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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kichwas" data-source="post: 1732060" data-attributes="member: 891">When I say 'up' their reviews I mean the idea that a reviewer might give a higher score than they felt a book deserved, and gloss over problems in their description of the book in order to keep getting sent free games.As for people who simply like to review, I'm one of them. But I'm also a realist and I know people reading reviews will make assumptions about the reviewer. That much is obvious from the number fo flame wars that pop up every time a playtester does a review and does not admit to being a playtester - as soon as it finally comes out there's a flame war over ethics issues.The same happens when a reviewer who got a free copy doesn't admit to it and it later comes out.The ethics of these reviewers becomes suspect, and readers trust the rest of us less.I try to avoid that issue with my own reviews by being very detailed. That helps show that yes, I did read the product, I do understand what is in it, and I will mostly just try to tell you what I saw there, with a little color in my writing to keep you interested in reading me, and the bulk of my opinion at the end.I try to handle it with detail, to let readers make informed descisions and even if those choices run counter to my conclusion I want what I wrote to be useful to them.The very short reviews that are all opinion - those are the ones I personally find suspect. But just look at my posting trends on boards, I'm usually rather over-verbose in an attempt to 'fully explain myself,' - I don't tend to like or trust people that give short answers or short explainations.</blockquote>

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