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If I built this, I'd be sure to allow ratings without a corresponding rentals, for DVDs, DVRs, etc.

Even without achievements, I've played with Greasemonkey scripts to sort by predicted rating & made an effort to turn around the DVDs quickly. It did start feeling like work instead of play, so I cut back a bit.

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Great username. Did you get that from a book?

I think Charles Stross' "Lobsters," the first part of Accelerando, was one of a couple of stories I stumbled on in quick succession that used the term "pronoiac," & I liked the idea.

Edit: If anyone else's wondering, a pronoiac's the opposite of a paranoiac - someone who thinks people are working behind his back to help him. It's a mindset I try to cultivate.

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