User:EmptyGallonofMilk/Rotten Tomatoes

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History

It is necessary for the critic to do so as some reviews are qualitative and do not grant a numeric score, making it impossible for the system to be automatic." https://github.com/heyueyuan/Case-Study-on-Rotten-Tomato-Movie-Review

""Top Critics", such as Roger Ebert, Desson Thomson, Stephen Hunter, Owen Gleiberman, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Peter Travers and Michael Phillips are identified in a sub-listing that calculates their reviews separately. Their opinions are also included in the general rating. When there are sufficient reviews, the staff creates and posts a consensus statement to express the general reasons for the collective opinion of the film.".https://ultimatepopculture.fandom.com/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes

''As of February 2011, new community features have been added and others removed. For example, users can no longer sort films by Fresh Ratings from Rotten Ratings, and vice versa.'': https://globalny.biz/catalog/id/1606

The website was an immediate success, receiving mentions by Netscape, Yahoo!, and USA Today within the first week of its launch; it attracted "600–1,000 daily unique visitors" as a result.: https://nextbestpicture.com/certified-critic-how-rotten-tomatoes-has-changed-the-role-of-the-critic/

It returned as a much shorter segment of InfoMania, a satirical news show that ended in 2011.: https://www.scribd.com/document/625612705/Pono-peckurio-kronikos

By late 2009, the website was designed to enable Rotten Tomatoes users to create and join groups to discuss various aspects of film. One group, "The Golden Oyster Awards", accepted votes of members for various awards, spoofing the better-known Academy Awards or Golden Globes. When Flixster bought the company, they disbanded the groups.: https://globalny.biz/catalog/id/1606

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Influence

Under the Influence Tab: In April of 2023, a 2017 film titled The Snowman, starring Michael Fassbender reached the No. 1 spot in America on Netflix's Current Top 10 Most Watched list, despite it holding a score on Rotten Tomatoes of 6%.

Misc.

Moved "On May 19, 2020, Rotten Tomatoes won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Entertainment in the Web category." from Reception tab to History tab.

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