On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 12:32:48PM -0500, Ken Williams wrote:
>
> I think the real value that most people find in the ratings is not
> the quantitative data but the qualitative written reviews. Making
> that more integrated with various other search/browse sites might be
> cool, but even then it might help turn CPAN from a collaborative
> sharing space into a competitive, bashing, NIH space, which would be
> too bad.
Perhaps at least the number of reviews could be factored into searches,
or the at least the presence of /any/ reviews. I always find it easier
to evaluate a module when I can see what others think about it as well.
Mark
