# yoyo consensus **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 8, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129 "2016-07-08T18:24:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f05b48/32.png) [@xyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xyn)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/1 "2016-07-08T18:24:25Z")
so, I watched ‘The Social Network’ a bit ago, and in the beginning, Zuckerberg creates a more sophisticated ‘hot or not’ app - which created ratings by comparing random women side by side. While ‘hot or not’ is odious when applied to people, I think it would be pretty cool to apply it to yoyos. Even subdivide the yoyos by category (plastic, metal, bi-metal, ti, etc.) with an option for NA if the voter hasn’t used the yoyo. Also, categorizing by other things (spin, stability, speed, finish, grinding, etc.) would be cool. This would generate a neat list of top yoyos categorized by various characteristics by people with experience using them. Further, YYE must already have the database of yoyos and their characteristics - since it has the store. Just have to write a new app against the database 🙂 Wish I were a better programmer… ---
**Author:** ![VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vyvytheyoyoguy/32/7980_2.png) [@VyVyTheYoYoGuy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VyVyTheYoYoGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/2 "2016-07-08T18:30:33Z")
This sounds like a great idea! I’d support this PM Me if you have a B!ST Tondo F/T ---
**Author:** ![xyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f05b48/32.png) [@xyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xyn)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/3 "2016-07-08T18:42:09Z")
it would also be cool to look at the results over time. see how a yoyo moves up and down in the rankings. It would be neat to see how certain ‘classics’ may move down briefly when there is a new release, but then move back up again. ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/4 "2016-07-08T19:53:49Z")
I like the concept, but I don’t think it will help other players. Everyone has their own preference. ---
**Author:** ![KiLbUcK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kilbuck/32/794_2.png) [@KiLbUcK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KiLbUcK)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/5 "2016-07-08T20:24:35Z")
I like the idea but there are a considerable amount of variables to iron out to ensure even adequate accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/6 "2016-07-08T22:21:42Z")
“Hype or no hype” seems to possibly be a a key factor in this…there could be an amazing yoyo but doesn’t get the recognition due to lack of hype. If we all went off of hype-driven yoyos, we would be missing out on some excellent yoyos that are “lesser known”. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/7 "2016-07-08T23:20:01Z")
Wont work for a very simple reason. Everyone that has some/any feedback; can have completely different degrees of skills/experience to distinguish various aspects/attributes. Valid results are most often the results of valid testing. People that throw yoyos may not have a scientific bone in their body😳 You can’t establish valid useful information if your average contributors have skill levels from 1 to 10. The results may be interesting. But they just wouldn’t be useful. Sorry.:thinking: ---
**Author:** ![xyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f05b48/32.png) [@xyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xyn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-consensus/81129/8 "2016-07-09T12:12:30Z")
I absolutely agree that the results will in no way be scientific. as stated above, varying skill levels and preferences will ensure that. however, right now, i like looking at what other people write about their various yoyos, I gather their opinions, and that helps me zero in on yoyo’s i may want to purchase. The fact is, those reviews can be just as subjective. I figured this idea would more be a fun thing, something that might give some info about what many in the community consider great throws. I would expect the results to be interesting, but to be taken with a grain of salt. They would probably show more about the community and fads/hype - or the results may continue to point to a few really good yoyos. who knows? This is more a though experiment about how to find great throws when there are hundreds to choose from. if anyone did program it, i figured it would be a fun thing to do periodically. cheers