. It's nearly evenly split between 10s (people who appreciate the fantastic psychological depth of the story) and 1s (people who believe manga that make them feel bad are bad). In this age of information saturation we need a new paradigm for figuring out how to evaluate stories like this because a simple number score ain't enough.
I recall seeing some older websites that would have the sigma value on their ratings modules, to indicate when there was a large spread of disagreement. But nowadays people don't know what sigma even is, and if u tell them they're just like, "sigma ballsThe rating distribution on this series is so funny. It's nearly evenly split between 10s (people who appreciate the fantastic psychological depth of the story) and 1s (people who believe manga that make them feel bad are bad). In this age of information saturation we need a new paradigm for figuring out how to evaluate stories like this because a simple number score ain't enough.
There needs to be a tag for stories that basically goes “mechanically this is a great story, but it’s a difficult read because you’re dying inside every chapter.” Sorta like drinking a bitter medicine - it’s good for you but it’s also hard to stomach.The rating distribution on this series is so funny. It's nearly evenly split between 10s (people who appreciate the fantastic psychological depth of the story) and 1s (people who believe manga that make them feel bad are bad). In this age of information saturation we need a new paradigm for figuring out how to evaluate stories like this because a simple number score ain't enough.
Checkov's PadsI thought Gomi had em for a second until he brought out the projector...
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Easy solution would be to spot strongly bimodal distributions and flag them somehow as "for certain audiences"I recall seeing some older websites that would have the sigma value on their ratings modules, to indicate when there was a large spread of disagreement. But nowadays people don't know what sigma even is, and if u tell them they're just like, "sigma balls".
Elaborate how reading this shitfest is good for you exactly? To me its like seeing a car crash. I hate seeing it, but i cant stop looking.There needs to be a tag for stories that basically goes “mechanically this is a great story, but it’s a difficult read because you’re dying inside every chapter.” Sorta like drinking a bitter medicine - it’s good for you but it’s also hard to stomach.
If you think this is a shitfest, then you're probably someone who loves Horimiya.Elaborate how reading this shitfest is good for you exactly? To me its like seeing a car crash. I hate seeing it, but i cant stop looking.
Have you ever read Goodnight Punpun? Berserk? Anything by Shuzo Oshimi?Elaborate how reading this shitfest is good for you exactly? To me its like seeing a car crash. I hate seeing it, but i cant stop looking.
Elaborate how reading this shitfest is good for you exactly? To me its like seeing a car crash. I hate seeing it, but i cant stop looking.
This is precisely why seeing a 6 star rating is actually really enticing to me. It's really common for stuff like this to hang around that range.There needs to be a tag for stories that basically goes “mechanically this is a great story, but it’s a difficult read because you’re dying inside every chapter.” Sorta like drinking a bitter medicine - it’s good for you but it’s also hard to stomach.
Have you ever read Goodnight Punpun?