Probably the most important use case for per-user ratings is that if I
have a smart playlist that prefers highly-rated music, I want to hear
the music I like, not the music the kids like. I imagine they feel the
same way!
mps wrote: 
> Thanks for asking about this, Erland. I've been hoping for this for a
> long time, and support for multiple users within a family would make an
> immense difference for me.
> 
> Yes. However, it is important to understand what "library" means. I use
> your multilibrary to setup different libraries for different family
> members. However, these libraries may overlap if, for example, everyone
> likes classic rock.
> All music is stored on a NAS. As above, I use multilibrary to create
> "views" for family members.
> 
> Yes. As described in the "classic rock" example above.
> Yes
> 
> Yes
> 
> Yes, this is critically important. The kids don't care how I rate a
> song. They only care how they rate it.
> One important point here is that the notion of "user" is distinct from
> "library." If my kids are browsing in my library and rating songs, they
> are creating their own ratings, not modifying my ratings.
> 
> A little bit, but it isn't uncommon to use someone else' player.
> All players should be controllable by everyone. 
> 
> Also have shared remote controls
> 
> Squeezebox controller
> 
> As described above, I'd like the system to have a notion of users, with
> customized ratings, statistics, and views of the
> entire music repository (My daughter sometimes likes to browse my
> library, so libraries should not be completely hidden from different
> users). Any support in this direction would be huge.


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