playlist voting

[6arms1leg]

what about a voting system for playlists? users could vote (maybe 1-5) for playlists other users created. that way a user can immediately guess, if a playlist is worth listening to. of course that would make more sense for a multi-user setup, but thats what cherrymusic is meant to be anyway. maybe some (single) users with a local setup even like to star their own playlist collection, who knows? combined with a playlist search function and playlist label tagging (#220) that would make for a complete playlist management useful for a multi-user streaming server. :joy_cat:

[tilboerner]

I'd like a way to :star: things. (With a single star, I mean. Go, binary!) It's to say: I like this. Make it easy to find again. That's also a simple voting system right there. Not sure if more granularity is needed.

[devsnd]

I also think that a simple upvote (binary star) system would be best:

On a single user system, you will probably only star stuff, because you liek it, and there is no need for rating, since you already know how much you like it. The star is a simple reminder to find stuff.

On a multiuser system, stars could aggregate: When multiple users star one playlist, or one track, this will lead to a sort of ranking by adding them all up.

also, i don't like the clutter introduced by the 5 stars you see sometimes, it is wasted space and leads to people thinking about if you really really should give it 5 stars... maybe more like 4. Or 4.5? Quarter stars? 4.25. that's it.

[6arms1leg]

yep, you are right. i didnt think about how exactly the voting should work, just what we need one. but your suggestion is probably the best way to do it. i agree.