dooyoo Abuse

The main source of abuse that exists on dooyoo tends to be that of a few established members trying to get newbies banned from the site because they don't like them. You see, dooyoo is like a prison with inmates. There are those who have been on this site for decades and those who have just joined. Some of those who have been here for decades can be very opinionated on how the site should be run, they also tend to contribute quite a lot to the site and they tend to have a circle of many established friends. What usually happens is the following, established member reads newbie's review. Newbie puts a lot of effort into their review trying to please everyone ...  Read the complete review

I am not one of the best writers currently posting on DooYoo. I have no reviews that are receiving 100% very useful ratings, I have no crowns, plenty of reviews still ranking at "useful" and plenty of critical comments on my writing style. However, one thing I pride myself on is that I am improving. I try to listen to comments, I try to offer information I think people want from my reviews and I only write reviews on products for which I have views to express. When I write my reviews my goal is to write until I have said what I wanted to say, not to reach 150 words. Today has been the first day since joining DooYoo that I have sat on the front page, ...  Read the complete review

One of the first things I do every morning when I get up is log onto the computer. This is because I have several friends from "across the pond" and they tend to e-mail me in the evening and due to the time difference its morning here when I get them. I also like to spend a bit of time checking new reviews on Dooyoo and every single morning this week I have had to report plagiarised or computer translated reviews to the abuse section, the vast majority of which originated in Indonesia. What shocks me about these reviews is the fact that even when I mention in the comments section that a review has been copied and translated, it gets rated ...  Read the complete review

Some time ago, the nice people at Dooyoo conned me into becoming the Community Guide for the Computer category. Now that I am semi-retired I have some time on my hands and so, being able to support the website in a positive manner was not something that I found unwelcome. It is time consuming but if there is anything that I can do to help us maintain a standard that we all would feel acceptable then I am willing to give that time. Mostly the role involves reading all of the new reviews posted in the Computer category. Where I find reviews, mostly from new members, that could possibly do with a bit of improvement I do my best to suggest some guidelines that ...  Read the complete review

Sadly, there are times when using this site can be a little tiresome. For me, the tiresome bit often starts when I log in and finishes when I log out, generally in a big old huffy huff. It's a sweeping generalisation, I know, but good golly Miss Molly, I have to wonder whether ANYBODY reads ANYTHING on this site anymore. I refer you, dear reader, to Dooyoo rule number 4, recently published to glowing effect with a lovely, thoughtful-looking lady on the homepage. Said lovely lady tells us: "4. Rate reviews honestly, and read all reviews properly before making your rating." I would estimate that on average about 10% of members do ...  Read the complete review