Quicky wrote:The first page a visitor sees should scream what this site is all about...
- What the hell is Criticker?
I don't remember how the site looked before I signed up, but I'm in total agreement here... it needs to be more attention grabbing.
Quicky wrote:... Instead of saying "10 Rankings Needed to Generate TCIs!", why not say something like "10 Rankings Needed To Determine Your Film Taste" and then add something like "Click here to find out more about how we determine your film taste and find other users like you."
- Abbreviations are scary
Again, love it.
Quicky wrote:... It's been mentioned before that the blog could use some more visibility on the site. I think it should also be visible somehow on the visitor's front page to show the developer's commitment to the site. Also display forum threads and recent rankings for example to show that it's not just the developers that are alive and kicking, but that there's also an active userbase. When a user sees that the heart is dynamic and changes even in the past few hours (!) then he or she is more likely to take the time to rank movies and start using the site.
- Is this site alive?
This is me to a T when I find new interesting sites: if they look abandonned, I'm less likely to invest my ltime. I like the idea of the latest blog post & latest active forum thread appearing on the home page.
Quicky wrote:
- And now what?
I think if people are encouraged to rate more than 10 films, they'll see the PSIs get more accurate & be more inclined to use the site.
Quicky wrote:TCI's are a very abstract thing. What does '1.68' mean? Yes, it means the average number of tiers another user's ratings deviate from yours. However, it is still very abstract, in particular because we have nothing to compare it with. Is 1.68 good? Or is it bad? How good is it? I suggest that you convert the TCI's either into a percentage (100% = you're twins! 0% completely opposite ratings)
- What are these numbers?
OMG yes! I know the "1.7 yadayada" person is good & the "4.4444" person is bad, but it's awkward to see these strange numbers when I check out someones profile.
Quicky wrote:
Love this too, by the way.
sengir wrote:I guess it all depends on what this site wants to be and to be honest I don't think this 'should' be the movie site for everyone... This only dillutes the experience for the people who really enjoy the site anyway. I agree you can make it more accesible for newcomers, but then again, I had very little to no problem getting into the flow of the website and I'm not a member for that long...
I'd love to see many more users... I see a lot of movies in the theatre & when I check Criticker shortly after a movie has been released, I generally find there aren't enough rankings to generate a PSI; more users = more likely to get an idea of whether or not the movie I'm thinking of seeing is right for me (without the chance of having Ebert's review spoil it for me ) I also don't think it will dilute the experience.