Crackdown on 'Fanboy' reviews

mx · 07-25-2005, 09:40 PM

Some of the fanboy reviews on the site are getting ridiculous. From now on, all excessive reviews will be deleted.

It is one thing to like an album, and people who love albums are certainly not prohibited from reviewing them. But when you use phrases like "the man, the myth, the legend", "sheer musical genius," and "international glory," you are writing a commercial, not a balanced, thoughtful review.

07-25-2005, 09:42 PM

I think fanboying has done this site's quality a good deal of damage aside from what's happening just on sputnik.

***DFelon204409*** · 07-25-2005, 11:58 PM

Hells yes. mx, good job. Now if you'll only appoint me to head of the secret police we can do some purging.

***Damrod*** · 07-26-2005, 03:49 AM

I would like to throw an idea into the ring again:

Mod search for 4+ star reviews. Would make it easier for Med and me to go through the complete archive to get the old fanboy reviews as well

Neoteric · 07-26-2005, 01:38 PM

Ah, fanboys

I think you should also track-down fanboy comments like on something vague's Paranoid review. People voted it negative because he voted it 3.5 stars.

mx · 07-26-2005, 02:37 PM

I could enable banning from sputnik comments if that would be useful

Iai · 07-26-2005, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mx

But when you use phrases like "the man, the myth, the legend", "sheer musical genius," and "international glory," you are writing a commercial, not a balanced, thoughtful review.

Haha, that was all from one review, right? That Something Corporate one.

***DFelon204409*** · 07-27-2005, 02:09 AM

Hahahahahahah. That's so funny. I thought mx made that up just to be ridiculous.

~~masada~~ · 07-27-2005, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by constant

I think you should also track-down fanboy comments like on something vague's Paranoid review

Also check : Cowboys From Hell.

Killtacular · 07-27-2005, 08:25 PM

Don't forget the Back in Black review.

Iai · 07-28-2005, 12:48 PM

And all the comments by this guy called dave_mustaine_is_cool or something. Every comment is either 'Megadeth rock' or 'Your opinion is wrong because what I think is fact!'

***Damrod*** · 07-28-2005, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iai

And all the comments by this guy called dave_mustaine_is_cool or something. Every comment is either 'Megadeth rock' or 'Your opinion is wrong because what I think is fact!'

Have you a link to his comments? I would be most happy to get in contact with him... As there is not much more that I despise more in user behaviour

Iai · 07-28-2005, 02:50 PM

http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=2458
Example of the former.

http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?reviewid=2951&genreid=4
Example of the latter.

The first link isn't so bad, except for the fact that he bumped every Megadeth album in succession to say basically the same thing in each one.

***Damrod*** · 07-28-2005, 04:04 PM

That really makes my finger itch for the 'Delete'-button...

*searching for delete function while murming something about 'stupid fanboys'...*

RNR · 07-28-2005, 05:55 PM

My one review isn't guilty of that

Jom · 07-28-2005, 09:16 PM

I'm not saying it was a problem, though. I don't have a problem with the comment, but I just thought it was hilarious (albeit random).

07-25-2005, 09:40 PM	#1
mx . Admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,784	Crackdown on 'Fanboy' reviews Some of the fanboy reviews on the site are getting ridiculous. From now on, all excessive reviews will be deleted. It is one thing to like an album, and people who love albums are certainly not prohibited from reviewing them. But when you use phrases like "the man, the myth, the legend", "sheer musical genius," and "international glory," you are writing a commercial, not a balanced, thoughtful review.
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07-25-2005, 11:58 PM	#3
*DFelon204409* i want tha gold Supermod Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 14,906	Hells yes. mx, good job. Now if you'll only appoint me to head of the secret police we can do some purging.
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07-26-2005, 03:49 AM	#4
*Damrod* Mosh Spice Sputnik Mod Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: dance tonight, revolution tomorrow Posts: 6,105	I would like to throw an idea into the ring again: Mod search for 4+ star reviews. Would make it easier for Med and me to go through the complete archive to get the old fanboy reviews as well
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07-26-2005, 02:37 PM	#6
mx . Admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 6,784	I could enable banning from sputnik comments if that would be useful
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07-27-2005, 02:09 AM	#8
*DFelon204409* i want tha gold Supermod Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 14,906	Hahahahahahah. That's so funny. I thought mx made that up just to be ridiculous.
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07-25-2005, 09:42 PM	#2
BlindWriting Guest Posts: n/a	I think fanboying has done this site's quality a good deal of damage aside from what's happening just on sputnik.

07-26-2005, 01:38 PM	#5
Neoteric zzzzzzzzz Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: zzzzz Posts: 10,176	Ah, fanboys I think you should also track-down fanboy comments like on something vague's Paranoid review. People voted it negative because he voted it 3.5 stars.

07-27-2005, 08:25 PM	#10
Killtacular None So Vile Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Black Mesa East Posts: 2,702	Don't forget the Back in Black review.

07-28-2005, 12:48 PM	#11
Iai Chairman Meow Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 16,133	And all the comments by this guy called dave_mustaine_is_cool or something. Every comment is either 'Megadeth rock' or 'Your opinion is wrong because what I think is fact!'
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07-28-2005, 02:50 PM	#13
Iai Chairman Meow Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 16,133	http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=2458 Example of the former. http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?reviewid=2951&genreid=4 Example of the latter. The first link isn't so bad, except for the fact that he bumped every Megadeth album in succession to say basically the same thing in each one.
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07-28-2005, 04:04 PM	#14
*Damrod* Mosh Spice Sputnik Mod Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: dance tonight, revolution tomorrow Posts: 6,105	That really makes my finger itch for the 'Delete'-button... searching for delete function while murming something about 'stupid fanboys'... Last edited by Damrod; 07-28-2005 at 04:11 PM.
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07-28-2005, 05:55 PM	#15
RNR Stabbing tha raccoons Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 19,148	My one review isn't guilty of that

07-28-2005, 09:16 PM	#16
Jom myspace.com/openhappiness Sputnik Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sarnia, ON Posts: 27,400	I'm not saying it was a problem, though. I don't have a problem with the comment, but I just thought it was hilarious (albeit random). __________________ See Dick post. See Dick be a dick. See Dick get banned. Don't be a Dick.
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