Template:Rating-Christgau
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Usage
This template is used in {{Album ratings}} in the "Reception" section of album articles, for reviews by Robert Christgau which use his specific rating systems: 1969 to 1989 and 1990 to present.
This template should only be used for Christgau-specific ratings (or "Christgau copycats," i.e. people who also use his rating system). Christgau's letter grade ratings are output as plain text, like B+. The symbols are similar to the ratings symbols used by Christgau in print (except for the scissors, for legibility at a small size). If the user clicks on a symbol they will be mapped through to the image page (example), which provides an explanation of the image's meaning.
Valid input and generated output
| Input | Output | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A+, A or A- | A+, A or A− | "A" letter gradings |
| B+, B or B- | B+, B or B− | "B" letter gradings |
| C+, C or C- | C+, C or C− | "C" letter gradings |
| D+, D or D- | D+, D or D− | "D" letter gradings |
| E+, E or E- | E+, E or E− | "E" letter gradings |
| hm3 | 
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*** Honorable Mention is an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure. |
| hm2 |
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** Honorable Mention is a likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy. |
| hm1 |
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* Honorable Mention is a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like. |
| neither | 
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"neither here nor there" |
| cut | 
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choice cut |
| dud | 
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"dud" |
| [anything else] | Invalid parameter to {{Rating-Christgau}} | invalid input |