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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
I completely disagree because I know of authors who actively get/put up bogus reviews. I checked. They haven't been caught so far. So the consumer is still unprotected. I've seen discussions for how to get around any of the algorithms too--so it isn't going to change the quality of reviews.
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Are you saying if a system isn't perfect, it shouldn't be in place at all? I never said a system such as Amazon's or even Yelp's is 100% effective at weeding out the bogus reviews. Just because a system meant to protect consumers isn't perfect, doesn't mean it isn't doing a great job otherwise at protecting them from a lot of harm.
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Yelp keeps asking me to do reviews. I've done a few here and there for restaurants or hotels when I was particularly happy with them. But I can never remember my password and so I stopped doing them there too. I've just about given up doing reviews anywhere even though I know they are valuable. Too many hoops, too much spying, and the algorithms for "suspect" don't seem to work at all.
I do agree there is a problem, but they ain't on the way to solving it.
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How do you know these systems aren't protecting consumers right now? I suspect there would be a tenfold amount of bogus reviews than what currently exists if no system or inferior systems were in place.
When I go to Amazon (or Yelp) to read reviews, I appreciate that they have taken many measures to help ensure valid, honest reviews. I believe for the most part, what I am reading are honest reviews. That's all I can ask for. If I have to turn on my BS meter to weed out some of the rest, so be it. That doesn't detract from the tremendous value these reviews provide me.
--Pat