"I'll never give a course a 5..."

[Chiefstang]

Are you that guy? Nothing's perfect?

I understand waiting for the "Holy Grail", but if you've reviewed 150 courses, and have never given a course a 5, you're sawing off the system. Sorry.

You're given a scale of 10 with half stars, and refusing to give out 5 star reviews on principal is like saying "No course is in my top 90%. Every course can be flawed, and I will find it...."

I appreciate attention to detail, but nothing's perfect. Be helpful, not self-righteous.

[WW82]

Originally Posted by Chiefstang

Are you that guy? Nothing's perfect?

I understand waiting for the "Holy Grail", but if you've reviewed 150 courses, and have never given a course a 5, you're sawing off the system. Sorry.

You're given a scale of 10 with half stars, and refusing to give out 5 star reviews on principal is like saying "No course is in my top 90%. Every course can be flawed, and I will find it...."

I appreciate attention to detail, but nothing's perfect. Be helpful, not self-righteous.

[humchris85]

I was on this path for a while then I looked at alot of the other courses that other people were rating with a 5 and I decided that only 1 course I had played had realy deserved a 5, Birds Of Paridise.

[Oklahyzer]

I'd rather find an honest and objective 4 than a pity-rated 5. The scale has to stop somewhere, right? And where it stops is presumably the holy grail....so. Indeed, very few should rate a 5. Now if someone is just being dumb on purpose or has a scale-chip on their shoulder, then that's different.

[srm_520]

I believe a 5 is considered "Best of the best." I don't see holy grail or perfect listed in the rating system.

I argree that to give a 5 means that of the portion you have played that truly phomenal course/s that have set themselves apart can get a five. I have given 3 out of the 118 reviews that I have done or 2.5% percent of my reviews. I don't think that is an unreasonable percentage given the number of courses I have reviewed. Granted I don't think this ratio works as well when you just logged 10 courses, but I think once you get to a certain number some should or will be a five rating. That - or you are just playing some really crappy courses.

[ejvogie]

Originally Posted by TimG

Remember, a "5" is considered the ultimate. There is absolutely nothing that could be done to improve the course. It is perfect in every possible way.

I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

[Jay Dub]

"Perfect in every possible way".
That course does not exist.

[wolito]

Originally Posted by srm_520

I believe a 5 is considered "Best of the best." I don't see holy grail or perfect listed in the rating system.

I argree that to give a 5 means that of the portion you have played that truly phomenal course/s that have set themselves apart can get a five. I have given 3 out of the 118 reviews that I have done or 2.5% percent of my reviews. I don't think that is an unreasonable percentage given the number of courses I have reviewed. Granted I don't think this ratio works as well when you just logged 10 courses, but I think once you get to a certain number some should or will be a five rating. That - or you are just playing some really crappy courses.

Well said here. It took me some time to find that 5 rated course out of nearly 80 courses played myself. I understand the thought that 5/5 is ultimate and perfect in every single way, but I just can't see that as becoming a reality.

[Jay Dub]

Originally Posted by wolito

Well said here. It took me some time to find that 5 rated course out of nearly 80 courses played myself. I understand the thought that 5/5 is ultimate and perfect in every single way, but I just can't see that as becoming a reality.

Giving a course a 5 star rating because it's the best anyone can find and thinking it will never improve kind of defeats the purpose of the rating system.

If it isn't perfect then it should never get 5 stars.

[GLong]

are people that don't give out 5's worse than people that don't give out 0's?