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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I never understood the point system, actually. 0.0 to 10. That's, what, 101 possibilities for a score? How do they factor this? How can you listen to a record and know, out of 101 possibilities, what to score something? I can understand.. you know.. rating out of 1-5 or 1-10, or whatever; that seems pretty simple. But 101 different possibilities for a score?

Can you imagine the dilemmas (you know, if their scores weren't based upon ad revenue, rock-star-cocksucking, record label handjobs, and their own public image): "Man. I just gotta call somebody up. This record is totally deserving of an 8 or 9. But I gotta think of the number after the demical point. An 8.5? No, too high... 8.4? Eh. That looks like I don't know if this deserves an 8 or a 9! Dilemmas!"

(oh wait, somebody just called the writer up and said, "Such and such shit band's record label just bought ad space! You better give them a good score!"

"Oh shit," says the writer, "This record is 8.6 yo! Problem solved!"

That's one of the main things that shits me about Pitchfork. It's like they want to tell you exactly how good an album is.