My Review of Gentle Giant's Octopus

I've brought the issue of reviews up many times over the years. Even Charles Manson could write a review here if he had internet. 

ExittheLemming wrote: With no apparent contrition for such blatant disregard for both the letter and the spirit of the guidelines: Why can't you just delete the crude little runt?

Because then this cite will get a reputation for being non democratic. Some might say a dictatorship possibly.

Anyway I think we can deploy other means of fine strategy like have members who have 3 stars or higher to be allowed to review albums. I don't think this is an elitest approach cause if a member has 3 stars it at least shows he has some dedication and respect to the website. Just a thought. ;)

octopus-4 wrote: Who so much attention to that thing? He has clearly tried to be provoking, I can't be even sure that it's really his opinion about the album. I agree with Dean, let it be forgotten it doesn't deserve a thread.

He is trying to be provoking right now!!

Don't let this get to you. :)

It's not on the punk site that's for sure I searched and searched. Here"s a better review of the classic punk album by Gentle Giant. 

Edited by Vibrationbaby - June 09 2013 at 11:17

Vibrationbaby wrote: So Gentle Giant are a punk band. After all these years. I can't believe it. gentle Giant.  Punk. I have a question. If Gentle Giant are pink then why are the here. Are they crossover punk?

*shrug* Once again my sarcasm flies over the head of its intended target and splatters against the wall of the obtuse and slides down to the floor in a sorry heap of dejected misery..

So Gentle Giant are a punk band. After all these years. I can't believe it. gentle Giant.  Punk. I have a question. If Gentle Giant are pink then why are the here. Are they crossover punk?

Where is it? I want read it. I'm inclined from time to time to write uncalled for pieces of crap but I always have an open mind towards  the work of an expert.

I do acknowledge your rationale here if the reviewer is but a sad sack troll who merely craves attention, then ignoring him will result in their either leaving the site or ceasing to review albums.(No loss there I agree) We don't want potentially contributing members to stop reviewing albums or leave the site. If we ignore such disingenuous reviews in the hope that the practice will simply 'go away' when starved of the oxygen of publicity, ain't we setting ourselves up to be perceived as piss weak administration territory?  It would be unreasonable to expect the Admins to read every review but given that there is a very active thread dedicated to such monitoring, I can't see the worst offenders escaping detection and a warning PM does not feed any troll's thirst for notoriety.

Who so much attention to that thing? He has clearly tried to be provoking, I can't be even sure that it's really his opinion about the album. I agree with Dean, let it be forgotten it doesn't deserve a thread.

Well, the options open to me are three-fold;

1. Ghost edit the review myself
2. Delete the review
3. Suspend/Delete the user