Posted by Derek Janssen on 04/14/07 19:23

MassiveProng wrote:

> "Scott269" <bulldog269@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1176576407.070081.189740
> @l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>>Ok, this really bugged me so I have to ask. For those of
>>you out there with Netflix, can you only rate with whole stars
>>(5,4,3,2,1) or can you also use half star ratings for the yellow
>>stars?
>>(1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3,3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5). I've been a member for a
>>year and a half and have always only been able to do whole stars.
>>I've
>>read articles where people complain they want half stars.
>>
>>Then a guy at work says he signed up for Netflix last week and can
>>rate
>>with half stars. I didn't believe him. He showed me his screen and
>>sure
>>enough, he can do half stars! We're both using XP with IE 6.0.29 so
>>it
>>shouldn't be because of a different setup...unless its something to
>>do
>>with having the latest Flash or Java or something?
>>
>>I don't care that much about the star ratings, but as a computer
>>question, I'm just trying to figure this out. Maybe new members are
>>given the ability to rate with half stars now but not old members?

Can't use half stars either, and I'm a longtime customer on Netscape--
Even my loyal Netflix Freak v2.0 can't do the half-star ratings...Sounds
like a glitch, but a pretty lucky one.

> Shut the hell up, use Blockbuster, it's better.

(Uh, don't mind him, Scott, he's using
- Troll Career Builder #2, "Attack Newbies if you're losing business
with the regular customer base", and
- MP Default Response #3, "My tech-geek lore is better than YOUR
tech-geek lore!")

Derek Janssen (is it really a bad thing to be predictable?...Umm, yes.)
ejanss@comcast.net

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