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someone_else
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I think it will cease soon enough. His own website shows 216 reviews and about half of these are posted, methinks. And these reviews are quite ok. It occurs more often that an author spawns reviews in bulk quantities. I'd suggest that one or two reviews by one and the same author should appear on the front page (maybe 3 or 4 if the author is a collab) and the rest sneaks in silently. That would be an improvement. One more thing: This author's e-mail address is visible in his member profile. If a PM won't work, this might help...
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siLLy puPPy
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^ Yes, it's possible to sneak reviews in. Simply rate the album and then add review a few days later. Nobody minds the reviews but it's really inconsiderate to wipe everyone else's off the front page. (function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8b9cfdb50a4f2a85',t:'MTcyNDc3MTQ1NC4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium none; visibility: ;" width="1" height="1">
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Duddick
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He’s at it again!?! 38 reviews posted in one go!? Now a total of 149 reviews in 5 days. It’s just so inconsiderate.
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MikeEnRegalia
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Being in it for the money only ... that applies to RYM as well. Their platform is impressive from a technical standpoint. I suspect that they have more than one developer/designer/...
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DarkLoch
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WTAF is yarstruly doing. I'm not commenting on the quality of their reviews, but spamming the reviews like they are is utterly selfish. The latest 50 reviews are nearly all theirs, someone should have a word, and the site shouldnt allow posts every few minues either. I've been coming here for years every day almost and while there's the occasional block of reviews from someone, but never such an ignorant amount like this. The last 50 reviews are not worth a toss like this, it's basically a one persons opinion feed.(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8c29280c0d62cd8e',t:'MTcyNjI0MTE5NS4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< height="1" width="1" style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium; visibility: ;">
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Logan
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I'll try to contact the reviewer. Thanks for reporting. I's a problem that has happened with more than one enthusiastic individual. Often people copy/paste their reviews in here from other sites. By the way, I see your post is full of code as happens to many. Please see this topic for the fix: https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=132330 EDIT: I PMed him about the inconsiderate flooding. He has a valid email, and his forum settings are set for him to receive email notifications of PMs so hopefully he responds and desists. I suggested some serious limiting of reviews per day so as not to take over the section and to give other people's reviews a chance to be seen. Edited by Logan - September 13 2024 at 09:50 |
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Meltdowner
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I don't want to read a single line from someone who behaves like this.
Fortunately, Drew's review wasn't thrown out by that reviewer. I didn't
know Barcelona Traction, great album.
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Necrotica
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It's ridiculous. I just put out a review less than an hour ago, and it's already close to being pushed off the front page
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Take me down, to the underground
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Duddick
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We have another one.
Member “Yarstruly” has posted @70 reviews over the last two days, totally hogging the latest reviews feed. Nothing wrong with the reviews but I find his “level” reviewing technique rather annoying but maybe it’s just me. Any chance of an admin email to ask him to hold back a bit on the volume of postings?! Edited by Duddick - September 13 2024 at 11:48 |
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Logan
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^ I already PMed him -- he does get PM notifications by email. If like me, I rarely check certain email addresses of mine. Hopefully he responds and acts on what I conveyed to him.
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Hrychu
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Maybe they want to get the PROG REVIEWER badge as quickly as possible. 😂
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Duddick
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We can but hope!
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lazland
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He has been a member for donkey’s years, yet only published his first review last year.
Very strange. Trouble is, in strictness, he isn’t breaking any rules, and I think his reviews are actually rather good.
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Necrotica
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Ehhhh, I can't agree with that part. Most of them come off as really robotic and clinical due to his abuse of timestamps. I.e. "guitar solo comes in at 2:30"; "vocals get louder at 1:20", etc. Half the time, he's just rotely describing the music, rather than explaining its actual quality. I don't know, his writing just comes off as very repetitive and even a bit lazy to me. But to each their own
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Duddick
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He’s still at it. What an egotist. Not all of us are interested in being bombarded by one person’s view of what is looking like it’s going to be the whole history of prog!?!?
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Necrotica
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^ And it doesn't help that every single one of those reviews are also being posted on the Facebook page (no offense to the person who runs the page, but still...)
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DarkLoch
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Thanks for the response, and I hope I've fixed the code issue.
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Lewian
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The problem really is the reviews feed, isn't it? Would it be possible to implement that only three reviews per user can be in the feed at any given time, and if anyone writes more, their previous ones are kicked out?
I'd think it's fine if somebody adds lots of reviews as long as they are at least OKish, were it not for the feed.
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Hrychu
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An infantile rant badly disguised as a review I'd say.
https://www.progarchives.com/review.asp?id=29067
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Atavachron
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^ It's a poor review, but criticizing PA's criteria is not a crime.
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