How dumb is GBAtemp?

[Rydian]

Google's added a new "reading level" rating to search results. Now below each URL you'll find google's rating of the reading level of the site. If you search for a site alone via the "site:" modifier (for example "site:gbatemp.net") you'll get an annotaton of the results, as pictured above.[/p]

Source

I bet if Costello denied the EoF in robots.txt the rating would change.

It's most likely all the stupid responses bringing it down, as a first reply of "I can't believe what a farce you're attempting!" would be pulled down by many responses of "lol u suk" on the same page. If you check many forums the ratings are about the same, the number of stupid threads (or smart threads with retarded first responses) outweighs the good stuff by volume.

Compare...

 

[Goli]

And this is why the EoF must be vanquished from existance O:.
OR people should do more complete posts, and read if what they are saying has been said before or not.

 

[Law]

It's probably less of a "this website has users that cannot read" situation and more of a "you will only require a certain level of reading skill to fully understand information on this website".

Basic is probably better, because it means the users aren't illegible.

 

[Slyakin]

Well, at least it shows how even the most stupid of people can join this site.

 

[mameks]

And this is why we have spell-check.

 

[Fat D]

Try and feed it with some game names, e.g. "Super Mario Bros." or "Team Fortress 2". Then try "Halo".

 

[Veho]

Surely you jest.


I think the main "problem" with the percieved reading level is that 60% of the users aren't native speakers, and that the majority of the users are schoolkids

 

[Rydian]

I just used gbatemp as an example people here could relate to.

I wonder, how long until a site sues, claiming google's giving it a bad image?

EDIT: And no, I didn't submit this for front page either.

 

[Veho]

I wonder, how long until a site sues, claiming google's giving it a bad image?

Google already got sued for something similar. People just don't want to be reminded of certain things so they tend to shoot the messenger

Spoiler

 

[RoMee]

I'm not really surprised, most tempers are 14 year old kids

edit:
that came out wrong, what I meant to say was
the average age of users is 14 to 15 years old

 

[playallday]

Call me stupid but I can't find this at all.

 

[DryYoshi]

I'm not really surprised, most tempers are 14 year old kids

edit:
that came out wrong, what I meant to say was
the average age of users is 14 to 15 years old

Hey that's insulting! I'm 14 and I'm atleast smart enough to type (most) words right and with CAPITAL Letters!

And I live in The Netherlands!
That aside, I think it's more "how much reading skill is required" just like Law said.

 

[MrCooper]

Thats kind of old to me. Like a few weeks or so.

 

[Rydian]

Call me stupid but I can't find this at all.

Doesn't show up by default, gotta' go to the advanced search and it's there. Odd they don't have a text modifier for it like they do with others.

 

[joshbean39]

omg omg dsdatabase has a higher reading level

 

[Rydian]

omg omg dsdatabase has a higher reading level

Nope, you're searching for sites that mention it.

Search for "site:dsdatabase.org" to only find pages from it, and it's a lot different.

 

[ProtoKun7]

It's enjoyable being in a 1% minority.

 

[Scott-105]

It's enjoyable being in a 1% minority.

Someone's a little full of himself. Ha ha, just kidding.

I wouldn't say I'm advanced, probably in the intermediate level.

Out of boredom:

and

 

[Warrior522]

It's enjoyable being in a 1% minority.

Someone's a little full of himself. Ha ha, just kidding.

I wouldn't say I'm advanced, probably in the intermediate level.

Out of boredom:

and

...well, that's embarrasing...

 

[TheDarkSeed]

Okay, you know what this means don't you? Everyone needs to tab Google to look for big words to include in their posts.