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| − | + | ''[The shortcut addresses for this page are '''[http://ratings.avenarius.sk ratings.avenarius.sk]''' and '''[http://ksicht.avenarius.sk ksicht.avenarius.sk]'''.]'' | |
| − | < | + | <div style="font-size:1.05em; padding-bottom:20px">This page explains the '''rating system''' used across my sites to evaluate '''works of art''' ''(books, short stories, films, plays, concerts, albums, exhibitions...)''. |
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| + | '''Only works of art scoring <span style="color:green">5 or more</span> grinning faces can be unequivocally recommended.''' | ||
'''Len umelecké diela s <span style="color:green">5 alebo viacerými</span> vyškerenými tvárami možno bez výhrad odporúčať.''' | '''Len umelecké diela s <span style="color:green">5 alebo viacerými</span> vyškerenými tvárami možno bez výhrad odporúčať.''' | ||
| − | '''Nur Kunstwerke mit <span style="color:green">5 oder mehreren</span> grinsenden Gesichtern können uneingeschränkt empfohlen werden.'''</ | + | '''Nur Kunstwerke mit <span style="color:green">5 oder mehreren</span> grinsenden Gesichtern können uneingeschränkt empfohlen werden.'''</div> |
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| + | === Why It's Essential to Rate Works of Art === | ||
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| + | Read the section '''''[[:Category:Slapdash Reviews#Rating books, movies, etc., is useful|Rating books, movies, etc., is useful]]''''' on the [[:Category:Slapdash Reviews|Slapdash Reviews]] page. [[Image:Cool.gif]]<br> | ||
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| + | === About This Ratings System === | ||
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| + | This is a personal critical scale, not a school-grading system; the letters below follow the definitions given here, not any national educational convention. | ||
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| + | In particular, '''A''' and '''B''' denote two distinct upper tiers: ''outright favorites'' and ''highly recommended'' works. | ||
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| + | The ratings '''A−''' and '''B−''' are ''threshold'' grades, used for works of very high quality whose final placement in the higher category may remain uncertain. | ||
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| + | The '''C''' range denotes works that are genuinely good or very good, yet not sufficiently outstanding to command priority in a life typically too short for all the worthwhile books, films, plays, albums, concerts, exhibitions, and other works of art that exist. In this system, '''C''' is still positive, '''D''' is mediocre to below average, and only '''E''' / '''F''' are plainly bad.<br> | ||
| − | === | + | === Discussing This Ratings System with the Robot === |
| − | + | For a deep-dive into the logic behind this ratings system, you can read '''[https://chatgpt.com/share/69baba6f-6960-800e-acbf-536a851bb01c my conversation with ChatGPT]'''.<br> | |
| − | + | === Brief version === | |
<div style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top: 5px">The following is the condensed version of the rating system.</div> | <div style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top: 5px">The following is the condensed version of the rating system.</div> | ||
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| − | + | === Expanded version === | |
| − | <div style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top: 5px">The following is an alternatively worded | + | <div style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top: 5px">The following is an expanded and alternatively worded version of the above rating system.</div> |
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| [[Image:A--.gif]] || '''A''' || '''''classic''''' || ''klasické'' || klassisch | | [[Image:A--.gif]] || '''A''' || '''''classic''''' || ''klasické'' || klassisch | ||
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| − | | [[Image:A-m.gif]] || ''' | + | | [[Image:A-m.gif]] || '''A−''' || '''''exceptional''''' || ''jedinečné'' || brillant |
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| [[Image:B-p.gif]] || '''B+''' || '''''masterly''''' || ''majstrovské'' || meisterhaft | | [[Image:B-p.gif]] || '''B+''' || '''''masterly''''' || ''majstrovské'' || meisterhaft | ||
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| [[Image:B--.gif]] || '''B''' || '''''marvellous''''' || ''veľkolepé'' || großartig | | [[Image:B--.gif]] || '''B''' || '''''marvellous''''' || ''veľkolepé'' || großartig | ||
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| − | | [[Image:B-m.gif]] || ''' | + | | [[Image:B-m.gif]] || '''B−''' || '''''exquisite''''' || ''skvelé'' || hervorragend |
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| [[Image:C-p.gif]] || '''C+''' || '''''distinguished''''' || ''závažné'' || hochwertig | | [[Image:C-p.gif]] || '''C+''' || '''''distinguished''''' || ''závažné'' || hochwertig | ||
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| [[Image:C--.gif]] || '''C''' || '''''very good''''' || ''výborné'' || sehr gut | | [[Image:C--.gif]] || '''C''' || '''''very good''''' || ''výborné'' || sehr gut | ||
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| − | | [[Image:C-m.gif]] || ''' | + | | [[Image:C-m.gif]] || '''C−''' || '''''good''''' || ''dobré'' || gut |
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| [[Image:D-p.gif]] || '''D+''' || '''''almost good''''' || ''takmer dobré'' || beinahe gut | | [[Image:D-p.gif]] || '''D+''' || '''''almost good''''' || ''takmer dobré'' || beinahe gut | ||
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| [[Image:D--.gif]] || '''D''' || '''''fair''''' || ''priemerné'' || mäßig | | [[Image:D--.gif]] || '''D''' || '''''fair''''' || ''priemerné'' || mäßig | ||
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| − | | [[Image:D-m.gif]] || ''' | + | | [[Image:D-m.gif]] || '''D−''' || '''''below average''''' || ''podpriemerné'' || unterdurchschnittlich |
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| [[Image:E-p.gif]] || '''E+''' || '''''insufficient''''' || ''neuspokojivé'' || ungenügend | | [[Image:E-p.gif]] || '''E+''' || '''''insufficient''''' || ''neuspokojivé'' || ungenügend | ||
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| [[Image:E--.gif]] || '''E''' || '''''poor''''' || ''slabé'' || schwach | | [[Image:E--.gif]] || '''E''' || '''''poor''''' || ''slabé'' || schwach | ||
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| − | | [[Image:E-m.gif]] || ''' | + | | [[Image:E-m.gif]] || '''E−''' || '''''very poor''''' || ''veľmi slabé'' || sehr schwach |
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| [[Image:F-p.gif]] || '''F+''' || '''''worthless''''' || ''bezcenné'' || wertlos | | [[Image:F-p.gif]] || '''F+''' || '''''worthless''''' || ''bezcenné'' || wertlos | ||
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| [[Image:F--.gif]] || '''F''' || '''''trash''''' || ''brak'' || Kitsch | | [[Image:F--.gif]] || '''F''' || '''''trash''''' || ''brak'' || Kitsch | ||
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| − | | [[Image:F-m.gif]] || ''' | + | | [[Image:F-m.gif]] || '''F−''' || '''''unbearable''''' || ''neznesiteľné'' || unerträglich |
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=== Full version === | === Full version === | ||
| − | <div style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top: 5px">The | + | <div style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top: 5px">The table below offers a more explanatory, fully expanded version of the same rating system.</div> |
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=== Conversions to Other Rating Systems === | === Conversions to Other Rating Systems === | ||
| − | * ''half-star'' characters are now encoded in Unicode, but as of March 2026 they still do not display reliably across all fonts, apps, and platforms, and are therefore replaced below by either the ½ numeral or the older | + | * ''half-star'' characters are now encoded in Unicode, but as of March 2026 they still do not display reliably across all fonts, apps, and platforms, and are therefore replaced below by either the ½ numeral or the older “dingbat” character ✪ |
* <small>originally (in an earlier version) published at '''[https://ave.click/s ave.click/s]'''</small><br> | * <small>originally (in an earlier version) published at '''[https://ave.click/s ave.click/s]'''</small><br> | ||
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💣💣💣💣💣💣 (A+)<br> | 💣💣💣💣💣💣 (A+)<br> | ||
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 (A)<br> | 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 (A)<br> | ||
| − | 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 ( | + | 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (A−)<br> |
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍 (B+)<br> | 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍 (B+)<br> | ||
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (B)<br> | 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (B)<br> | ||
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😃😃😃😃👍 (C+)<br> | 😃😃😃😃👍 (C+)<br> | ||
😊😊😊😊 (C)<br> | 😊😊😊😊 (C)<br> | ||
| − | 🙂🙂🙂🙂👎 ( | + | 🙂🙂🙂🙂👎 (C−)<br> |
😑😑😑👍 (D+)<br> | 😑😑😑👍 (D+)<br> | ||
😑😑😑 (D)<br> | 😑😑😑 (D)<br> | ||
| − | 😑😑😑👎 ( | + | 😑😑😑👎 (D−)<br> |
😒😒👍 (E+)<br> | 😒😒👍 (E+)<br> | ||
😒😒 (E)<br> | 😒😒 (E)<br> | ||
| − | 😒😒👎 ( | + | 😒😒👎 (E−)<br> |
🤢 (F+)<br> | 🤢 (F+)<br> | ||
🤮 (F)<br> | 🤮 (F)<br> | ||
| − | 💀 ( | + | 💀 (F−) |
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+, A)<br /> | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+, A)<br /> | ||
| − | ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ ( | + | ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (A−, B+)<br /> |
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (B, B−)<br /> | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (B, B−)<br /> | ||
⭐⭐⭐½ (C+, C)<br /> | ⭐⭐⭐½ (C+, C)<br /> | ||
| − | ⭐⭐⭐ ( | + | ⭐⭐⭐ (C−)<br /> |
| − | ⭐⭐½ (D+, D, | + | ⭐⭐½ (D+, D, D−)<br /> |
⭐⭐ (E+, E)<br /> | ⭐⭐ (E+, E)<br /> | ||
| − | ⭐½ ( | + | ⭐½ (E−, F+)<br /> |
| − | ⭐ (F, | + | ⭐ (F, F−) |
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★★★★★ (A+, A)<br /> | ★★★★★ (A+, A)<br /> | ||
| − | ★★★★✪ ( | + | ★★★★✪ (A−, B+)<br /> |
★★★★☆ (B, B−)<br /> | ★★★★☆ (B, B−)<br /> | ||
★★★✪☆ (C+, C)<br /> | ★★★✪☆ (C+, C)<br /> | ||
| − | ★★★☆☆ ( | + | ★★★☆☆ (C−)<br /> |
| − | ★★✪☆☆ (D+, D, | + | ★★✪☆☆ (D+, D, D−)<br /> |
★★☆☆☆ (E+, E)<br /> | ★★☆☆☆ (E+, E)<br /> | ||
| − | ★✪☆☆☆ ( | + | ★✪☆☆☆ (E−, F+)<br /> |
| − | ★☆☆☆☆ (F, | + | ★☆☆☆☆ (F, F−) |
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+)<br> | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+)<br> | ||
| − | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (A, | + | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (A, A−)<br> |
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (B+, B, B−)<br> | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (B+, B, B−)<br> | ||
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆ (C+, C)<br> | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆ (C+, C)<br> | ||
| − | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆ ( | + | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆ (C−)<br> |
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆ (D+, D)<br> | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆ (D+, D)<br> | ||
| − | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆ ( | + | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆ (D−)<br> |
⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E+)<br> | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E+)<br> | ||
| − | ⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E, | + | ⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E, E−)<br> |
| − | ⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (F+, F, | + | ⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (F+, F, F−)<br> |
=== Relevant Links === | === Relevant Links === | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 18 March 2026
[The shortcut addresses for this page are ratings.avenarius.sk and ksicht.avenarius.sk.]
Only works of art scoring 5 or more grinning faces can be unequivocally recommended.
Len umelecké diela s 5 alebo viacerými vyškerenými tvárami možno bez výhrad odporúčať.
Nur Kunstwerke mit 5 oder mehreren grinsenden Gesichtern können uneingeschränkt empfohlen werden.Why It's Essential to Rate Works of Art
Read the section Rating books, movies, etc., is useful on the Slapdash Reviews page. ![]()
About This Ratings System
This is a personal critical scale, not a school-grading system; the letters below follow the definitions given here, not any national educational convention.
In particular, A and B denote two distinct upper tiers: outright favorites and highly recommended works.
The ratings A− and B− are threshold grades, used for works of very high quality whose final placement in the higher category may remain uncertain.
The C range denotes works that are genuinely good or very good, yet not sufficiently outstanding to command priority in a life typically too short for all the worthwhile books, films, plays, albums, concerts, exhibitions, and other works of art that exist. In this system, C is still positive, D is mediocre to below average, and only E / F are plainly bad.
Discussing This Ratings System with the Robot
For a deep-dive into the logic behind this ratings system, you can read my conversation with ChatGPT.
Brief version
Expanded version
Full version
Conversions to Other Rating Systems
- half-star characters are now encoded in Unicode, but as of March 2026 they still do not display reliably across all fonts, apps, and platforms, and are therefore replaced below by either the ½ numeral or the older “dingbat” character ✪
- originally (in an earlier version) published at ave.click/s
Emoticons
💣💣💣💣💣💣 (A+)
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 (A)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (A−)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍 (B+)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (B)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👎 (B−)
😃😃😃😃👍 (C+)
😊😊😊😊 (C)
🙂🙂🙂🙂👎 (C−)
😑😑😑👍 (D+)
😑😑😑 (D)
😑😑😑👎 (D−)
😒😒👍 (E+)
😒😒 (E)
😒😒👎 (E−)
🤢 (F+)
🤮 (F)
💀 (F−)
5-Star Scale
| ½ as half-star | ✪ as half-star |
|---|---|
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+, A) |
★★★★★ (A+, A) |
10-Star Scale
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (A, A−)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (B+, B, B−)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆ (C+, C)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆ (C−)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆ (D+, D)
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆ (D−)
⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E+)
⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E, E−)
⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (F+, F, F−)
Relevant Links
The links below are no longer current as of March 2026, as I've now switched to the Infinity database software for maintaining my review lists. See lists.avekritik.com. (I'll be updating the links below later.)
- Avenarius Lists
- Avenarius Ratings
- Avenarius' Favourites
- Avenarius' Favourite Books / Avenariusove obľúbené knihy
- Avenarius' Favourite Short Stories / Avenariusove obľúbené poviedky
- Avenarius' Favourite Films / Avenariusove obľúbené filmy
- Avenarius' Favourite Albums / Avenariusove obľúbené albumy
- Avenarius' Favourite Songs / Avenariusove obľúbené pesničky
- Slapdash Reviews
- Avenarius Literary Lists
- Avenarius Film Lists
- Avenarius Music Lists