I also understand with initial [MENTION=24053]Brad Lascelle[/MENTION]'s intentions to change the rate system for recent episodes (since season 31, 2019). Now, to rate you must unincognito write comment with, at least, your mark out of 5 (sorry me, that I overexplain this).
Before, the problem was security of that poll, where a member used several accounts to share his marked opinion.
Is new system effective? That's hard to answer, because of mentioned problem of "ordinary Internet user in anytime wants to check the episode real fan rating". Despite Brad regularly updates the first post with fresh and even changed estimates, these effort in general give less use of describing of opinion of about 15-25 members instead of more NHC users, who took part in R&R before season 31. And saying now as that "ordinary Internet user" , who really a while ago wanted to check the season 31 episodes real fan rating, new system isn't as "inconvenient" as not show whole, more effective, point of
real rating.
Despite I voted "NO", cause really liked this rating system and understand its premise, BUT, anyway, it must me modified and become... more comfortable for users to use, or so. Actually, I never mind, how it'll be done: with poll, or without.