Artists submitted their musical creations to the site, where they would be hosted and queued for review. Staff and many other contributors would then assess the quality of this music (usually in their spare time) by rating elements of its composition (e.g. structure, sound quality, musical skill). These ratings would combine to give an overall score. The idea was that this score would give listeners an accurate indication of whether a track was worth downloading or not. In practice, the quality of these reviews varied. They were based largely upon the opinion of an individual, and if this individual had limited knowledge of a particular genre of music, this reduced the credibility of their comments.