Are BoardGameGeek Ratings Getting Way Too Positive?

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BoardGameGeek is THE website for board games. And yet there are a lot of complaints around the rankings. How they're done, the excessive positivity, the bias towards the new, even when people are allowed to rate games for the first time to begin with. So are they even useful?

Article - https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/124590/choice-and-bias-why-new-games-top-bgg-rankings

TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:33 - New Games Get Rated Better
0:02:25 - Games Do Get Better But....
0:04:05 - ...Selection Bias Plays A Part
0:08:00 - Ratings Are Higher When You're Pickier
0:10:20 - How BoardGameGeek Ratings Work
0:12:25 - Price Point vs Expectations
0:13:12 - Content Creators Have Selection Bias Too
0:15:05 - We Have So Many Amazing Games
0:16:20 - Find Reviewers That Match Your Tastes
0:16:58 - Apply Selection Bias As Much As Possible

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