Blacklisting selected reviewers

Hi,

I have to admit that this could be an issue. There have been a few times, when the first review of this or that was not exactly well done, and I think that I ended up skipping a few things because of it. 

My issue would not be a language thing ... since there is something that hurts and often, the translations are not very good, or at least "verified", or cleaned up, so they could make better sense. This was, for me, a harsh issue, for example when English was only in its 5th year when I heard Amon Duul 2 and tried to make sense of their lyrics. I kept thinking that they were mere translations from the German, and did not think much of anything else until 4 or 5 years later, when some lyrics, all of a sudden, are not at all out there ... they are very with it ... Mona Lisa is a bird brain ... perfect example.

The reviews I dislike, are the band kissers, and too many comments about something that is not there, and over infatuated with some of the things in it, pretty much making it clear that this person is a fan of the guitarist, or whomever ... and so on. Those, are a turn off. However, these folks tend to not "repeat" in other albums, since they are not (I guess) specifically ... listeners ... to the music ... for them it's about this one band and a quick check on the reviews by that person would answer that quickly. I suppose that if there were 5 reviews by one person and all of them were of the same band, saying the same thing (more or less), I might think they should be removed, since the reviews would be hurting more than they will engage other folks.

However, I'm not a fan of any kind of "fascism" in the area of censorship, as long as they allow for the opposite faction to also post ... it's when that's not allowed and guns are pulled, that things change. But, please ... don't remind me ... my dad, left Portugal because of its dictatorship and censorship (although it is thought and said otherwise), and to boot, 5 years after he had passed away, they were still checking on my mom, who had lost at least one brother to those policies!

We just need a much more honest procedure, and I would even consider something like ... you have to have posted X number of times in different topics and area of the board ... please do not be "affiliated" with the band so the review can be more honest ... simple requests that would help make sure that the reviewing person is honest. 

I don't post much on PA in terms of reviews, most of them are on my website instead, not because I am afraid of comments, but mainly, it is a rather frustrating process for me, and I have to login again, and often I can not remember my password ... at 74, things don't always get easier in your head ... but the love and appreciation for the art itself ... that's another story!

moshkito wrote: it is a rather frustrating process for me, and I have to login again, and often I can not remember my password

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Hi,

Having lived with a programmer for almost 15 years, one of the things you learn is that you don't write down passwords ... for someone to pick them up, and specially in the same computer, or network.

I simply have to be carefull, and clever with the passwords ... btw ... my friend once showed me one of his Unix passwords ... I cracked up! "...noonewillbestupidenoughtoevenconsiderthatthepasswordwasnotreallyap1$$w0rd!"

I think multiple people handle that user account. I could be wrong...