First of all, I never cease to be impressed by how useful DGCR is as a resource. I just noticed this on Avery Jenkins' DGCR member page:
Awesome that only 55 were not on DGCR, especially considering that some of those were pretty small or out-of-the-way.
Like many, I occasionally think about ways to improve the review/rating system. While reviewing courses recently, I've realized I would really like to have 0.25 disc increments for courses above 4 (or maybe even above 3.5). Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that courses have improved overall even in the time DGCR has been around. While reviewing, I realize I give a 4 fairly easily since many courses deserve it. But that means things start to get a little bit crowded at the top. One possible solution is to stretch out ratings so that courses that used to be 4.5 could be 4.0, or those that were once 3.5 are now lower. But another option would be to allow reviewers (maybe even just trusted reviewers?) to give 3.75, 4.0, 4.25, 4.5, 4.75, or 5.0. I think many of us make that kind of distinction in our mind or even mention it in a review's text, but it would be nice to be able to separate courses a little more when we get that high. There are some courses I've even been hesitant to review, simply because 4.5 seems generous but 4.0 seems stingy.
Just a thought, but sorry if I'm shaking the boat. The system obviously isn't broke, so I don't know what I'm trying to fix.
(Out of curiosity, has the number of reviews per course per week/month slowed down in recent years? Are we already past the "golden age" of DGCR?)
Avery Jenkins said:Total Disc Golf Courses Played - 912 Disc Golf Courses and 14,610 Disc Golf Holes in 47 States and 19 Countries - 3 States still yet to Play are: Alaska, Hawaii and North Dakota
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Courses that I've "Played" not listed on DGCR (55):
Awesome that only 55 were not on DGCR, especially considering that some of those were pretty small or out-of-the-way.
Like many, I occasionally think about ways to improve the review/rating system. While reviewing courses recently, I've realized I would really like to have 0.25 disc increments for courses above 4 (or maybe even above 3.5). Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that courses have improved overall even in the time DGCR has been around. While reviewing, I realize I give a 4 fairly easily since many courses deserve it. But that means things start to get a little bit crowded at the top. One possible solution is to stretch out ratings so that courses that used to be 4.5 could be 4.0, or those that were once 3.5 are now lower. But another option would be to allow reviewers (maybe even just trusted reviewers?) to give 3.75, 4.0, 4.25, 4.5, 4.75, or 5.0. I think many of us make that kind of distinction in our mind or even mention it in a review's text, but it would be nice to be able to separate courses a little more when we get that high. There are some courses I've even been hesitant to review, simply because 4.5 seems generous but 4.0 seems stingy.
Just a thought, but sorry if I'm shaking the boat. The system obviously isn't broke, so I don't know what I'm trying to fix.
(Out of curiosity, has the number of reviews per course per week/month slowed down in recent years? Are we already past the "golden age" of DGCR?)