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Merlin, Call me stupid, but I...

Submitted by Peter Garner (not verified) on November 10, 2006 - 4:22pm.

Merlin,

Call me stupid, but I just don’t get the “Basic Culling” list. First off, if you’ve never listened to something, why would it be rated anyway? I don’t rate my songs, but if I did, I certainly wouldn’t rate them without at least one listen first!

Second, if a song has a play count of 0, isn’t it obvious that it hasn’t been played in the last two months either?

The only way I see this list being useful is if “Match All” is changed to “Match Any.” Or is there something really basic I’m missing?

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