Don't get mad get even!!! - CAMPAIGN FOR FAIR RATINGS (Rating other's reviews: on dooyoo and beyond)

Member Name: Lools_24

Product:	Rating other's reviews: on dooyoo and beyond
Date:	05/03/09 (228 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Better Quality Reviews from all (including me)

Disadvantages: Purely my opinion

**DISCLAIMER**
I'm having one of those mornings and a slight frustration has made me write this review....I have tried my hardest not to make this a rant so excuse the exclamation marks if I haven't removed them already....

**Revenge Ratings**
I had heard the term revenge ratings on Dooyoo but hadn't really experienced it or noticed it.... until quite recently.

Everyone makes mistakes which is why I always am quite lenient with the odd mistake. But I do try and be honest with reviews. If the review is too short or too long and loses focus it might only score useful. If its really poor but I do think the person is still learning I will mark as somewhat useful and then give some constructive feedback.

This is in no way casting judgement on all new members as we were all new once but there are a high number of revenge raters which are new members that seem to get huffy or touchy that their 150 word review is only a somewhat useful. Reading other peoples reviews are a good way to learn and get an idea of how to write a great review and gain a VU rating.

It's really unfair on those new members that do want to learn and please note I don't care if you are a new member or old member I rate all members on the same basis... the quality of their review and not who they are.

I do have some Somewhat Useful ratings and a Not Useful Rating.

The Not Useful Rating is from someone who tried to make a pass at me in a personal message and I ignored. It's strange how all 75 other members marked me as Very Useful (including 3 guides) and this person marked me as Not at all Useful??

The Somewhat Useful rating are a fair mark for some of my earlier reviews when I was going through a churning phase and writing 200 word poor quality reviews. Thanks guys for those that gave me feedback! However I got one this morning which I am chasing up and requesting some feedback (off a new member unfortunately) as I have 50 VU ratings and I would like to speak to someone with a different opinion to why its only Somewhat Useful.

CAMPAIGN FOR FAIR RATINGS!!!

**Rating Fairly**

I read a review and look for a good structure, a little bit of product information and I like lots of personal experience and if there is humour in there as well then bonus points and you may get a comment in addition to a VU

Useful isn't a bad rating, it just means I feel the review could be improved. Quality reviews are very important and what Dooyoo is about. So getting an important and some feedback isn't a bad thing.

Text language, poor spelling and work copied from other web sources is going to get you a Not Useful or a Somewhat Useful if you are lucky. In a most cases I just won't rate the review as these members do not deserve the rating and points credited to their account.

Everyone is different hence why we all have different views and experiences of certain products so it's the same with what we classify as a VU or a U but generally as a community we do find some common ground.

**Commenting**

I often comment on reviews I can relate to or think are particularly good or humorous. I may offer some polite or constructive criticism but I don't like it when people are snotty and make quite mean comments without telling the writer how to improve it. It's a personal thing but if I nominate someone I won't write NOMINATED, but all community members are different

**Final Thoughts**

So if you are going to "revenge rate" me..... I actually don't care...I should say thank you. You are still adding 1.5p to my account. If I read your review and don't rate it then that means I don't think it is worth giving it a rating. So ner ner ner I can be childish too!

I did actually rant this morning and my new tact is asking for feedback off those that have marked me as a somewhat useful or not at all useful. I hope that this does not come across at all negative but in fact helpful to those wanting to learn and read the opinions of others in the Dooyoo community.

Any thoughts comments and feedback welcomed......

Summary: How to rate and how not to rate - CAMPAIGN FOR FAIR RATINGS