Reviews reporting thread

Well one can expect odd decisions with odd people in positions of power, Nick.. ;) Not that the other admin are odd. They tend to be rather more serious than I generally, methinks. I won’t complain if they are deleted as long as they are preserved in a forum thread for posterity. I might consider doing that myself at some time in fact, depending on how the other admin feel. I’m not on my laptop now so harder to do such stuff on these mobile devices. I have deleted reviews by him before, as have others, and those should be preserved somewhere hopefully. Some were apparently more abusive than others. Some were made a priority to go.

Edited by Logan - March 22 2022 at 11:15

Guldbamsen wrote: Logan wrote: Yep David. Actually, I read it as mostly pure comedy -- Phil Collins is Pseu Pseu Pseudio comedy -- a kind of performance art, but maybe it is like Tommy Wiseau or Ed Wood, and has that simcerity. I unironically love The Room. Hilariously bad. Funny stuff, meaning weird more than haha, no matter the intent. But then I also love The Shaggs. I see them as fun as well…then again perhaps because I remember when it happened. I do understand peeps joining in on PA’s grand dining halls and risky waterslides well after the fact to be somewhat puzzled by such overt tomfoolery…because what the actual feck?!??! I’m glad I’m not involved in these decisions anymore though. I think I’ve grown too fond of some of the more absurd bits of PA history. You described it better though. Then again I’m also partial to madness…which is why I loved David the pear’s unorthodox reviews from a good while ago - reviews M@X even had a hard time wrapping his head around. I do however support whatever decision made by the admin team. I have no bone in this other than good memories.

Same. It makes me feel quit nostalgic. While I understand that various less seasoned PA users will see those and be "What the fudge?", it could reflect badly on the reviews and site generally and lead to people lowering their own standards thinking such ridiculous stuff passes muster (as those passed being censored, like an f'ing gallstone might not). There are those who will genuinely be bemused by those and it will increase the enjoyment of the experience. The reviews should be diverse, and this is an amateur site despite excellent reviewers such as yourself. I do tend towards freer speech than some, and find a certain comfort in the madness (much like the padded walls in my cell). And we have considered these before, but I would rather err on the side of allowing such things than not.

Anyway, I will bring it up with the dudes some time later. It would sadden me to see us decide to delete that part of PA history now, but at least some of us fondly will remember the good bemusing times and surrounding discussion should they be removed.

I would have to compare reviews side by side, and of course it does rather depend on who does the deleting. One can’t expect consistency always. I have a fairly clear idea of what I would consider abuse, and it depends if I am swayed by the arguments of people. I do try listen to an consider people’s concerns, be they if they want or don’t want again. Like others, I’m just a volunteer though who does this stuff part time, and I don’t enjoy doing this side of things. Chatting with David was a pleasure, though, so glad I stepped in.   I don’t remember how many I have deleted by the reviewer in question. Hypocritical seems a strong word, inconsistent I would agree with especially as we deal with each on a case by case basis and different people have different perspectives, and I might see things in different ways at different time. I was just sharing my thoughts, and I brought it up with admin to see what they think as I mentioned removing them but saving them at the forum as I though I made it clear that your concerns were valid. I am touch typing on a small device so maybe not doing a decent job.   I had tried to take your concerns to heart. I was casually sharing my feelings, hopefully with some levity, not making some big admin judgment or call. I am but one person who helps out with admin stuff here. If I’m a bit sad about it, we’ll, surely I can feel that way. It doesn’t mean that I won’t take action just because of my nostalgia.   As said, I brought it up with the admin. Thanks for the feedback.

I'm a big fan of unusual reviews, so in order to preserve them, I made sure every review this user wrote was saved in the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. About half of them were already backed up there. I saved the rest just minutes ago. 

Reviews from this individual are consistently banal, superficial, shallow, sophomoric, like a person with a relatively short experience of actually listening to progressive music. Many have the clear characteristics of a needle dropper.  

Cristi wrote: woundedpig wrote: Reviews from this individual are consistently banal, superficial, shallow, sophomoric, like a person with a relatively short experience of actually listening to progressive music. Many have the clear characteristics of a needle dropper.   Sometimes the reviews are just just plain insulting.  Not every album or group will provide a "surprise" or something totally new.  The occasional post in which the album is given a high rating has similar characteristics.  The writer has a distinct penchant for down-rating albums with consistent high average ratings - seemingly a desire to be contrarian for its own sake.  There are many reviewers whose posts I am guaranteed to read because of their value and influence in making satisfying musical choices over time. There are only a few reviewers whose posts I will pass by every time - this writer now fits in that category. This thread is specifically created for reporting inappropriate reviews, your little rant does not help much I'm afraid.

Woundedpig WAS reporting abuse, which, as you say, is the purpose of the thread. 🙄

No, I understood completely. You only think I misunderstood. It would appear the misunderstanding lies with you.

I'm guessing it refers to some of these: http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=74585

^ I disagree with a lot of things he says, but I don't think if it's abuse.