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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Steam's Revising Reviews
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:45:14 -0700
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On 8/16/2024 11:32 AM, Xocyll wrote:
> Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
> the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
> 
>> On 8/16/2024 1:38 AM, JAB wrote:
>>> On 16/08/2024 02:34, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>
>>> As for unhelpful reviews, here's a good example "I was expecting more.
>>> It gets boring and repetitive very quickly. I lost interest after
>>> playing it for 2 hours..." Why bother writing that, how does it help
>>> anyone decide whether they should buy the game. I'll gladly see the back
>>> of them.
>>
>> That's not unhelpful.  If it gets repetitive and boring in 2 hours,
>> that's very helpful information.
> 
> Not if the person who wrote that has ADHD, and gets bored of everything
> in 2hrs or less.
> 
> Without context it's extremely unhelpful information.
> 
> The TL;DR people, generally not a font of wisdom or useful anything.
> 
>> That's the concern I have.
>>
>> It's more a concern that 'unhelpful' is based on what people are tagging
>> 'unhelpful' (basically a like/dislike button.) which will mean review
>> bombers are going to start down-voting any positive reviews, and fans
>> any negative.
> 
> I imagine Valve will look for the unhelpful votes on useful reviews and
> block them from voting, or ban them entirely.
> 
> Abuse the process, bye bye.
> 
I suspect you may be unduly optimistic there.  It is becoming more and 
more blatant that online services don't CARE what kind of use is made of 
their services as long as there is LOTS of use of their services. 
Conflict attracts views.


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I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky 
dirty old man.