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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 8628950" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p>I wrote reviews for everything in the last 20 years, but I still see myself mainly as a review reader. I find them essential. </p><p></p><p>So my main tip as a reviews reader could be this: <strong>do not write reviews just after you bought something. Wait until you've actually USED it for a while.</strong></p><p></p><p>This is a big deal really. I think a lot of people feel the urge to share their feelings instead of sharing information. We typically have this "shopping hype" just after buying anything which makes us happy and proud because we just proved to ourselves that we are wealthy enough to afford it, and we added something to our "stash" of properties by which we measure our personal value. If you write a review while under this state, you'll certainly overestimate the product. </p><p></p><p>Not to mention that for gaming material, the way it looks is not the same as the way it plays! The longer you wait before a review (assuming you will actually USE the book in the meantime) the more you know about it, and the more useful your opinion is for others. </p><p></p><p>This is the reasons why I consider early reviews of gaming products essentially worthless. They are made by people who don't know the book yet but just want to grab the "me first!" prize.</p><p></p><p>--- </p><p></p><p>Secondary tip (more personal pet peeve): avoid details on your personal life. </p><p></p><p>This is not something frequently seen in RPG reviews but very common in reviews of old movies on IMDB for example, or music and videogames.</p><p></p><p>Either way, nobody cares that you used to watch/listen/play this with your brother in the attic on summer nights. Nobody cares if you got this as a gift from your bf/gf, or if you found it in the discount bin. This stuff is irrelevant to anyone who just wants to know the value of the product.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 8628950, member: 1465"] I wrote reviews for everything in the last 20 years, but I still see myself mainly as a review reader. I find them essential. So my main tip as a reviews reader could be this: [B]do not write reviews just after you bought something. Wait until you've actually USED it for a while.[/B] This is a big deal really. I think a lot of people feel the urge to share their feelings instead of sharing information. We typically have this "shopping hype" just after buying anything which makes us happy and proud because we just proved to ourselves that we are wealthy enough to afford it, and we added something to our "stash" of properties by which we measure our personal value. If you write a review while under this state, you'll certainly overestimate the product. Not to mention that for gaming material, the way it looks is not the same as the way it plays! The longer you wait before a review (assuming you will actually USE the book in the meantime) the more you know about it, and the more useful your opinion is for others. This is the reasons why I consider early reviews of gaming products essentially worthless. They are made by people who don't know the book yet but just want to grab the "me first!" prize. --- Secondary tip (more personal pet peeve): avoid details on your personal life. This is not something frequently seen in RPG reviews but very common in reviews of old movies on IMDB for example, or music and videogames. Either way, nobody cares that you used to watch/listen/play this with your brother in the attic on summer nights. Nobody cares if you got this as a gift from your bf/gf, or if you found it in the discount bin. This stuff is irrelevant to anyone who just wants to know the value of the product. [/QUOTE]
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