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[Alraz]

As a user, I am extremely appreciative of the feedback offered in the review forum. I think that the notion of getting a preview of the performance of a product is excellent. I would like to thank the people that have set up maintained and contributors that have filled this forum with excellent reviews for all of us.

Lately, I have been saddened and somewhat disturbed by some threads in this forum, one of which, has even required intervention from the moderator team. This is probably my personal view and not necessarily shared by most but I felt that I had to say something about it. Before I start, I would like to say that the following comments are not personal in nature and are not intended to single particular individuals out. On the other hand, I must say that I do not appreciate the way that some members have chosen to express their opinion. I do also believe that we are all entitled to express our opinion but this should be done in a positive way to achieve the best results for the entire community. Please do not take me wrong, we have all posted something that is not completely appropriate ;-).

Words like yuck, rancid and crap are not precise enough to help others understand the reasons why a reviewer is dissatisfied with a particular product. Also, using a defensive stand against legitimate comments, regardless of how inappropriate the language used in the preceding post may have been, is simply not the best way to make a point. These both tend to derail the focus of the thread rather than bringing it to a positive outcome.

In addition, excessive editorial commenting and reviewer bias, personalized exchange between 2 or more users, comments unrelated to the product being reviewed and comments that are not followed by ratings, simply detract from the usefulness of this magnificent resource.

We have excellent guidelines (see below) for posting reviews in this forum and I believe that comments following the original review should also follow them. More importantly, before hitting the "submit button", read the post again to make sure that you would be satisfied with it years from the date of submission. Do not let your feelings at the moment affect your judgment, some times it is better to wait a while before posting. We have the power to revert this tendency and make this forum more informative for all ;-). http://straightrazorpalace.com/revie...od-review.html

Al raz.