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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by twseel twseel wrote:

Is it appropriate that reviewer Sean Trane used the exact same review for two albums?
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1044511
Absolutely not - they are different albums with different performers. Ian Gillan and Murry Head do not appear on the 1973 album.






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Originally posted by Dean Watson Dean Watson wrote:

I just wanted to mention that my CD from 2012 "Imposing Elements" was sitting all year at #9 ( b/o 2012 ) and recently has moved to about #26 however I have received no reviews, my score of 4.01 has not changed.  I don't mind, just being in the top 100 is a complete honour, but just curous how 'suddenly' it dropped so much? 
Recently I deleted several hundred bogus accounts, if some of them were favourable to your album then it would have taken a hit, however, it is much more likely is all the other albums between #9 and #26 got an unexpected boost as a lot of manipulative negative ratings were deleted.
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Great job Dean, sorry it takes up your weekend time.
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Alard Charlton review of The Yes Album #1045101 appears....weird to say the least. Bogus and lame at the worst.

Just my opinion and a heads up for the mods here at PA.

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All the 7 reviews by Alard Charlton are of the same kind. He knows the albums but jokes on the names and comparisons. i.e. a Sex Pistols feeling in Marillion's Jigsaw or "One For The Vine" starts off with bending piano from Peter Banks, and then some beautiful vocals by Joan Collins"


I think they are parodies.
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^ Yes total tripe
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

All the 7 reviews by Alard Charlton are of the same kind. He knows the albums but jokes on the names and comparisons. i.e. a Sex Pistols feeling in Marillion's Jigsaw or "One For The Vine" starts off with bending piano from Peter Banks, and then some beautiful vocals by Joan Collins"


I think they are parodies.
 
OK. I guess my sense of humor must be out of order or went for a walk and forgot to tell me. Thank You for the response.
 
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Originally posted by schizoidman schizoidman wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

All the 7 reviews by Alard Charlton are of the same kind. He knows the albums but jokes on the names and comparisons. i.e. a Sex Pistols feeling in Marillion's Jigsaw or "One For The Vine" starts off with bending piano from Peter Banks, and then some beautiful vocals by Joan Collins"


I think they are parodies.
 
OK. I guess my sense of humor must be out of order or went for a walk and forgot to tell me. Thank You for the response.
 
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I mean parodies of our way of writing reviews, he jokes about the site's content. It doesn't mean that I consider them proper reviews but deciding whether they can stay or have to be deleted is an admin's job, not mine.

Basing on my understanding of the site's rule I think that the reviews will go but the ratings can remain as they seem appropriate enough, at least to me.
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And, sorry, probably your sense of humour is gone to make room to your sarcasm
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Anyway Mr Alard has done it again. It doesn't make me laugh, too. Now he's starting to bother.
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^ I agree these reviews are ridiculous and make a mockery of the sites credentials. They are not even funny save for the person who wrote them. So juvenile.
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^^ I quite liked that review. 
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^^^ There are now 8 of this kind. Too much
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Reading his review on The Yes Album. Perplexing and funny! Then again, I like this type of nonsensical writing. 
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

^^^ There are now 8 of this kind. Too much
Yeah it's removable material, I know it's just dribble. I'd be alone on my overall opinion though. 
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The ratings really are a bit of a joke. T's album Psychoanorexia has been given 5 stars by many people with glowing reviews. 

Trouble is, many of those reviewers (despite giving ratings to a decent number, have only reviewed 1 or 2 other albums, but they usually feature Steven Wilson's and Big Big Train's giving them stinking reviews and a low mark.

The job seems to be done now so presumably they'll target anything else that comes close to Psychoanorexia.

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and a lot of the reviews and ratings were given by members who had only recently signed up
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Everyone's got to start sometime.
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Indeed, welcome aboard psychoanorexia fans.
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Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

Indeed, welcome aboard psychoanorexia fans.
 
 
Before:
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(189 ratings)
After:
4.23
(172 ratings)
Later:
3.79
(122 ratings)


Edited by Dean - September 29 2013 at 02:57
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