Reviews reporting thread

octopus-4 wrote: Dean wrote: octopus-4 wrote: Dean wrote: Really? The intentional humour in there is pretty clear to see, though not that funny. Obviously written by a Brit of a certain age.   I don't get that humour but I'm not British. I think that taking some random pieces of sentences from other reviews, reading the band lineup and the track titles from the album page could be enough to give the input to a program. Of course a program wouldn't say "Ian" instead of "Jon", but may rename "Rick" into "Richard". And Geoffery Howe?   That's mysterious effectively, There has been a Geoff in a Yes album, if the program reads a database Geoff may come from Drama. However I'm joking at least as the reviewer, but the idea of a program writing reviews is intriguing

octopus-4 wrote: Dean wrote: Really? The intentional humour in there is pretty clear to see, though not that funny. Obviously written by a Brit of a certain age.   I don't get that humour but I'm not British. I think that taking some random pieces of sentences from other reviews, reading the band lineup and the track titles from the album page could be enough to give the input to a program. Of course a program wouldn't say "Ian" instead of "Jon", but may rename "Rick" into "Richard".

I love Faulty Towers, Allo Allo, George and Mildred, Keeping Up Appearances, Monthy Pyton and Little Britain, but I guess that this specific sort of British humour is beyond my abilities.

Looks like an "automatic reviewer". My compliments to the developer.

I don't know if ignorance, inaccuracy and inconsistency are good enough reasons for reporting a review but this one of Going For The One gets a prize, unless its meant to be a joke:

Edited by Gerinski - May 01 2013 at 03:22

Tubes wrote: Artist's sexual preferences as any other personal thing are relevant all the time because that is a big component of anyone's personality and will be reflected in their music, of course. I'm pretty sure it was intended as joke, anyway, but either way, don't be hating on homophobes.

Artist's sexual preferences as any other personal thing are relevant all the time because that is a big component of anyone's personality and will be reflected in their music, of course. I'm pretty sure it was intended as joke, anyway, but either way, don't be hating on homophobes. 

^ it can't be slander if its true, but yes, unsubstantiated speculation about the sexual orientation of the artist re the merit of any music is clearly w.a.n.k.y.n.e.s.s aforethought. It's a bizarre review though, as he gives 'Raven' 5 stars and praises Wilson (sincerely) to the heavens. he also fails to trash Storm Corrosion (3 stars) Might just be a really lame attempt at humour or trying to court controversy?
From his Storm Corrosion review:

We all saw this project coming. We all know that Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt are basically a gay couple...musically of course.


I agree the 'gay lover' part should be edited or delete.

Edited by ExittheLemming - April 17 2013 at 04:34

Ok everyone. I understand completely, and I mean no disrespect to the reviewer.

Earendil wrote: Dean wrote: More fuel to the anti-collab-weighting lobby.     I'm not opposed to the current system.  I think it makes sense and works well overall.  In this specific situation, the album's rating is significantly lower than if collab reviews were weighted the same as non-collab, and it's unlikely that the album will ever reach the point of "balancing out".  It's unfortunate, but not cause for any type of change based on that alone.  However, I don't feel that the review justifies its rating.