Can't apply attribute if I previously did a precise beer rating.

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  1. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    I was going to go back and update the reviews I had done and switch them over to attribute, however, I find that because when I had originally done them I clicked 'precise' I no longer have access to the drop down. Before, when I would delete my number I would still be able to do the drop down for regular numbers or type in whatever number I wanted.

    I tried to delete my number and still was only able to just type it in (instead of reverting back to a dropdown). As it stands, it seems the only work around for this is for me to delete my review and basically copy/paste it back once 'attribute' has been selected.

    So, I think though you state 'an attribute rating can be applied to past ratings' there is some sort of glitch preventing that if a user selected "precise" initially? Either that or I'm doing something wrong and would love to know what I have to do to be able to adjust as I've tried everything I can think of other than straight out deleting the review.
     
    #1 rudzud, Sep 19, 2014
  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    It's by design, not a bug. When you select a rating type you're essentially choosing a path.

    A work around would be updating your precise rating to a 0.25 increment rating. Allow it to submit. Manually reload the page. You should then have access to the pulldown.
     
    #2 Todd, Sep 19, 2014
  3. cjgiant

    cjgiant Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,584) Jul 13, 2013 District of Columbia
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    I noticed a similar, but reverse thing. I had updated some old beers with precise ratings different than the calculations of my previous category ratings. Now if I change anything about the review (even correcting a typo), the rating is revised to meet the old calculations and undoes my precise rating.

    That wouldn't be as big a deal if I could change back to precise, but I can't. I have to copy/delete/re-rate/paste, and include when I originally had the beer, if I care to. It's kind of nice to see my old category ratings, but I had moved on to precise ratings and was coming to like using it. However, now I am forced back into a path I "chose" because it was the only option. I tried turning all my individual ratings back to blank to get the choice again, but that didn't work. Is there a different workaround for me?
     
    #3 cjgiant, Sep 19, 2014
  4. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    That solved the problem, thanks Todd.
     
    #4 rudzud, Sep 20, 2014
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