Word of advice, Netflix … if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Case in point:
Netflix ratings are getting a makeover. Goodbye ⭐, hello ?. pic.twitter.com/KeopmvGeW8
— Netflix US (@netflix) April 6, 2017
Say what? Why?
Stars allow users to say if they LOVED something, sorta liked it or REALLY hated it – in other words, the star rating allows true and actual feedback to be given about movies and shows.
Just using a thumbs up or thumbs down is WEAK … and users were not pleased:
I give this update a ??
You changed it because shitty comedians (Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler) were getting 1 Star and you know it. https://t.co/p9DKeuAWqd
— Tim (@Timerican) April 6, 2017
That and a lot of their original Netflix content wasn’t faring well either. Ahem.
"Ask your cat?" Really?! And who did you consult before you made this asinine decision? Pepsi?
— Chima Simone (@ChimaSimone) April 6, 2017
Ouch.
Pepsi had no comment … heh.
https://twitter.com/goodlyRun/status/849954440765419523
But Amy Schumer’s work doesn’t look like a heap of garbage anymore so YAY!
I think this makes it harder to determine how good/shitty a movie or tv show is.
— Shataki (@shataki) April 6, 2017
Yup.
Because @netflix originals average 2 stars, we'll trick everyone into watching 15 minutes of our self produced crap https://t.co/nDcIxcYpph
— TX Salt H2O (@txsalth2o) April 6, 2017
Yup yup.
This sucks.
— Pagan Tennesseean (@BenStancliff) April 6, 2017
Gosh Netflix, it would seem most everyone on this thread is giving you a thumbs down on this decision …
This is so Bad. Please put it back the old way Netflix .?
— DevilWarChild (@DevilWarChild) April 6, 2017
Silly, you’re just a user, they don’t really care what you want.
Duh.
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