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Hi MovieLens users! We recently launched our first major revision to MovieLens since 2003! Please help us grow in the right direction by giving us thoughtful feedback on the design and functioning of the new user experience.

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  1. Keep the sliders (similar movies)

    I found the sliders really helpful to find new movies based on what I had seen.

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  2. Make stuff smaller maybe?

    I kind of feel like I'm zoomed in 125%

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  3. advanced search

    search by director

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  4. Ask for system re-application ideas

    Ask users in what other areas a recommendation system like this could be applied where it currently may not be. Beyond the noise, maybe a user will come up with an idea that's insightful, cool and compelling.

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  5. Provide overview of lens system

    Give thorough basics of how and why the system works. This may lead to more insightful user feedback, plus, in a certain sector, generate more user interest and involvement.

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  6. Decrease the weight of the age of the movies in making recommendations

    Having lived for awhile I have seen many more older movies than newer ones. Because I have reviewed more older movies the recommender seems to think I mostly enjoy older movies. It seems that they bubble up to the top even when they are not similar to items I have liked in the past.

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  7. Nice to know more about the workings of the system.

    How are film descriptive words generated, derived and matched?
    What are the film variables?
    How are variables used to form groups?

    Are film and/or book preference significantly correlated to preferences or aptitudes in other areas -- sports, hobbies, types of social activities, learning strategies, diversity of interests, etc.

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  8. Recollecting memory, improve film recognition

    Often I do not intentionally watch a movie. I just come across on telly (HBO, Film1, or just any other) I look how far in it is and if acceptable (20-30 mins) continue watching.

    The current overview of thumbnails is alright but what do i do here? What is the task in my mind? Rating movies! And for rating movies, I think:
    - the amount of movies is good, but
    - the thumbnails are too small
    - would be nice to see move thumbnails of the same move when hovering over
    - would be nice to have "infinity" page instead…

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  9. Directors, Writers, Cast...

    You've got "directors" and "cast", much like the old Movielens, how about listing the writers too?

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  10. Consider language in you suggestions

    I very rarely watch films in languagues other than English, Spanish or Portuguese and I have very little interest in other language movies, however over half of my top picks are pictures in other languages like italian, french.

    I have a few user friends that think alike, please take it into consideration changing the algorithm

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  11. Consider year/decade in your suggestions

    I very rarely watch films that are previous to the 70's, and favour movies from the 90's and after.
    I have very little interest in older movies, however I have a great number of movies that are older,

    My votes show this preference, has 80% of my votes are from movies from the 80's or later.

    I have a few user friends that think alike, please take it into consideration changing the algorithm

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  12. Smaller/no images for mobile users

    I use movielens on my Nexus 4 phone. The reliance on the huge movie poster idiom makes the site mostly unusable on my phone. It is an extremely inefficient use of space. I have to scroll like crazy to digest even a small but of information. I would much prefer compact grid for results like the old site.

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  13. Graphics lite mode for 2G connections.

    Lo/zero graphics site similar to old movielens for slow connections.

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  14. 2 sub-accounts

    One for films seen on TV and one for cinema theatre.

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  15. < Arrows >

    Arrows to see "more" videos on the /main page

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  16. Show movie details when hovering

    Show movie details (synopsis, actor, director etc) when hovering over a movie. Also links to imdb and rotten tomatoes etc.

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  17. Ajax based refresh button and automatic refresh

    I'm new to Movielens and I find it annoying to reload the whole page once I've rated already-watched movies in the recommendations, (which actually are more than 50-60% of the recommendations). It'd be great to have an ajax based refresh button to reload new recommendations. Moreover, an automatic refresh system would be great, once the system detects a certain number of rating to recommended movies.

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  18. Incentivize tagging, edits, user loyalty

    People love a t-shirt, a button for their backpack, or even a gold star next to their user name. If you're looking to increase user participation in tag maintenance, merch and/or some sort of premium account are the answer. 1000 tags, enjoy your new coffee mug. 5,000 tags, have some embroidered socks.1,000,000 tags, welcome to movielens gold where the movies rate you.

    If this means we will be seeing ads on the site to support an overwhelming obligation to supply a huge influx of chronic taggers with cheap crap, then forget I suggested it.

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  19. Show movies by similarity

    I'd like a way to view the list of movies organised by similarity, e.g. setting, script writer, adapted from same source / remakes.

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    under review  ·  Max Harper responded

    I’m interested in hearing ideas from movielens users on how we might operationalize these features.

  20. Put actor names and director name on the flip of the movie poster.

    Then, like in a previous suggestion, once the poster is 'clicked' to see the full summary have the names 'click-able.' I believe these would be invaluable in finding movies that are close to the one that is being 'perused.'

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