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| 31 Aug 2012 07:54 PM |
You ever save up a ton of money for a gear, only to find it sucks? ...Probably not. However, it has happened to some people. Which is why I think there should be a tab [much like Comments] for reviews.
Reviews are basically like comments, except for the fact that you can type more characters and you can only post ONE review on an item [to avoid spam, of course]. One can rate a review 1-5 stars, like some other sites. 1 means that the review was terrible and 5 means it was fantastic. 3 reviews with the highest average ratings will almost always be shown up top, sort of like YouTube's top comment system. It can also be possible to comment on reviews, though you get as many characters as you would in the average comment. However, your max amount of comments on a single review is 3, just in case the character limit cut-off a point you wanted to make. Unlike reviews, review comments would have a + and -, much like YouTube's thumb system [I swear, these references are unintentional]. Clicking + means you felt the comment would help the review writer learn from their mistakes. Clicking - means you disagree. Having a high amount of + on a comment does not keep them up top.
Yes, there are some major flaws with this. For starters, most reviews would likely be "it sucks" or "its super 1337 awesome sauce." Though, to be honest, it's better than digging through 20 tons of spam just to find a single comment which says the same thing. Second, the Review Comments would likely be filled with spam, even with the 3 cap. However, to fix it, one could simply REPORT THE SPAM LIKE THEY SHOULD IN THE REGULAR COMMENTS--Ahem, sorry. Finally, butt-hurt rabid fan boys/girls of a certain item would rate even the good reviews badly. However, I don't know what they would expect when they click a tab that's filled with opinions.
Post whether you think this is good or bad idea. If you find it's bad, post how you think it could be better. Unless you think it's just bad, period. In which case, I respect your opinion.
⇒ Your friendly neighborhood hypocrite, Ghost.⇐ |
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| 31 Aug 2012 07:55 PM |
Whoops! I just noticed I made a typo in the title. It should say "Review tab FOR items."
⇒ Your friendly neighborhood hypocrite, Ghost.⇐ |
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| 31 Aug 2012 08:38 PM |
| thats wh there r gear testing games |
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| 31 Aug 2012 08:39 PM |
| duh... thats why there are gear testing games... do it urself |
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| 31 Aug 2012 08:52 PM |
| Raptpratv, please stop trolling on this forum. |
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