mbradbourne
Newbie
Am I doing something wrong, or are people just pricks? I can fix one of those things.
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A lot of people are pricks, but it's not necessarily a "down vote" as much as it's saying that they don't think the review is helpful. I only read one of your reviews after seeing this thread, but what I saw there was a lack of detail. That's usually the first thing that gets a "down vote" from me. Try to review it from your own skill level too. You kind of already did, but go more in depth. It's definitely helpful if a beginner reviews a course from a beginners perspective if the readers are aware that a beginner is making the statement.
Just my two cents.
Am I doing something wrong, or are people just pricks? I can fix one of those things.
Personally, I've rarely thumbed down a review, but sometimes I will: if someone comes along, marks a decent course down two or three ratings points because they were frustrated playing it, and writes a negative one or two sentences. The thumbs are supposed to be in response to the question "Was this review helpful?" And slamming a course with no real explanation is not.
More than a third of the down thumbs I've gotten were by someone who didn't like the course and just thumbed down the first (and sometimes the second) page of reviews en masse. That's practically the definition of being a prick. The first time or two, I asked a moderator to look into it, and they wiped those thumbs off. But now, I try not to bother them. Pricks will be pricks.
(Besides, I've never asked them to wipe off batched 'up' thumbs, and I've thumbed up reviews in batches: I'll go to a course and then thumb up the half or two thirds of the reviews that are helpful, and skip over the ones that aren't).
Why does it matter if a review gets a thumbs down? Is it removed after a certain number of them? Or is it just reviewers with thin skin getting their feelings hurt on the internet? Is there a contest with prizes that getting negative votes on reviews sets reviewers back in?
Really just trying to figure out the argument. I read reviews if I will be visiting a new course so I understand what I think makes a good and bad review. I also understand the feedback system as a tool to the reader to help time management. I just don't at all understand why reviewers get upset if their review has some thumbs down but I'm sure there is a reason even if it is just internet pride.