REVIEWS:
On a personal note, i like the idea of the reviews. It's always good to get the input of others, especially if you 'know' them (to me anyway). It can open you up to something you might otherwise not have let yourself experience or it can turn you off to something you prejudged you might like before buying it and being horribly disappointed ( <---- personal experience speaking on both sides specifically due to DG). i know, i know, you can preview most anything on places like Amazon, but frankly i don't spend much time on those nor do i throw much credulity at their reviews, though thought-provoking they might sometimes be. i'd much rather see what peers here think. My only issue with the old system was that the 5-star rating was for the whole album, though there could be any where from one to nearly all song from any given album played on DG. And really, most people tossed a rating on after hearing one specific song, which does not reflect the album as a whole. And without any explanation to accompany, one is left wondering... was it a certain song that was rated, or the whole album? And once rated, you cannot take it back or edit it in any way.
So my suggestion really is to institute an individual song rating, with or without comment (even if kept to a minimum perhaps this is impractical or just plain too much work? i'm not a programmer, so i've no idea the level of effort you must put in Shirow, but i suspect it is beyond substantial).
Well, just putting in my thoughts. You asked, you get. Hope they are of some value.
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I like the colors of the older site. They are easier on the eyes, at least my eyes.
Why change the site at all? Are there any big problems with it?
i second the remark on the colour scheme, i like the old site's one better as well
actually i do like the old site much better than the new one ... maybe just mangle the old stuff into the new layout
however i also agree that i do not like the whole 5-star review thing on the whole ablum either and would prefer song individual ratings, most of all since not all songs of one album are in the database anyway
