http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=excellent The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 26 May 2013 03:36:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49686#post-143614 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:36:05 +0000 Squudge 143614@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>..imagines Radiohead's 'Fake Plastic Trees' playing at the funeral, flocks of crows hunched in sad respect</p> <p>&lt;takes medication&gt; </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49686#post-143568 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:28:49 +0000 Squudge 143568@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>dis one is mi favrit </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49686#post-143456 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:30:45 +0000 The Secret Cabal 143456@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>NEAT O. WE ARE KILLING OURSELVES. HA HA. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106936 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:26:40 +0000 FlashArry 106936@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The duke has a fine idea, but I think the bodily fluids should be specifically identified - otherwise we could get some very strange / disturbing postings, and red's contributions could become very distressing </p> <p>Sorry - replace 'some very' with 'even more' in the above sentence </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106796 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:50:11 +0000 Scroat 106796@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>***** </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106733 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:09:49 +0000 dvo4fun 106733@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>too late I just 5starred shandy's latest </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106730 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:05:14 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 106730@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A quick look through the first page in the writers' room reveals no subs on a full 5* rating.</p> <p>Sinnick - look at the power you have. Look at what you've achieved! Quick, suggest something else while you're in a position to change things. How about pizza flavoured ice cream? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106699 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:53:53 +0000 Ironduke 106699@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Surely the answer is for the site to have a 'guide to what the stars mean'...eg. one star...the author has failed to raise the merest merriment, and their offerring causes resentment at wasted lifespan reading it' ranging to five stars- 'the submission has caused at least two bodily fluids to have become misplaced, simultaneously'. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106669 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:03:12 +0000 kga6 106669@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good shout Sinnick - this has always frustrated me. Despite this, it is a ridiculously easy habit to have, as it keeps in line with what the majority seem to do. Cue site-wide concerted effort for "Accu-rate-cy" </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106583 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:02:42 +0000 beau-jolly 106583@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Just flicked back through last 10 pages and only found about 4 oncers. A bigg "well done" to Jesse. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730&page=2#post-106582 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:56:36 +0000 beau-jolly 106582@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I have always thought that the one star encourages rambling nutters by giving the illusion that their bobbins has been rewarded albeit meagerly and is better than nothing. Maybe all one stars should be accompanied by a comment declaring "This is shite, stop it now!"<br /> I tend to read the subs with the most comments. Often the comments are far wittier that the original sub. A really poor sub with loads of comments is frequently a gas.<br /> I'm going back now to trawl though some one starrers. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106562 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:59:28 +0000 dvo4fun 106562@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Still having something of an ego I do like seeing 5 Big Ones awarded to any of my subs.</p> <p>As an extreeeemly mature University student, many years ago now, I shuffled out of my tutor's room with 'only a B' grade for my first assignment(my last attempt at education had been decades earlier on City &amp; Guilds Motor Mechanics course where you had a chance of getting a pass if you could both remember and spell your own name). The helpful marker had endorsed my essay with an opaque 6 word comment that didn't help very much at all in my search to improve. </p> <p>Sorry long story. The point I was working up to is/was that I really appreciate comments on subs to explain scoring, query something, make suggestions etc. Having said that am aware that most people are quite busy (some even appear to have jobs allowing unfettered access to NB during the working day) and may not have the time.</p> <p>in such cases I am prepared to accept unexplained 5 stars </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106550 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:47:58 +0000 Username 106550@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <br /> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106532 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:57:32 +0000 John Ffitch-Rucker 106532@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ah ha! Stupid name for a band. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106525 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:22:46 +0000 gaijintendo 106525@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I think this is exactly why most sites do numbers/scoring. Up Votes/ Down Votes. Youtube started 5 stars and ended up up/down. It is also easier.</p> <p>If something is crap, and they care about comedy, then that down vote will help them...<br /> I am not keen on upsetting people - so if it stinks, I tend not to vote at all rather than one starring. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106524 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:50:21 +0000 writinginbsl 106524@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>-sound of jaw hitting floor-</p> <p>i cant believe you actually knew that, ID </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106522 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:46:38 +0000 The All New Jeni B 106522@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Steadman, that's the chap!</p> <p>Or not... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106517 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:23:08 +0000 Ironduke 106517@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Stedman, I believe? My cousin bought me one of their singles from her first ever pay packet.</p> <p>That's not in the remotest bit funny, I appreciate...but then that isn't really a criteria for posting that I've ever worked to. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106512 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:52:35 +0000 writinginbsl 106512@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>vcg-im sure you could cope with the intellectual merit and symphonic resonance even though you were four</p> <p>i think 5star were more lightweight than tamara ecclestones charity box </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106502 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:40:22 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 106502@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ah-ha, suddenly it makes sense.</p> <p>In my defence, assuming the dates on wikipedia are correct, most of the songs very cleverly referenced by Zadok were released when I was 4... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106501 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:40:17 +0000 The All New Jeni B 106501@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'm looking forward to seeing them play at the Rewind Festival in Scone this summer, as there are now four girls and one boy since the member on the far left swapped sides. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106499 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:24:12 +0000 John Ffitch-Rucker 106499@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><img src="http://www.overgroundonline.com/press/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fivestar.jpg"> </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106496 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:26:54 +0000 The All New Jeni B 106496@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Five Star VCG. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106486 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:57:11 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 106486@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Are you suggesting we've plagiarised this topic? Because that's a whole different can of worms, as you're well aware...</p> <p>Fair point. I take more from the comments than the ratings too. But maybe that's because people tend to give 5 quite a lot, so there is more indication in the comments as to just how much they like it.</p> <p>The problem I've found in the past has been that I've been going through giving subs that I like 5*, then I'd find one that I thought was really, really, really great. Great concept, brilliantly written and hilariously funny. And suddenly only rating that the same as some of the others that I'd just given 5* to didn't seem right.</p> <p>What I think we need is a 6* button for those occasions.</p> <p>Jeni - I didn't get it. I've just read it again and I still don't. Any chance of explaining what it was? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106485 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:55:33 +0000 The All New Jeni B 106485@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Zadock, it's ok, I got it.<br /> And for that, I give you Five Star. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106483 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:48:54 +0000 Perks 106483@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>probably VCG. But I find it is either funny or not. I agree that there are differing levels of funny but if it elicits a reaction then it has done it's job. just because it didnt make me piss myself doesnt make it any less deserving of 5 because it still got a reaction. I will try to add to what i believe to be really good pieces by adding more than one word comments and highlight gems, and if I have suggestions I will suggest. For me, i look more at comments than ratings as they are more personnal.</p> <p> I am sure this debate has been had before and happen again. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106479 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:27:38 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 106479@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Perks - surely there's a difference between finding something funny and smiling as you read it, and finding something so funny that tea comes shooting out of your nose, eyes and ears?</p> <p>I'm fully aware that limiting 5* ratings to "laugh out loud" subs means most of mine will never get above 4. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106476 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:21:56 +0000 Perks 106476@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Maybe I am simple, (and that is a huge possibility) but I either find something funny or I don't. I admit full subs either get 5 or 0, tickers will usually get 4 (as it is only one line,I think subs deserve the extra 1 for time and effort) unless they really make my laugh out loud, then its 5. only if I find something gratuitously offensive do I 1 star. </p> <p> Agree with the point about loads of posts in a row. I can't fit any more 'fake ugg boots'in my closet </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106475 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:20:33 +0000 charlies_hat 106475@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>What the star system is missing is an ackowledgement that everyone elses stuff is average and all mine is bloody excellent. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37730#post-106469 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:44:14 +0000 button 106469@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I admit I am a bit lazy and only give 5 or nothing. I tend to only 5 star if I think it would work on the front page though. I will adopt the new system with immediate effect. Also agree with Charlie about posting loads of one liners all at once. </p>