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Old 07-23-2011, 07:40 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by j.p.s View Post
Why is three stars a negative review?
I agree. In my rating scale, 3 stars is a recommended book, probably worth reading if it fits in with what you like.

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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
Back in the day, Amazon had anonymous reviews. They were tied to your account, but you could choose whether you wanted your name to appear on there or not. One day Amazon had a glitch in the system where every anonymous reviews had the user's name on it. They discovered lots of authors praising their friends and panning their critics.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/14/te...gy/14AMAZ.html

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Very interesting! They can still do it, they just have to make up an account first. Slightly more work.
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