Thread:Talk:Article feedback/IMDB rating: Only consider trustworthy users/reply (34)

I guess you missed the point of what I said. I think I made it clear that the "revenge" circumstance was possibly unique, but the outcome of 12-year-old girls voting down someone they don't like or voting up someone they DO like is essentially the same. They're voting on the SUBJECT of the article, and not on the merits of the article itself. And I'm not buying this idea that the "celebrity" bio articles on Wikipedia represent an "infinitesimally small" portion of the daily traffic on Wikipedia. I would think anyone who has taken a look at the Article Feedback Dashboard would see celeb bio pages make up at LEAST 50% of average daily traffic, with articles like Floyd Mayweather Jr (rated B-Class), Justin Bieber (rated B-Class) and Adolph Hitler (once rated GA-Class, now one would assume B-Class), all pages that are LOCKED from unverified users, by the way (presumably from too much vandalism), getting some of the LOWEST ratings for the day??? What a "coincidence"... Celebrity pages obviously make up a HUGE portion of the daily traffic on Wikipedia. Anyone who tries to pretend like they don't is in serious denial. Like it or not, we live in a celebrity culture. I guarantee you Charlie Sheen will get 10x more hits today than this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner.

By the way - I just noticed the #1 HIGHEST rated page today is the Liberty Bible Academy that boasts a grand total enrollment of 155 students (grades PreK-8). Hmmmmm... A "Start-Class" article (at best) with two broken reflinks, rated as providing "Comprehensive Coverage" with "Great Reputable Sources".. Is there anyone who honestly believes that's not a ratings flash-mob descending on the page??? Gimme a break. The ratings are a big joke and basically exist as a new (and now sanctioned) way for anonymous users to vandalize pages.