My rating system

There are a lot of rating systems, so it can be hard to pick one. After some considering, I’ve been using this system: ⭐ Regret ⭐⭐ Meh ⭐⭐⭐ Satisfied ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Impressed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Transcendent What makes for a good rating system? Let’s look at a few examples to draw some conclusions. Thumbs up or down The simple binary system is perhaps the perfect distillation of the critic’s task. Is the thing good or bad? No ambiguity. Five stars then? Nope. I rate it ⭐⭐. There’s just too little nuance. It works for Siskel and Ebert because their rating is actually 4 distinct states: Review Siskel Ebert Two thumbs up 👍 👍 Siskel likes 👍 👎 Ebert likes 👎 👍 Two thumbs down 👎 👎 Even when they agree, there is nuance in their review that isn’t reflected in the rating. For instance, neither liked Brazil, but Gene liked it better on the second viewing and thought it could be saved with further editing. Roger just hated it. Michelin Guide stars The official description: ⭐ “High-quality cooking, worth a stop” (Cuisine…