re: Netflix changing rating system after Amy Schumer complains about poor reviews

Going to a binary rating system is bad. It gives consumers less information than the five-star system and is simply less useful. It was only a matter of time before they did this because Netflix now makes itself more Facebook-y, but it is still a bad system, regardless of why they are doing it.

As for Schumer, it can be two things. The special is okay, not great, not bad, but whatever. It could be getting some low ratings honestly. However, there IS a campaign to give her low ratings on reddit. Splitsider, the comedy website, found the threads:

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Also, the spread of the rating screams tampering. From the article: "33 subscribers gave it 5 stars, 17 gave it 4 stars, 22 gave it 3 three stars, 85 gave it 2 stars, 710 users give it 1 star, and 9 gave it zero stars." That's not how ratings normally distribute.

Though I'm not sure why people spend their effort trying to push down the ratings of entertainment. Who cares? These campaigns are common, but sort of pointless.