Some Netflix Users Have Rated 50,000 Shows 134
An anonymous reader writes "Netflix has released some statistics about its users, showing that more than one percent of its customer base has rated 5,000 shows or more, and a few hundred users have rated over 50,000. A reporter for The Atlantic tracked down a few of those extreme users to find out why they do it. Mike Reilly, a producer, heard about the Netflix prize, and wanted to test the limits of the movie recommendation algorithm. Lorraine Hopping Egan has rated about 6,500 movies, but she still uses word of mouth when trying to decide what to watch."
stuff that matters? (Score:4, Insightful)
where did it go? the stuff that mattered used to be around here somewhere.
anyone see it?
Re:Evidence (Score:5, Insightful)
Or watching more than one show per day. Or having watched them in the past, long before Netflix was around, and rating them in their system.
Re:Some simple math... (Score:4, Insightful)
Who says you have to watch something to rate it? Are you the one who actually reads links in Slashdot?
Re:Evidence (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:stuff that matters? (Score:5, Insightful)
I suggest you go through the archive. /. really hasn't changed that much in the 11-12 years I've been here.
Re:Evidence (Score:5, Insightful)
Or botting [wikipedia.org] the whole stinking thing.
That's my odds-on favorite theory on how you can rate 50k items.