Talk:Tier list

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fruit example

Hi, could some one explain the fruit example to me? At least for me a strawberry would be S and a lemon would more a F ;-) 88.93.180.110 (talk) 08:59, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Strawberry in F-tier is indeed a wild choice, haha. I think it's good that the tier list example is so silly, as it keeps us Wikipedians from presenting subjective opinions. Maybe the current example is a bit too out there, I'm not sure what might be better. The main reason we're using fruit here is because the pictures are freely licensed. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 08:15, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

By specifically choosing to put Strawberry in F-tier to avoid presenting subjective opinions aren't you doing exactly that? I don't disagree with your choice, it's just an example of a Tier list after all but it is interesting to think about how information can be presented in a more subjective manner. SteampunkWizard (talk) 23:19, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do think it would be nice if we could show a tier list that wouldn't make a subjective quality judgment, but I'm not sure what subject we could possibly use for that, that is lower-stakes than this one. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:13, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Came to the talk page hoping for validation that the fruit graphic is psychopathic; was not disappointed. Candent shlimazel (talk) 10:38, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Aren't the point of tierlists are that they are subjective? 150.176.175.121 (talk) 11:57, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

not necessarily i mean they come from fighting games and other types of games with objective meta elements that make some characters better 134.41.135.59 (talk) 22:10, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

where did this concept (this style in particular) originate? There is a definite focus around Japan and I heard it was based on Japanese high school class rankings but I have found no evidence for this. Litch (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The sources haven't gotten much depth on this either. I don't think anyone particularly knows. The S-grade almost certainly originates from Japanese culture, but the stacking aesthetic may have been a slow evolution over time. I would love to know a more detailed history on it as well. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 09:36, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1.5

Less Than 1.5 84.68.212.63 (talk) 18:24, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]