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<blockquote data-quote="PJ-Mason" data-source="post: 1740477" data-attributes="member: 12285"><p>Ryan</p><p>It took bones to post what you just posted. Well done. I respect that.</p><p></p><p>Psion</p><p>Half of me completely agrees with you on the idea of dropping the scoring system. It would solve so many issues that people have with reviews (not just ENWorld's either!). Then the other half of me says, the heck with the namby-pamby whiners!! Take that 1, take it!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>ENP Reviewing its OWN STUFF!</p><p>Bad, Bad idea. Whether the reviews are totally accurate and fair, a lot people will look at them suspiciously. Rightly so, i might add because its just bad form. I don't read those reveiws simply because of the conflict of interest (even if its just a teensy-weensy bit). I know when i see that ENP's products dominate the charts, my first thought is riiiiiiight. Most of that is fanboy reviews, not ENW staff reviewers, i'm sure. But that doesn't stop idea (or possibility) of "contamination". Its just a bad idea. I'm not sitting here decrying the staff reviewers or accusing anyone of crimes against gaming.</p><p></p><p>For the most part, i know these days i don't really care about the scores, i want to just read the review. I'll admit that i might check out 1's just to see the trash talking that might exist there (i'm a rubberneck that way. no excuses), even if i'm not interested in the product. But 4's and 5's don't impress me, simply because i know that every company and even specific products have their fanboys (and detractors, too) that ALWAYS muddle the scores and reviews. I know that i only accept my opinion and the opinion of one or two people and ignore the rest. </p><p></p><p>I guess, in retrospect of this post, i completely support Psion's call to ditch the scoring system all together. That would make a fabulous Poll, i think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PJ-Mason, post: 1740477, member: 12285"] Ryan It took bones to post what you just posted. Well done. I respect that. Psion Half of me completely agrees with you on the idea of dropping the scoring system. It would solve so many issues that people have with reviews (not just ENWorld's either!). Then the other half of me says, the heck with the namby-pamby whiners!! Take that 1, take it!! :) ENP Reviewing its OWN STUFF! Bad, Bad idea. Whether the reviews are totally accurate and fair, a lot people will look at them suspiciously. Rightly so, i might add because its just bad form. I don't read those reveiws simply because of the conflict of interest (even if its just a teensy-weensy bit). I know when i see that ENP's products dominate the charts, my first thought is riiiiiiight. Most of that is fanboy reviews, not ENW staff reviewers, i'm sure. But that doesn't stop idea (or possibility) of "contamination". Its just a bad idea. I'm not sitting here decrying the staff reviewers or accusing anyone of crimes against gaming. For the most part, i know these days i don't really care about the scores, i want to just read the review. I'll admit that i might check out 1's just to see the trash talking that might exist there (i'm a rubberneck that way. no excuses), even if i'm not interested in the product. But 4's and 5's don't impress me, simply because i know that every company and even specific products have their fanboys (and detractors, too) that ALWAYS muddle the scores and reviews. I know that i only accept my opinion and the opinion of one or two people and ignore the rest. I guess, in retrospect of this post, i completely support Psion's call to ditch the scoring system all together. That would make a fabulous Poll, i think. [/QUOTE]
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