Thread: Review section

Originally Posted by gssixgun

We had both ends of the spectrum,, The problem was a balance point between Elitist spouting and Useless drivel, and who was going to make the decision between the two

If that dichotomy is a problem with reviews I think it can be said that it is a problem with forum posts in general. What James says in the quote below is also my thinking. Throwing the baby out with the bathwater isn't the best solution but that is what seems to have been done.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Like any review you read, in the end the onus is on you as the consumer of the review to use your judgement and critical thinking skills.

Of course there are things that can be put in place to counter shilling reviews, encourage evidence--based reviewing, encouraging reviewers to back up their statements and provide justification of what they say, but in the end a review is simply an opinion. And when you read an opinion you, as the reader, should be reading it critically and with your own needs and wants in mind.

James.