My thumbs per review is pretty low, mostly because I reviewed a ton of podunk 9 and 18 holers that most people will never get to.
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I looked at my stats. (Thank you Sisyphus for managing this!) Diamond and Gold Reviewers average 7.5 thumbs up per rating. And all Trusted Reviewers taken together average 6.6 thumbs up. I'm only at 3.0 per rating. I'm at 88% helpful, so I don't think the issue is I'm writing bad reviews. (Critiquing myself here: I started out shaky, but I think I've improved a lot and have a better sense of what people want to see out of my reviews.)
For some reason, I don't have any reviews that crack 10+ thumbs up like many I see from other Trusted Reviewers. What's the trick to earning a lot of thumbs (other than the obvious: write good reviews)? Is it playing more popular courses? Does it just take time for thumbs up to accrue? Tips and constructive criticism appreciated!
My thumbs per review is pretty low, mostly because I reviewed a ton of podunk 9 and 18 holers that most people will never get to.
For some reason, I don't have any reviews that crack 10+ thumbs up like many I see from other Trusted Reviewers. What's the trick to earning a lot of thumbs (other than the obvious: write good reviews)? Is it playing more popular courses? Does it just take time for thumbs up to accrue? Tips and constructive criticism appreciated!
Truly yeoman's work. :clap:Personally, I'm more interested in getting to those podunk courses so that there can be a semi-intelligible review to inform folks, instead of adding review number 105 to some well-known and well-respected course.
For some reason, I don't have any reviews that crack 10+ thumbs up like many I see from other Trusted Reviewers. What's the trick to earning a lot of thumbs (other than the obvious: write good reviews)? Is it playing more popular courses? Does it just take time for thumbs up to accrue? Tips and constructive criticism appreciated!
There is a little strategy involved in getting votes. The biggest thing is to not post a bunch of reviews at once. You're bouncing your own reviews from the front page if you post a bunch at once. Also, don't post on Sunday nights/Monday mornings, especially in the summer. That's when most reviews are coming in. I've had reviews bounced from the front page in less than an hour because everyone else is posting then too!
Focus on writing reviews for the fun of it, looking to help others learn more about a particular course. If you do that, people will notice your reviews, even if the votes don't necessarily reflect it.
Hey everybody, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Trusted Reviewer Statistics page is updated for years' end, though I can think of a couple of very prolific reviewers out there who will be shifting their numbers rapidly very soon, and we may just see a new Diamond TR or two early in the year. Please feel free to message me (occasionally please) for a specific, noteworthy accomplishment, but I'll try to revise this once every new year.
Trivia for those of you who are interested in such things, one reviewer added 70 reviews and right at 400 thumbs up in the last SIX MONTHS (but didn't have the lead in either of those categories )
Hey everybody, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Trusted Reviewer Statistics page is updated for years' end, though I can think of a couple of very prolific reviewers out there who will be shifting their numbers rapidly very soon, and we may just see a new Diamond TR or two early in the year. Please feel free to message me (occasionally please) for a specific, noteworthy accomplishment, but I'll try to revise this once every new year.
Trivia for those of you who are interested in such things, one reviewer added 70 reviews and right at 400 thumbs up in the last SIX MONTHS (but didn't have the lead in either of those categories )
Hey everybody, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Trusted Reviewer Statistics page is updated for years' end, though I can think of a couple of very prolific reviewers out there who will be shifting their numbers rapidly very soon, and we may just see a new Diamond TR or two early in the year. Please feel free to message me (occasionally please) for a specific, noteworthy accomplishment, but I'll try to revise this once every new year.
Trivia for those of you who are interested in such things, one reviewer added 70 reviews and right at 400 thumbs up in the last SIX MONTHS (but didn't have the lead in either of those categories )
Hey everybody, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Trusted Reviewer Statistics page is updated for years' end, though I can think of a couple of very prolific reviewers out there who will be shifting their numbers rapidly very soon, and we may just see a new Diamond TR or two early in the year. Please feel free to message me (occasionally please) for a specific, noteworthy accomplishment, but I'll try to revise this once every new year.
Trivia for those of you who are interested in such things, one reviewer added 70 reviews and right at 400 thumbs up in the last SIX MONTHS (but didn't have the lead in either of those categories )
Congratulations go out to AdamE for all he does in the Louisville area DG community, but also for joining the Diamond Trusted Reviewer 'club'! :hfive:
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