see a difference between quality in my opinion and quality in general.
Ummm.
But the system is not based on "quality in general" or the assumption that there is something like "the absolute standard of quality in fanfiction".
Actually, the system is based exactly on what you mention: It is based on quality according to the opinion of each individual reviewer, with the final decision relying on the principle of majority.
There's no perfect system, and in my opinion there is no such thing as "objective quality" of any kind. But I do value the random 5 to 9 individual decisions of average readers, based on their individual opinions of quality.
People complain about wrong or right decisions... I guess when it comes down to it, there are no right or wrong decisions there, just as there's no "objective or absolute quality". But the majority of members at HASA does want a public archive that is not open for general posting. If that is what the majority wants, it seems to me that a polled decision based on the individual opinions of random readers is a pretty valid and fair way of arriving at such a decision.
Personally I definitely prefer open posting to all those different submission procedures. Allow people to write and post what they want within the limits of the law.
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Date: 2006-02-08 11:23 pm (UTC)Ummm.
But the system is not based on "quality in general" or the assumption that there is something like "the absolute standard of quality in fanfiction".
Actually, the system is based exactly on what you mention: It is based on quality according to the opinion of each individual reviewer, with the final decision relying on the principle of majority.
There's no perfect system, and in my opinion there is no such thing as "objective quality" of any kind. But I do value the random 5 to 9 individual decisions of average readers, based on their individual opinions of quality.
People complain about wrong or right decisions... I guess when it comes down to it, there are no right or wrong decisions there, just as there's no "objective or absolute quality". But the majority of members at HASA does want a public archive that is not open for general posting. If that is what the majority wants, it seems to me that a polled decision based on the individual opinions of random readers is a pretty valid and fair way of arriving at such a decision.
Personally I definitely prefer open posting to all those different submission procedures. Allow people to write and post what they want within the limits of the law.
Here's to FFNet!!!!