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Camp_Freddy

direwolf247 wrote: »

lol, cheers for that guys, i was just kidding here, look at my reviews they may not be worthy of a crown but there not 150 words. (Dooyoo Name: Direwolf) So go ahead report me, say im only doing Dooyoo for the extra bit of cash, i dont care, i know they wont exclude me and i will happily tell them i only review for them for the cash, i couldnt give two *beep* about the company.

Seriously guys like you you take things so seriously are the cause of all the arguments within the Dooyoo community. I bet the majority of people that make the reviews on Dooyoo are like me, they write decent reviews and expect something in return, end of.
In my opinioin though if people want to comment on our reviews on how when we reviewed a packet of toilet roll we didnt quite fully explain in great detail how the tissue felt against our !!!, well then let them, as long as i get paid i dont care.

Now you have me intrigued... exactly what arguments within the Dooyoo community?

BTW, I'm not buying the "I was only joking" defence.

direwolf247

Look through the past however many pages, the arguments are that some reviewers feel they do a decent review yet get silly comments like "oh nice try but next time.."
Theres others arguing they make reviews of a professional standard yet paid equally to those "Churning" out reviews.
What i dont like is that the churners dont really care for the comments but people who want their review rated nicely with pleasant commets get abused by the perfectionists.
What i find is that those who dont write reviews which are 10/10 perfect and maybe make a few typos seems to get brunt of these perfectionists anger.

Also whats with the "im not buying the i was only joking defence". If i was being 100% serious would i write "All this MADNESS!!!"
Seriously if you thought that the comment was me trying to make a proper case well then you lack a sense of humour.

brooke3

I'm a bit late in this discussion but a few things to add:

I think that for a review to be useful it should have both information and opinion. I think that opinion is more important than information but I would at least expect the basic details. I personally think that when you read a review you should be able to decide if you would want to buy that product or go to that place. If you don't have enough information about that product you can't make a decision. However, if a review was great in every way but didn't list something like a price or an address (which as someone said is easily found on the internet) then I would still rate it as very useful.

I never know if I should take grammar and spelling into account when I rate. My grammar isn't great but there when people don't even try to use capitals or punctuation in the right places it gets on my nerves, but I never rate down because of it.

mattygroves_3

direwolf247 wrote: »

Look through the past however many pages, the arguments are that some reviewers feel they do a decent review yet get silly comments like "oh nice try but next time.."
Theres others arguing they make reviews of a professional standard yet paid equally to those "Churning" out reviews.
What i dont like is that the churners dont really care for the comments but people who want their review rated nicely with pleasant commets get abused by the perfectionists.
What i find is that those who dont write reviews which are 10/10 perfect and maybe make a few typos seems to get brunt of these perfectionists anger.

Also whats with the "im not buying the i was only joking defence". If i was being 100% serious would i write "All this MADNESS!!!"
Seriously if you thought that the comment was me trying to make a proper case well then you lack a sense of humour.

A *few* typos? Guffaw. And yes, reviews with lots of errors (not the odd few, but absolutely error laden) are less helpful, since they are much, much more difficult to read and glean useful information from.

I too don't buy that you were joking, for the record.

I, and many others, aim to write the best reviews possible. I personally don't think being a perfectionist is a flaw, especially when writing on an admittedly low paid professional basis. Why should someone get the same ratings for writing typo and error strewn 250 words as someone who writes 500 words (or, for that matter, 250 or 2500 words - length is irrelevant) of carefully crafted, proofread, easy to read and enjoyable text?

Even leaving aside the suggestion that Dooyoo as a business should "screw Dooyoo for every penny they have", your rant demonstrates clearly why it can be so difficult to leave feedback. You want praise and pats on the back regardless of what you write and how you write it, whilst others want genuine feedback and even help. Feedback comes in many forms - just because it's not praise-laden doesn't mean it is negative.

The reason legitimate users of Dooyoo and similar sites feel anger is it really is people who try to cheat or screw the system potentially ruin it for everyone. That's the simple truth.

direwolf247

Please say when you picked upon my errors in that last post it was a joke?

Anyway the "screw Dooyoo for every penny comment:
For me to actually believe this comment i would have to be a 'churner' myself and you may determine if i am a 'churner' by looking at my reviews. Dooyoo name: Direwolf. (Furthermore you can check if it is all gramatically correct, if that's what turns you on).

Now here is a post on the last page proving how those who make decent reviews just seem to be picked on by so called 'experts'.

jo_b wrote: »

I know exactly what you mean and I wouldn't post a review in the appliance section either for fear of the picky comments!

I think I write well and also try to inject some personality, humour and general opinion into all my reviews. I find really dry, unnecessarily lengthy reviews which specify every single fact about a product more of a chore to read.

I bet the majority of reviewers are experiencing the same thing, more or less. Heck you just have to flick through the last few pages and see there are many like the person above.

I don't want praise every 5 seconds but i, amongst many others, find that some people are just plain 'ole awkward.

Anyway technically it is your beloved Dooyoo who should be responsible about doing something about churners. Personally if i wrote reviews as detailed and intricate as some i wouldn't be mad at the churners, i would be angry at Dooyoo for not appreciating my work more than others. Why should I continue to help them when they are not doing anything in return.

In my opinion, (and I am not joking here, so comment away at this statement) the person who puts in little work to receive equal rewards as those putting in a lot of work is the smarter of the 2 people; in this day and age. The statement is true assuming there are no other variables such as promotion/pay rise involved.

cheap_charlie

You can't win on this thread with some people - you truly are damned if you do and damned if you don't.

direwolf247 wrote: »

All this MADNESS!!!
Why can't we all get along, just review and rate everyone nicely and screw Dooyoo for every penny they have
Isn't that the whole point of MSE: Consumer Revenge

See that emoticon with the tongue sticking out? That's supposed to indicate someone having a lighthearted laugh. As a result I didn't take this post seriously. Definitely not the funniest post I have ever seen on a forum, but someone having a laugh IMO. Yes, my opinion. Perhaps direwolf might have done better by using the emoticon but if you ask me, in my opinion some people have had a major sense of humour failure over this post.

Ironic really, considering we have already had a guide post about how sometimes posts and comments on both here and Dooyoo can come across as more abrupt than the spoken word.

This thread really is becoming tiresome now - there are some people who have to resort to abuse whilst reiterating the same points ad nauseum about poor quality reviews, the mythical MSE clicking cartel and typos.

The fact of the matter is Dooyoo filter out the churners and abusers very quickly and the vast majority of people who use Dooyoo get rewarded by THEM, not by a few people who seem to classify the site as their own personal fiefdom and rather than offer helpful advice and constructive criticism, pick up on personal gripes instead.

barongreenback

Direwolf does have a point that the member who churns is probably the clever one. Tried it once myself but have not got the heart for it. I do think it is up to dooyoo to sort out churners but I also think a talented, contributing dooyoo member will:

a) Outlast a churner long term.

b) Out earn a churner long term.

I would say 90% of churners will not be on site in twelve months time if not a lot less. I will be still earning from my reviews years later. Churners are not an issue per say anyway. If they are sticking to the rules of the site they are no issue and it is only us moaning oldies who do not like it. I am passionate about the site though and sometimes this maybe comes across stronger than I would like. For the record Direwolf I, and I don't think anyone else is accusing you of abusing the site.

barongreenback

mattygroves wrote: »

The reason legitimate users of Dooyoo and similar sites feel anger is it really is people who try to cheat or screw the system potentially ruin it for everyone. That's the simple truth.

Bang on. I don't think the members actively contributing to this debate are in any way part of that but that is the crux of it.

Camp_Freddy

direwolf247 wrote: »

Now here is a post on the last page proving how those who make decent reviews just seem to be picked on by so called 'experts'.

QUOTED POST

I bet the majority of reviewers are experiencing the same thing, more or less. Heck you just have to flick through the last few pages and see there are many like the person above.

I disagree. I think that the person that jo_b was talking about is pretty much the only person (guide at least) that's been referred to in this thread. I know for a fact that this person's style of communication (and so-called "expert attitude") is in the minority within the guide group… possibly one other guide I can think off offhand that might communicate like this.

If you have a problem with the style of communication, then report it. Guides are there to help the member, primarily. They're not there to solely do Dooyoo's bidding nor are they there to enforce their thoughts on review writing on others.

direwolf247 wrote: »

In my opinion, (and I am not joking here, so comment away at this statement) the person who puts in little work to receive equal rewards as those putting in a lot of work is the smarter of the 2 people; in this day and age. The statement is true assuming there are no other variables such as promotion/pay rise involved.

Your statement only hold true if you assume that financial reward is the sole aim of membership…

Camp_Freddy

cheap_charlie wrote: »

This thread really is becoming tiresome now - there are some people who have to resort to abuse whilst reiterating the same points ad nauseum about poor quality reviews, the mythical MSE clicking cartel and typos.

cheap_charlie wrote: »

The fact of the matter is Dooyoo filter out the churners and abusers very quickly and the vast majority of people who use Dooyoo get rewarded by THEM, not by a few people who seem to classify the site as their own personal fiefdom and rather than offer helpful advice and constructive criticism, pick up on personal gripes instead.

LOL. Are you still in denial about the MSE clicking cartel? Behave yourself. The previous thread was full of people swapping usernames and promises of reads before the mods stepped in. There's not even any interpretation involved here. It is fact, pure and simple.

Yes, Dooyoo DO filter out cheats and churners, but a significant proportion of what they deal with is done because suspicious activity has been reported by guides/members. I know that some of the guides are becoming very disheartened at the amount of crap posted around the site and the amount of stuff reported seems to go up every day. So, if "ordinary" members (rather than Dooyo staff) are getting disgruntled because of the stuff they're reporting, are they not entitled to feel aggrieved at people or sites that encourage the bare minimum of activity on the site for monetary reward rather than getting involved?