http://groups.google.com/group/wine20 Discussion of how Web 2.0 principles apply to the wine industry. 2008-09-08T22:34:47Z Google Groups kelakemore kelakem...@gmail.com 2008-09-08T22:34:47Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/e9cb753110cced9c/3340509335b109c4?show_docid=3340509335b109c4

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vhaw1075 vhaw1...@gmail.com 2008-09-06T05:42:49Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/533a1429266bef77/e79342b6b109a991?show_docid=e79342b6b109a991

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ideadude idead...@gmail.com 2007-06-27T14:57:59Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/705cd10d18936a18?show_docid=705cd10d18936a18

Half stars is a common request. I'll bump it up the queue. <br> Jason

Jeff Stai j...@twistedoak.com 2007-06-22T18:12:43Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/98b6bc3edcdf2be2?show_docid=98b6bc3edcdf2be2

...it seems appropriate to bring the following blog post and associated discussion to the attention <br> of this group: <br> <a target="_blank" rel=nofollow href="http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/a-standardized-wine-rating-system-in-an-age-of-chaos-and-diversity/">[link]</a> <br> It seems to me that when we look at distributing this data, we should strive to make detailed data

D. Hageman dhage...@gmail.com 2007-06-20T00:34:29Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/2ef6613a4bc8db64?show_docid=2ef6613a4bc8db64

You actually just illustrated what I call the biggest trade off - <br> visibility. In the web world we get very concerned about space and <br> presentation. I often feel that the rating stars often get too small to <br> be useful and when they get too big they look ... amateurish or <br> cartoonish. <br> Print graphics are much easier because you can ensure that everyone's

Jeff Stai j...@twistedoak.com 2007-06-19T23:57:07Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/0dfd0dbbec2a9189?show_docid=0dfd0dbbec2a9189

That's an interesting perspective, and I hadn't entirely thought of it that way. <br> I tend to prefer ten stars/objects because they're easier for nearsighted guy (meaning me) to see. <br> The half coloring of a half star is often too subtle for me. <br> I've seen them used well enough in Wired magazine, for example. To each their own, I guess.

D. Hageman dhage...@gmail.com 2007-06-19T23:43:09Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/b617a940396cf2f4?show_docid=b617a940396cf2f4

I like your humor, but all jokes aside, you do realize there is a good <br> reason that all the rating systems just go up to five objects right? <br> It is quite a bit more visually appealing then having the 10 objects in a <br> row. People also have to stop and slowly count each rating object when <br> the number of objects get that high. Using the 5 objects in 1/2 increments

Jeff Stai j...@twistedoak.com 2007-06-19T23:02:08Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/f32ee0ba862813ee?show_docid=f32ee0ba862813ee

If you had a ten star system, you wouldn't need half stars...:)

D. Hageman dhage...@gmail.com 2007-06-19T23:00:28Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/2654dacd6fe63ebb?show_docid=2654dacd6fe63ebb

We currently support the 5 wine glasses (stars) in 1/2 increments. During <br> implementation, we also agreed that the 5 stars needed the extra <br> granularity.

winecast@gmail.com winec...@gmail.com 2007-06-19T21:33:05Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/ca985946e685f3af?show_docid=ca985946e685f3af

Jason, <br> It would be really cool if you supported half-stars. I would also ask <br> all the other sites interested in bloggers using your service and <br> posting back to their blogs to do the same. I think there is a lot of <br> potential for standardization on the 5-star system but we need the <br> granularity of half-stars. More on this in a post at Winecast later

James Jory ja...@scrugy.com 2007-06-15T19:33:42Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/a2d3e8e6d32b558d?show_docid=a2d3e8e6d32b558d

The wine extensions that I've defined for hReview support multiple <br> &quot;varietal&quot; elements that make up the wine's overall composition. <br> Percentages can optionally be applied to each varietal to describe the <br> breakdown for each varietal in the finished wine. Also, the <br> &quot;designation&quot; field can be used to capture the special name given to

D. Hageman dhage...@gmail.com 2007-06-15T19:22:18Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/ef80d63556f376d0?show_docid=ef80d63556f376d0

On bottlemonkey.com, we track up to 4 varieties per wine. <br> I like the solution already presented in regards to pricing with the size <br> and currency units. <br> Another thing we track is the alcohol percentage and if the wine is <br> unfiltered or a reserve or an estate wine.

juicecowboy@gmail.com juicecow...@gmail.com 2007-06-15T19:16:57Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/2947a820d9541cfa?show_docid=2947a820d9541cfa

I have to echo what Jeff is saying here about the blends. Those can <br> be some of the more interesting ones. Whats the proposal for how <br> they're handled?

Jeff Stai j...@twistedoak.com 2007-06-15T18:47:45Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/f83e904f5c102488?show_docid=f83e904f5c102488

1. Not just one varietal, but blends - how do you designate? (I feel like I keep asking this.) <br> 2. User perspective on ratings of any kind. I use and value descriptors more, of course - but when I <br> am buying, say, a camera, I will look at the reviews of people who gave it a poor rating to find out <br> why they hated it, and the reviews of those who loved it for their reasons. Ratings aren't going away.

James Jory ja...@scrugy.com 2007-06-15T18:01:10Z http://groups.google.com/group/wine20/browse_frm/thread/8c746761d0def870/b37fe352a5cf90a1?show_docid=b37fe352a5cf90a1

Another option is to use the blogging APIs to post the TN right into <br> your user's blog when it's added to Winelog. That's the approach that <br> I'm taking for the tool I'm building now. <br> That would be great! <br> -James