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How come reviews get likes more easily on anilist than MAL?

jahver · 3y

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It seems like it, at least.

DrSexy 3y
Could be cause MAL is more popular, more people=more likes

Edit: @jahver Could again be the fact that it is more popular, more people more criticism
- jahver 3y
  No I mean it seems easier to get likes on a review that it does on MAL.
  DrSexy 3y
  Ah ok I misread the question
Removed 3y
More people reviewing on mal, less likes on each review?
I don't know. Never compared the likes.
MKilv 3y
People who vote on reviews on MAL are more likely to actually read them.
IWILLKILLYOUALL 3y
Because of the format I am guessing anilist users just scroll down to see the score and then thumbs up (less critical people here I guess)
pseudo 3y
the most popular reviews on MAL tend to get more likes than the most popular reviews on AL but the average review on AL tends to get more likes than the average review on MAL

i think this is cause people review less on AL due to its smaller userbase, so the reviews that pop up in the recent reviews section stay there for longer. just eyeballing both sections quickly, the oldest review visible on MAL's homepage is 1 hour old, and the oldest on AL's is 6

AL's social-driven features can also play a role, you can let your followers know that you've posted a review (though admittedly i don't know if MAL has a similar user-feed structure since i didn't use their social features much)
- KuroGFX 3y
  maybe though I can attest when it comes the completion of popular shows you'll find the recent reviews flooded
  pseudo 3y
  that's definitely true for both sites, but these times of heightened review activity are anomalies when it comes to looking at why an "average" (in the most general sense of the word) review on AL gets more likes
  
  if you scroll to MAL's least interacted reviews on any show, you'll see a sea of 5 or lower likes, while there's notably less of a heavily-buried backlog on here. a byproduct of fewer reviews for sure, but AL's less busy (on average) recent reviews section also plays a part
KuroGFX 3y
I sum it up to the way Anilist's U.I design of their site tends to stimulate more activity around recent reviews

it's a lot harder to have a new review get read on MAL since it feels like they tend to get buried

though like someone pointed out you have to question how many people actually read the review rather than the score
evergreenoaktree 3y
Isn't MAL famously full of elitist tryhards? Maybe they're "too cool" to show appreciation for reviews or something like that. I dunno
- Zeryther 3y
  AniList seems the same sometimes
  evergreenoaktree 3y
  tbf everywhere feels like that when you're primarily a dub watcher like I am, but I'm my experience MAL was worse. You're correct though, AL definitely has its elitist moments lol. Still seems cozier around here, I say
Asano 3y
"recent reviews" section allows anilist users to find reviews much quicker then MAL so that probably affects it
- cbritannia 3y
  I was surprised no one above you said this. That's what I immediately thought of as the best answer.
  
  My second answer would be that MAL reviews are in each one language when the userbase isn't versus Anilist is much more English focused.
  Asano 3y
  yeah, surprised me too
  I'd say same goes with forum games too since you have to go hunting to find them on mal
dva 3y
AniList has a specific section dedicated to showcasing recently posted reviews on the website, immediately bringing them to the attention of others.
befalt 3y
MAL has a disgusting culture of "rat races". Post your review as swiftly as it is humanly possible or get buried underneath countless write-ups from other users, essentially making it invisible to potential readers. That's what reviewing seasonal anime's been like for ages.

On Anilist, no matter when you post your stuff, there are at least a few people who will notice it and interact with your review in some way. It doesn't matter if it's a show that's just finished airing or an obscure title no one's ever heard about... and it's all thanks to a dedicated section of the site where recently posted reviews appear.

On MAL, you can post the most engaging review that shithole has ever seen, but it'll never get even the fraction of the attention it would get on Anilist. Yes, it does have its own "recent reviews" section, but it's barely visited by people because it's usually flooded with... well... not the greatest of contents that's hard to navigate through.
NerfMiner 3y
Reviews are simply just better on AniList than MyAnimeList
- MKilv 3y
  It's the exact opposite. The minimum character limit on this site causes a lot of reviews to be bloated with nonsense. The user base also feels a lot younger. On top of that, the reading on here is more annoying because of the embedded images which in theory could be used to deepen the review, but mostly are used as fillers. Not being able to quickly run through reviews, or filter them by positive/negative also makes the whole experience worse. One thing that AniList does have over MAL is the discoverability. It's much harder to have your review read if you're late to the game, partially because there are way more reviews on MAL, but also because of the review overview being more friendly towards discoverability on here.
  WallahSous 3y
  I'm glad I found someone else who thinks the same.
  
  I made the exact same complaint on my arrival here and was met with a bunch of "uhmmm akchully".
  
  Perfect comment; summarizes both the issue with Anilist reviews and the reason why they still get more views/likes than on MAL.
GhostQ79 3y
Because MAL sucks and is full of pretentious assholes. At least, that's how it seems to me. I don't have a MAL but people seem really harsh there.
WallahSous 3y
Ignore people saying "because reviews are better on Anilist" or whatever nonsense reason.

It's 100% a website design difference: Anilist has a "recent reviews" activity tab on the homepage that makes the entire difference.
Archea 3y
The centipide God has eaten our minds and spirits, therefore we bless the presence of written thought
EldritchHorror 3y
the formatting is so that the reviews essentially catch your eye in MAL. also people there have sticks up their asses and have to take everything seriously, rather than just enjoy the damn thing.