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Jan 13, 2021 11:44 AM
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Is it just me? I can't help but noticed that some users in MAL has rated a show that hasn't even aired yet. I thought at first that maybe they have seen it in advance and I hope that's the case. Otherwise, I find it illogical and annoying for someone to rate a show they haven't seen yet. Can someone explain this?
Jan 13, 2021 11:45 AM
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they tryna make it get good ratings thats pretty much it
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Jan 13, 2021 11:46 AM
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Maybe that's their way of showing how excited they are for said anime.

Orrrr they just want it to get a high score the moment it airs. Probably the latter....
Jan 13, 2021 11:52 AM
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people are just riding the hype train for their favorite anime
Jan 13, 2021 11:54 AM
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" I find it illogical " Dude if you care so much simply click x top right you can use common sense to find out why people do it I doubt anybody takes the ratings on this site serious


Jan 13, 2021 11:56 AM
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They are trying to make it have a low rating so it won't be higher than their favourites
Jan 13, 2021 11:57 AM
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thats how Aot s4 became #2. not that i have a problem with that, i love aot, its just that, no show should really make it to top 10 on the first 2 hours of its release, maybe im just stupid, but anyone else with me on this.
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Jan 13, 2021 12:18 PM
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These people usualy read the manga/light novel/manhwa/manhua/webtoon/visual novel already or have played the game from which was based from.
Jan 13, 2021 12:19 PM
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"Rating a show that hasn't even aired yet"

- Some shows get pre-air premiers on TV or/and screenings at anime conventions and such.
- In some cases journalists get early stream access to an episode or two.
- People in Japan watching it on TV before the episode has being released on stream.

So yeah, is some cases this is genuine, not to mention that MAL doesn't allow you to track and vote if the show isn't in the status "Currently Airing" (some mistakes in the past tho, like the case of Violet Evergarden).
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Jan 13, 2021 12:22 PM
Nothing wrong with that lol. That score could change.
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Jan 13, 2021 12:26 PM

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All of the above is correct, but then there’s also the fma fans that give shows that are a threat to fma’s #1 rank 1/10 to stop them from reaching the top.
Jan 13, 2021 12:27 PM

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I see no problems, this stuff is old as mal. I will do it too with bleach later this year
Jan 13, 2021 12:29 PM

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They are just plain Stupid who are just obsessed for their anime to get a 9+ rating
Jan 13, 2021 12:29 PM

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uwaifutrsh said:
thats how Aot s4 became #2. not that i have a problem with that, i love aot, its just that, no show should really make it to top 10 on the first 2 hours of its release, maybe im just stupid, but anyone else with me on this.
Because I read the manga so I know it's gonna be good as long as the story is faithfully adapted. So far I'm content with the adaptation
Jan 13, 2021 12:40 PM
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I see. Thanks everyone for the info ✌️
Jan 13, 2021 12:42 PM

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haha! i find it logical to rate a show that hasn't aired because you get to make the MAL community get so bitchy and mad! In fact, i'm waiting for my death threats from the FMAB and AOT fanboys after giving the Gintama: The FInal a 10/10 without seeing it!
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Jan 13, 2021 12:48 PM

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That´s what happened with Great Pretender. The AoT fanboys thought Wit dropped their peak fiction beloved manga to make an original anime and the rate went down to 6 at some point. Then the actual anime aired and people liked it.
So yeah, it can be used for both fanaticism and hypocrisy .
Jan 13, 2021 1:04 PM

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For starters i hope you know mal resets daily all ratings for unaired shows (unless they had a full episode preview of some sort which is relatively rare), and there is also the edge case of ratings being allowed 12-24h before the show's actual premiere

but um yea i do it sometimes for the lulz, because i know it irrationally triggers some people
Jan 13, 2021 1:09 PM

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How excited they are for it? how unexcited they are for it? doesn't take much thought

Jan 13, 2021 5:05 PM

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-Roniin- said:
Is it just me? I can't help but noticed that some users in MAL has rated a show that hasn't even aired yet. I thought at first that maybe they have seen it in advance and I hope that's the case. Otherwise, I find it illogical and annoying for someone to rate a show they haven't seen yet. Can someone explain this?

Its just cock suckers trying to get their name in first.Nothing more nothing less than that.
Jan 13, 2021 5:08 PM

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Just people trying to get the mean score for it because a number totally appreciates/depreciates the value of a show.

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