Consistency: Not Mr Upstream's strongest point

It was recently pointed out that Mr Upstream's rating 'system' may be somewhat, er, muddled.

This is true.

Sometimes Mr Upstream feels the need to rate in 'middle fingers'. Sometimes he does not. He may, in some dim and distant future, decide to rate in pink fuzzy bunny hugs. This, it should be noted, is the remotest of remote possibilities, unless Mr Upstream decides to start rating booze. Or hookers. Or orthopedic shoes.

The main point here being if Mr Upstream is rating in insulting things like middle fingers or candy-sprinkled turds (not likely, and probably reserved for self-help titles), then the author would almost certainly like to have fewer of them. Two candy sprinkled turds are certainly less awful than ten, or so goes Mr Upstream's reasoning at any rate. And if Mr Upstream finds some gem to review that is, if not flawless, then at least worthwhile, well then he will find some other means with which to indicate his approbation.

Now Mr Ustream must get back to mixing mai tais and listing to Deano. It's Tiki Friday at Mr Upstream's house, and citronella is in the air.