*cough* USER COMMENTS *cough*
1 score is alright for that "gut feeling", but for a review? The schema makes a reviewer atleast think about that other stuff even if they don't address it directly in their review (fills in numbers). It is the illusion of objectivity, and NOT pompus unfounded statements, that must be conveyed in a review.
Hey, some maps, uh "art", piss me off and result in a tyraid. very unprofessional of me. But then again, I don't get paid. We are entertainers, sometimes we inform and conform to the rules, however we must not lose our public. Apparently I am not a "good" or "fair" reviewer based on the number of requests I recieve. Most of my "bad" reviews were deleted by Luquado.
If you look at any other review sites you will find schemas, most more complicated and conviluted (akin NC2). It helps the less informed to be rational and learn the in-and-outs of what makes a map "good", err... "art". There are nOObs that don't know what "gameplay" and "technical" mean. Schema's for all intent and purposes implies that reviewers are making an informed and educated guess at the score, conciously or otherwise (flashes neon sign). Comparing and contrasting what they know with what they are writing about, k.
First impressions are typically correct statistically, they just should not be paraphased to read "I know better than you and don't need to explain myself have faith in the number given and don't ask about details you ignorant uninspired cretan", because only a small percentage of maps get high ratings. The better the knoweledge base, the better those "Hunches" will be, no arguement there.
Now NC could get uppity and not review "bad" maps, ala Frag Facility (R.I.P.) and Insite. Whatever. Reviewers are free to choose from a list and those specifically requested of them. During a moment of poor judgement all reviews of 3 or less were removed from the database, and guess what? many got re-reviewed, with low scores again!
I get Houences point too, but what is the point of a review site? User comments fill H's requirements and many players needs aswell. Schema's are more rigged for mappers, because sometimes reviews address the author as an "artist" or "craftsman" and not as a gamer. Most reviews are requested by the author because they want an opinion from another mapper/someone in-the-know. User comments are then just icing on the cake.
"my way" was distilled from another long thread long ago. It was a comprimise between a totally compehensive multi-point systematic schema, and a one-score there you go review choice. At the time it seemed viable and was agreed upon in a general concensus.
Ppl will always respect the opinion of those they hold in high regard (recognized industry professionals), unfortunatly we don't get a lot of those ppl as reviewers (Hourences is an exception). Yet it is interesting that CliffyB's Ownage does not award points, then again you won't find too much c4rp there or 100's of reviews.
Anyway, all of this is getting pretty rote. I feel like a senile 40 yr old having to say stuff over and over. I thought I made this all clear before. Thanks for pushing my buttons and have me spew this out again.