That's what the tickybox is for in iTunes.

No, the tickybox is to say "I might still really like you, but you don't belong in a random song rotation." My unchecked stuff still gets starred--it's just mostly spoken word.

Also, it is (or was) possible to rate songs in iTunes in half-star increments.

eta: How to do this with a Mac: [link]

it's just mostly spoken word.

That's what the genre field is for.

Since I tend to yelp when I'm startled, it provides consistent negative feedback to grabbers and people who walk into your cube talking loudly.

My coworkers at HM learned to stand back from my cube entrance and say softly my name a couple times when I looked to be intent on a program.

Jesse, thanks -- I should write them! There can't be that many knitter/programmers out there, can there? (say no.)

That's what the genre field is for.

Too limited. Too many different genres of spoken word, as well as "mostly" spoken word. Not just only. Some classical music also goes there. But not all.

I have one song I deleted off my iTunes because it gives me an anxiety attack to listen to it, and I'm not going to ruin my composure by any combination of circumstance throwing "It's Too Hard To Say Goodbye" at me.

That's interesting, Tommy. I wonder if you can make playlists based on half stars.

I wonder if you can make playlists based on half stars.

Yeah, I'm curious about that too.

I'm not sure if you can assign half-stars in an iPod, though.

Jesse, thanks -- I should write them! There can't be that many knitter/programmers out there, can there? (say no.)

Hardly any! They say they are afraid the person they are looking for doesn't even exist!

There can't be that many knitter/programmers out there, can there? (say no.)

Wasn't one of the first "computers" a programmable knitting machine? I think it was in the 1800s - it used punch cards.

eta: Wait, that was a loom.

I'm not sure if you can assign half-stars in an iPod, though.

From reading the comments, it looks like that at least in 2009 the iPod rounded down. Also from reading the comments, I'm surprised by how many people don't get rating your songs. I can see not caring to do it yourself, but it seems a pretty simple thing that some people might want to do.

Also from reading the comments, I'm surprised by how many people don't get rating your songs. I can see not caring to do it yourself, but it seems a pretty simple thing that some people might want to do.

Maybe those people just don't want to take the trouble.

Also, did you know you can rate entire albums, and the rating then carries over to all the songs in the album?