I just came across a review for "Ciphercrack" in which people were complaining about others coming in and posting crap reviews (sometimes when they were asked/incented (is that a word?) to by the vendor. I've seen this complained about a lot and also I see many reviews which miss key components of a review. I have been pondering a new idea used for posting product reviews here...
I am an H user (don't judge me! ;) ) and I often post reviews of my purchases, H and otherwise. (usually H - forgive me! ).
Anyway, when I post these reviews I follow a basic format of:
Shipping (speed) - 5/5 Stealth - 4/5 Comms - 5/5 Size/Weight - 5/5 Etc...
- summary after *
Now, when I post the H reviews I usually include things like " rush - 5/5 or legs - 5/5, etc. " ; obviously this wouldn't apply to other drugs or products necessarily. However a basic template would do justice. I usually follow the "rating system" with a little summary of my experience with the vendor. I believe these kind of reviews are both straight and to the point and easy to read through while getting the job done and covering all bases.
Basically what I'm getting to with my suggestion is this:
Since I assume it's not possible to change reddits "code" (or whatever the technical lingo is for adding a feature onto reddit) to add some kind of "form", maybe we could require that the review threads be set up in this format and provide the template in a side bar/side bar link? And then it can be optional if the user want to add the "summary" part after the ratings. That way we get a concise summary of all that should be in a review at the very least. Thought? Ideas? Criticism?
Just figured i'd throw this out there.
This way, if we get a shi**y reviews like " oh yeah this guy was good, thanks bye", it can be dealt with by the DNM mods, or at least asked to changed to that format.
If not mandatory, maybe suggested?
Lastly I must apologize for the long post. I usually keep things short. My favorite H vendor decided to send me a sample of some 'tina. Never had it. I'm in love now.
Cheers all :)
I understand the thought process behind your suggestion, but when it comes down to it, upvotes and downvotes exist for a reason and we need to let them do their job. This isn't kindergarten, and we shouldn't need to micromanage buyer reviews to fit a standard format.
Downvote bad reviews, upvote good ones. Why try to fix something that's not broken? No offense to you, OP, or anyone else.