Hello all!
I was reading through Mr.Mann's "Top 5 vendors (e-liquid)" and wished to compile a list. I saw that New Kid also had the idea and posted weekly compilations which combined the totals of favorite vendor's posted. Thanks for the work you all put in!
In this growing industry, it was clear that certain vendors were more popular than others. This type of cycle and promotion tends to feed itself and can really create an unfair bias as perceived by consumers such as myself.
I therefore wish to create a list that is based on the American GPA system, rather than popularity alone. (I don't know how GPA works in other countries).
Here is how this will work:
With the support of other members, and if you feel so inclined to participate, I ask that you post the vendors which you have tried and give each a letter grade, ranging from F, to A+.
For transparency, this is the scale I will use when continuously updating the list:
For the sake of efficiency, I ask that the replies be kept short and pithy. The letter grade should make any individual/arbitrary explanation unnecessary. (For example, "Favorite in no particular order," "God tier," "OK tier," ect.)
It is difficult to track edits, so feel free to double post if you have a new experience with new vendors. Or, if you have a new experience with familiar vendors.
The purpose of this thread is to create a list with a letter and numerical grade. The most recently updated list will always be found in the following post (no digging required
). Also Included will be the amount of votes a particular vendor has received; however, the purpose of this thread is to provide an unofficial rating, and not necessarily popularity alone, which can be misleading and unfair to smaller/newer vendors.
The goal of this thread is to provide consumers such as myself with an unofficial vendor rating, based on community participation. Additionally, this may help alleviate the stress of UTFS
It is in my opinion that a simple popularity list is unfair, and may create the wrong impression on potential customers.
Anyone familiar with Youtube will know that popularity is self-feeding.... It would be a shame to see a great vendor suffocated at the bottom of a popularity list, only because of the possible confusion between quantity and quality.
As mentioned, I will also note the total votes, so quantity and quality will be displayed for anyone interested.
This is unofficial and unscientific, as it is impossible to create a totally controlled sample survey. Take it with a grain of salt, as they say. If this is a bad idea, then let the thread sink into oblivion.
Thanks in advance for the help!!!
I was reading through Mr.Mann's "Top 5 vendors (e-liquid)" and wished to compile a list. I saw that New Kid also had the idea and posted weekly compilations which combined the totals of favorite vendor's posted. Thanks for the work you all put in!
In this growing industry, it was clear that certain vendors were more popular than others. This type of cycle and promotion tends to feed itself and can really create an unfair bias as perceived by consumers such as myself.
I therefore wish to create a list that is based on the American GPA system, rather than popularity alone. (I don't know how GPA works in other countries).
Here is how this will work:
With the support of other members, and if you feel so inclined to participate, I ask that you post the vendors which you have tried and give each a letter grade, ranging from F, to A+.
For transparency, this is the scale I will use when continuously updating the list:
| A+ | 4.33 |
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.67 |
| F | 0.0 |
For the sake of efficiency, I ask that the replies be kept short and pithy. The letter grade should make any individual/arbitrary explanation unnecessary. (For example, "Favorite in no particular order," "God tier," "OK tier," ect.)
It is difficult to track edits, so feel free to double post if you have a new experience with new vendors. Or, if you have a new experience with familiar vendors.
The purpose of this thread is to create a list with a letter and numerical grade. The most recently updated list will always be found in the following post (no digging required
). Also Included will be the amount of votes a particular vendor has received; however, the purpose of this thread is to provide an unofficial rating, and not necessarily popularity alone, which can be misleading and unfair to smaller/newer vendors.The goal of this thread is to provide consumers such as myself with an unofficial vendor rating, based on community participation. Additionally, this may help alleviate the stress of UTFS
It is in my opinion that a simple popularity list is unfair, and may create the wrong impression on potential customers.
Anyone familiar with Youtube will know that popularity is self-feeding.... It would be a shame to see a great vendor suffocated at the bottom of a popularity list, only because of the possible confusion between quantity and quality.
As mentioned, I will also note the total votes, so quantity and quality will be displayed for anyone interested.
This is unofficial and unscientific, as it is impossible to create a totally controlled sample survey. Take it with a grain of salt, as they say. If this is a bad idea, then let the thread sink into oblivion.
Thanks in advance for the help!!!
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