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<blockquote data-quote="Merova" data-source="post: 1155661" data-attributes="member: 2505">Review QualityHi all!I think that the purpose behind the links is to offer additional options for information. There isn't any &quot;quality control&quot; in this process; the value of such reviews can only be determined by the reader. For instance, IIRC, the Stargate SG-1 was written by one of ENworld's most prolific reviewers, trancejeremy. For the most part, I find his reviews helpful, but sometimes he can be a bit off. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />It's up to the reader to be informed of the source, as with any &quot;news media.&quot; For instance, there seems to be a fannish degree of kindness that goes into judging products here at ENworld; often times products that should have gotten a lower score end up with threes or fours. But this is something that an informed reader can compensate for and mentally adjust. Likewise on RPGnet, there's a spirit of cynicism and showmanship that encourages mean-spirited and biting &quot;cleverness&quot; in the reviews.Every site and every poster has their strengths and weaknesses. I've been told that my reviews here are pedantic in the extreme. However, that's a subjective opinion. Others have found my reviews insightful. The front page links aren't here to make that decision for us. They simply indicate the existence of off-site reviews. I think this works out just fine.Thanks for reading.---Merova</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merova, post: 1155661, member: 2505"] [b]Review Quality[/b] Hi all! I think that the purpose behind the links is to offer additional options for information. There isn't any "quality control" in this process; the value of such reviews can only be determined by the reader. For instance, IIRC, the [b]Stargate SG-1[/b] was written by one of ENworld's most prolific reviewers, trancejeremy. For the most part, I find his reviews helpful, but sometimes he can be a bit off. ;) It's up to the reader to be informed of the source, as with any "news media." For instance, there seems to be a fannish degree of kindness that goes into judging products here at ENworld; often times products that should have gotten a lower score end up with threes or fours. But this is something that an informed reader can compensate for and mentally adjust. Likewise on RPGnet, there's a spirit of cynicism and showmanship that encourages mean-spirited and biting "cleverness" in the reviews. Every site and every poster has their strengths and weaknesses. I've been told that my reviews here are pedantic in the extreme. However, that's a subjective opinion. Others have found my reviews insightful. The front page links aren't here to make that decision for us. They simply indicate the existence of off-site reviews. I think this works out just fine. Thanks for reading. ---Merova [/QUOTE]

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