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Breaking NEWS!

Now voted* best Dooyooer of the year for 2009!

The Duke wins this prestigious award for the ninth year in a row!
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If you have non-review stuff to discuss and any questions about the site or if you want any advice, then please feel free to PM me. I am afraid that off-topic messages posted on any of my opinions will generally be ignored or, in extreme cases, reported to Dooyoo.

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When rating consumer reviews, I'm specifically looking for your own thoughts, opinions and experiences related to the product or service. A list of specifications or instructions I can find elsewhere on the Internet (and when making a purchasing decision, will already have this information from official sources). Pointless stories about your wee family/pet dog/old banger of a car/plasma screen telly are all unwelcome. Ratings are (in my opinion) closely linked to the amount and quality of relevant information, opinion and insight. Too much waffle and padding of useless information can be counter-productive and actually make reviews LESS helpful.

Discussion and Speaker's Corner reviews have to argue their points well and come to a conclusion. Any external sources or figures must be credited. All the usual "isms" - sexism, racism etc. will be marked down and reported to Dooyoo where appropriate.

Also... if you've read or rated any of my reviews, then thank you, even if the rating is a lower one. All honest ratings count towards the success of the site. I do not subscribe to the increasingly popular point of view of "return reads". I read and rate around the site on topics that interest me. If you write on the topics I find interesting (and if you're seen as part of the community), then I will read and rate. If not, then I won't. I feel this concept of return reading creates little rating circles that I don't believe is healthy for the site or the community.

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Reviews by The Duke (last 20)

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Some pun on the Western Digital "My Book" 1TB
Reviewed: Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U10000 1 TB
Category: Hard Disk Drive
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37
Created: 09/06/09

Crown What all laptops should aspire to.
Reviewed: Acer Aspire 6930G
Category: Laptop
Rating:

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226
Created: 01/06/09
Last Updated: 04/06/09

Girls (and boys) on Film.
Reviewed: photobox.co.uk
Category: Internet Site
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93
Created: 30/03/09

World War Z: What happens when the dead walk the Earth?
Reviewed: World War Z - Max Brooks
Category: Printed Book
Rating:

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55
Created: 09/03/09

Call of Doody
Reviewed: Call of Duty World at War (PC)
Category: PC Game
Rating:

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125
Created: 24/02/09

Crown War, war is stupid... but fun!
Reviewed: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
Category: PC Game
Rating:

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87
Created: 12/01/09

Must be funny... in a rich man's world.
Reviewed: moneysavingexpert.com
Category: Internet Site
Rating:

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160
Created: 08/01/09

Crown Fallout Boy becomes Fallout Man
Reviewed: Fallout 3 (PC)
Category: PC Game
Rating:

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118
Created: 07/01/09

Wellington YHA
Reviewed: YHA Wellington City (New Zealand)
Category: Youth Hostel International
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81
Created: 02/12/08
Last Updated: 02/12/08

Viewty: aVoid
Reviewed: LG KU990 Viewty
Category: Mobile Phone
Rating:

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456
Created: 22/11/08

Not exactly white knuckle...
Reviewed: Queenstown Rafting (New Zealand)
Category: Sightseeing International
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121
Created: 08/09/08

Guilty as charged: a decent hotel.
Reviewed: Jury's Inn Heathrow
Category: Hotel National
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89
Created: 05/09/08
Last Updated: 05/09/08

Crown Who said Kiwis couldn't fly?
Reviewed: Air New Zealand
Category: Airline
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170
Created: 25/06/08
Last Updated: 25/06/08

Crown Singapore Airlines
Reviewed: Singapore Airlines
Category: Airline
Rating:

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346
Created: 16/06/08

It's cheap, but is it cheerful?
Reviewed: Surf 'n' Snow Backpackers (New Zealand)
Category: Youth Hostel International
Rating:

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116
Created: 20/05/08

Burn, baby, burn! (Disc-o inferno)
Reviewed: CDBurnerXP
Category: CD & DVD Burning
Rating:

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226
Created: 04/04/08

Crown Say Halo and wave goodbye... again.
Reviewed: Halo 2 (PC)
Category: PC Game
Rating:

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166
Created: 31/01/08

Crown Vista Home Premium: Worth updating?
Reviewed: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Category: Operating System
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224
Created: 17/01/08

STA Travel
Reviewed: STA Travel
Category: Travel Agents
Rating:

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241
Created: 08/01/08
Last Updated: 09/01/08

Crown Bioshock: a shockingly good FPS/RPG in the same vein as Sys ...
Reviewed: Bioshock (PC)
Category: PC Game
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138
Created: 06/01/08

 
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