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Originally Posted by rushyrulz

personal experiences hold no credence in an argument about ratings, they're just there for informational purposes.

Especially for sightread scores

Personal experiences only gain credence if there are a lot of them that agree, in which case it becomes a collective experience.

And difficulty ratings are literally meant to represent the collective judgment of people playing the file.

So personal experiences are worth mentioning, and despite never being the sole reason for a change, they are frequently an important part of a bigger reason.