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Hrychu
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Just a random thought. Is it ok to give an album a glowing, positive review but rate it 1/5 stars numerically just to "rock the average votes"? What do you think?
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Cristi
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no, it's not ok. Can you post the link, let's see what's it all about.
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Hrychu
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There is no link. Yet. I'm asking out of curiosity.
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AlanB
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I put this in the Reviews Reporting thread elsewhere but I'm not sure if it's been noted. There is a review of a DVD Camel Live At The Royal Albert Hall, posted on 6th April, which is actually a review of the Mirage studio album. Is it possible for an administrator to cut and paste the text under the correct album?
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Hrychu
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This is a joke? Who the fuсk gave this reviewer a SPECIAL COLLABORATOR status????
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Necrotica
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Keep in mind that the review came out in 2007, when review standards weren't the same as they are now - not to mention the fact that the reviewer likely wasn't a collaborator back then. Then again, it looks like a lot of his more recent reviews are pretty short and lacking in detail as well... so who knows, I guess
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Hrychu
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Anyway, the review is a one big blanket statement. I think admins should finally stop being so nostalgic and flush down a lot of these old reviews down the toilet. B)
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Logan
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^^^ That's really rude and abrasive, and is more of a concern to me than that review. An older admin might have flushed the complainer down the toilet.
I think he might have been a collab back then, but he was chosen to be a collab due to his team work, not because of his reviewing prowess. I could remove that one but we do have many such cases and the only relatively easy way to deal then with such stuff is to batch delete (one by one takes time). Frankly, the rude and aggressive tone makes me less willing to take action. And it's true that the standards changed. To those who complain, ask yourself what value and work ethic you have brought to the site. Edited by Logan - June 06 2023 at 19:28 |
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Atavachron
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Good old Marek Czyszy sure added his thoughts to that one --
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Necrotica
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Exactly. If anyone saw my old reviews from 2008-2009, they'd probably wince a bit
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Hrychu
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Maybe my choice of words was a bit harsh. I'm sorry.
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Logan
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^ More than bit ;) Not to worry.
It's not much of a review of course, and even by the standards, just sufficient. I actually like reading very short commentaries quite often, especially when reading through a lot of them, but that is on the lacking side. In the early years it was common to have really short commentary type reviews, and I actually think that is better than a lot I saw. I'm okay with it especially as but one review of four (unless it's on the from page, if I'm interested to read the reviews then I rarely would read just the one review). I don't have much issue with it beyond lacking much content -- it's a review that I would put in the eminently ignorable and easily forgotten category. What M@x perhaps could do if he doesn't want such minimal reviews to show up is to up the word limit for the ones that are visible (100 words may be too little). So that would not even show up. Then we could focus more on those ones that are considered abusive like, from the reviews guidelines (ones that break this rule are the ones we commonly are harshest with) : "4 - Write in an intelligent and considerate manner. Rude or insulting language (including blatant vulgarity) will not be tolerated! Show respect for other reviewers, readers, the artists, and the CD and song titles. Do not belittle reviews posted by others, their opinions are as welcome and valid as yours. It is generally best to avoid commenting on other reviews altogether. The following are examples of phrases which should NOT appear in reviews: "Reviewer Joe Smith is stupid for saying that...", "Anyone who doesn't like this album is an idiot", "The band which made this album is rubbish", etc." From HERE Of course that specifically is about submitting reviews, not comments on reviews in this thread in case anyone takes it that way. Although one can relate that to forum expectations. Edited by Logan - June 07 2023 at 00:30 |
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Mr ProgFreak
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Back when I first joined PA I loved reading and writing lengthy reviews. Nowadays I have a much more busy "real" life, and I rarely have the time to read a lengthy review, let alone write one. As a result, I'm trying to get good at writing short and useful comments.
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Logan
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^ I commonly write far too much, and I do value brevity.
"To use many words to communicate few thoughts is everywhere the unmistakable sign of mediocrity. To gather much thought into few words stamps the man of genius" (Arthur Schopenhauer). |
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Mr ProgFreak
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Getting back into reviewing, after a long hiatus. How does this look in terms of reviewing standards at PA? https://tagyourmusic.org/release-comments/591018
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Logan
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^ I think that's fine by PA standards. I like it, it's short and to the point. I don't have the patience I once did. I have just joined rateyourmusic again, rated one album a 4.5. Most ratings there were not as generous despite it being a high-ranked album. I wrote a few reviews at your site long ago, Guapo ones at least. They took me quite little time to write, but I was happier with the results than with some here where I took much, much longer to write (not that I wrote many). What I often look for specifically in reviews are things like favourite tracks, similar albums, related artists.... And if one believes that it's a very poor album, I want to know which seems worst. I actually am a very detail oriented person, but I also like pithy.
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Jared
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Speaking as someone who frankly couldn't review their way out of a paper bag, I very much appreciate reading the reviews here and spend time doing so.
One of my favourite reviewers here as an initial 'go to' was Bob McBeath (Easy Livin') as he was always to the point, economical with words and often fairly accurate in his assessment of a release. He doesn't talk subjectively about his relationship with the band, give their history or an account of their discography; he gets right to the point. If I'm really interested in several views of a specific album, there are other very good reviewers who will give more elongated opinions of interest, which I'll dive into, but a reviewer who can get the the heart within 4 paragraphs is a great asset...
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Logan
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^ Ah, yes Easy Livin wrote one of my all-time favourite reviews in PA despite, or more because of actually, me disagreeing with it in so many ways. It is for Soft Machine's Third which he gave one star.
I do like humour in reviews, and it is a very funny one to me. It doesn't matter that I rank it very high. Edited by Logan - June 07 2023 at 01:46 |
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Jared
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Goodness, that has actually taken me aback; it's simply the most un-Bob like review I've ever seen! His tastes were quite broad (he really liked Rhapsody too!) but I can imagine this would lay outside his purview. I must admit, I have also tried with SM and failed to appreciate them; that said, if I disliked a group as much as this, I would have refrained from reviewing, feeling I'm not best placed to do so...
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progaardvark
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Yeah, me too. When I started reviewing on PA I began with the more popular prog bands and since they typically already had dozens to hundreds of reviews I didn't feel the need to give a detailed review. My opinions of many of those albums have changed too, but alas I have little time to rewrite any of them. I don't remember when I was upgraded to a Prog Reviewer, but apparently they weren't as badly written as I think they are now. If this site is still here when I retire, I'm hoping to have more time to review a lot of the obscure stuff in my collection. I think I've only written like four reviews in the last three years and there was a big gap of nothing between 2013 and 2020.
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