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Jessica Alba Wardrobe Malfu

kelakem...@gmail.com (kelakemore) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:34:47 UT

Hottie Jessica Alba having Janet Jackson type problems
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Salma Hayek Amazing Boobs

vhaw1...@gmail.com (vhaw1075) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:42:49 UT

Are there two boobs that are more perfect in the universe?
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Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

idead...@gmail.com (ideadude) — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:57:59 UT

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

speaking of "can this be better"...

j...@twistedoak.com (Jeff Stai) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:12:43 UT

...it seems appropriate to bring the following blog post and associated discussion to the attention
of this group:
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It seems to me that when we look at distributing this data, we should strive to make detailed data

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

dhage...@gmail.com (D. Hageman) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:34:29 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

j...@twistedoak.com (Jeff Stai) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:57:07 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

dhage...@gmail.com (D. Hageman) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:43:09 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

j...@twistedoak.com (Jeff Stai) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:02:08 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

dhage...@gmail.com (D. Hageman) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:00:28 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

winec...@gmail.com (winecast@gmail.com) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:33:05 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

ja...@scrugy.com (James Jory) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:33:42 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

dhage...@gmail.com (D. Hageman) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:22:18 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

juicecow...@gmail.com (juicecowboy@gmail.com) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:16:57 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

j...@twistedoak.com (Jeff Stai) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:47:45 UT

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

Re: hReview WP plug-in, etc.

ja...@scrugy.com (James Jory) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:01:10 UT

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