yeah so basically my suggestion is to agree on an official SWDB Top 20 that doesnât change, but is based on our current top 20, and then continue our community/voting-based top 20 (which changes sometimes) under the âCommunity Top 20â labelâŚ
I think we should look at our current top 20 and find some sort of consensus regarding those titles that sometimes move up and down⌠scherpschuetters list at fistfulofpasta is also worth a consideration⌠we might have to compromise on something, but it would be great if we had a list of just 20 titles that we agree are the best, and are roughly in some order⌠and then we move the whole thing to the community top 20 and proceed with the voting and adjusting as usual
I guess the key question here for me is are we looking at compiling a list of âthe bestâ or the most representational for a new fan. Scherpâs list operates well for the latter. But âthe bestâ is always going to be subjective and the current format works on popularity which, over the number of voters taking part, seems to provide a reasonable level of consensus.
To be honest the only titles likely to change on our current top 20 are the bottom 2 which may swap places occasionally. All the others have a sufficient cushion to maintain their place. So, in the end we will probably just wind up with two almost identical lists. We are also setting ourselves up as âdefinitive judgesâ as to what are âthe bestâ. Not sure Iâm comfortable with that. Much prefer the way we currently have it whereby the top 20 is more democratic and we still get a chance to champion good films which are overlooked by way of the Alternative top 20 and Staff Favourites.
well one idea was also to de-clutter that page, lose everything below the first 20, remove the points and all that. however, sometimes movies do shift up and downâŚ
what are the main differences between scherpâs and ours? iâd very much like to have some sort of fixed, official list, and whatever we do in a community-sort-of fashion can remain, but be called that. the lists might be mostly identical, but with the one we grant ourselves the freedom of fiddling with it
Maybe we could totally change the name of the list, and thereby change the concept and free it of the âTopâ association⌠the memberâs top 20 can stay as is, and this could be something along the lines of âRequired Viewingâ or a âStarting Placeâ for new viewers
Or even, âMost Noteworthyâ ⌠Maybe noteworthy isnât the right word, but something designating the fact that these particular titles have received the most attention, regardless of individual opinions
well the prime advantage would be the aspect of the list being fixed, another that we could unclutter it as soon as we donât have to explain why movie X is on position Z anymore (the points system), etcâŚ
but itâs a suggestionâŚ
As far as decluttering, could always just have a link to an explanation of how the top 20 is compiled, so people can click the link to see an explanation
iâm doing an improved version of the top 20 list on a copy of the page, and iâll show what iâve come up with, taking most points into consideration whatâs been said and iâll post it here and wait for comments (and iâve scratched the âofficialâ option in my head already)