Pallas_Athena
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Not sure what happened, whether the algorithm has changed or if they have fewer licensed artists, but it seems to repeat a LOT. I thought the entire point of the service was that it took your cumulative activity on the station (Seeds, thumbs up, thumbs down) rather than just the MOST RECENT to determine your station. In the past, it seemed like it was much more varied. The reason I THUMB UP things I like is because, well, I LIKE them. But I'd think that would be balanced out by say, me thumbs-upping 10 songs for some artist 10 years ago, or those that I have used to seed my stations throughout the years. But it seems like it just likes to play what I JUST thumbed up. So, within a 2 hour period, I might hear the same artist like, 4 or 5 times when I KNOW that I have a good variety on that station. And this happens with a few artists, so I'm hearing the same 5 or 6 artists over and over again. Don't get me wrong, I LIKE those artists and enjoy hearing them, but I seem to remember getting more variety. And this isn't one listening session (which used to happen before) but every time I log onto that station. Is there a way for the algorithm to be put back to look at the cumulative history of our activities on that station? Thank you and Happy Holidays!
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Pandora USED to have a feature that allowed you to move a song you hear on one station to another station. Let's say it's a GREAT SONG that you discovered on a station - except it's not a good fit for that particular station, but it would be PERFECT for another. It was such an easy to use feature that I used a LOT. Then, they removed it. I now have to pause, remember or write down the song I like, go to "My Collections," navigate to the station that the song would be a GOOD FIT for, then add it, then go back to what I was listening to and then thumb-down the song (yeah, I love it but it would mess up the algorithm for that station). Kind of a long process when it was SO easy before. Please bring it back. It made Pandora not only more user-friendly, but more fun, since a discovery was just an occasion for joy, not more work.
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