On 11/8/2012 3:40 PM, Philippe Verdy wrote:
Usually, we see the high ratings displayed as multiple stars, that are either present or absent, but rarely half filled.
Half filled stars are relatively common, whenever there are fractional star ratings possible.
Stars are among the most common sets of symbols used for this kind of rating by "repetetive" symbols.
That there are many other ways to do rankings is besides the point. Stars (and half stars) are known to be in use (and can presumably be documented by whoever makes a proposal). That's enough to go on in deciding on encoding *those symbols*.
That some people use VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF together with stars, or a plus sign or some other method is also besides the point. Unicode provides the symbols that allow people to write what they need to write, not what they "ought" to use.
A./
