Someone let me know if this is wrong, but this is my theory on how a song is rated on ChipMusic.org:
(I apologize in advance for the all-caps thing, this was already written elsewhere.)
A SONG'S RATING IS CALCULATED USING THE NUMBER OF REPLIES IT HAS GOTTEN AND IT'S CURRENT VIEW COUNT. IF A SONG GETS ONE REPLY PER FIVE OR SO VIEWS, IT IS DOING FREAKING WELL. BUT IF IT ONLY GETS ONE REPLY PERIOD, AND THE VIEW COUNT CONTINUES TO RISE, THEN ITS RATING GOES DOWN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE SO MANY REPLIES PER NUMBER OF VIEWS ANYMORE. SO IF A SONG IS BRAND NEW (IT ONLY HAS A FEW VIEWS) AND IT GETS ONE REPLY, IT AUTOMATICALLY GETS A FIVE STAR RATING. THAT RATING WILL LOWER IF IT CONTINUES TO GET VIEWS AND DOES NOT CONTINUE TO GET REPLIES.
IN OTHER WORDS, UPLOADING A SONG AND RECEIVING A REPLY VERY SOON AFTER WILL GIVE IT FIVE STARS, YET THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. IT STILL HAS A LOT OF VIEWS + REPLIES TO GET BEFORE IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AN IMPRESSIVE FEAT. I ONCE TOLD A FRIEND "I UPLOADED MY FIRST CHIPTUNE AND IT INSTANTLY GOT A REPLY AND A FIVE STAR RATING." WELL NOW I KNOW THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SH*T.
