Album Reviews - 100 Words Restriction
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Topic: Album Reviews - 100 Words Restriction
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Subject: Album Reviews - 100 Words Restriction
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 04:58
^I posted this on the "Playlist, Ranting and Random Thoughts" thread. I was advised to ask Logan, but I couldn't work out how to message someone specifically, so, after much pondering, I decided to ask the question here. What do you think? ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 06:36
| I've never heard of a restriction on review length. I'm sure there are loads of reviews longer than 100 words. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 06:44
| and btw there is a Private Messenger function in the forums where you can PM a member. There should be a link at the top left that probably says "0 new messages" |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 07:04
I've never had any restrictions placed on the length of my album reviews. Some of them have been up to 1600 words long. 
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 07:10
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The 100 word limit isn't a maximum setting, it's a minimum requirement. If you don't have 100 words in your review it won't post. I guess they don't want one sentence rants. -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 07:21
| I assumed Santa is talking about a maximum word restriction, who'd want to write a review of less than 100 words? |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 07:44
I can testify that this requirement still holds for me as a "Prog Reviewer". I think it's a good rule, although I don't know the background, i.e., what kind of stuff may have been posted as review without that rule in place. Obviously nobody stops the thread opener or anyone from opening a thread here for <100 words reviews. Not sure if such a thing even already exists. Could be fun and probably would not attract spammers but may rather generate fun reviews like "Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans - The major problem here is that they did a double album when having really strong musical ideas for hardly a single one. The album is defined by the desire to create something great and exceptional, but they were better equipped for that before and after when they focused more on just doing good music. I don't want to support the attitude behind the album by writing something longer than I have ideas for." 74 words.
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 08:18
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^ I love Topographic Oceans. Truly probably in my top 100 favorite
albums of all time. It doesn't offer instant gratification. It took me
20 years to fully comprehend it. Anyone
can easily write a sentence or two followed by blah blah blah until you
get to a 100 words so not a foolproof system and let's face it, 100
words isn't a lot really. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 09:44
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Strange why the question appeared if we see on every album page: Words counter (only 100 words and more reviews are published, other are considered as a rating only)
------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: FatherChristmas
Date Posted: August 14 2020 at 09:59
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Ok, made a mistake. Sorry about that. ------------- "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp "I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten |