Note: some approved reviews may be culled for length
Just a heads-up: been meaning to do this for awhile, but we're going to go back the site's Reviews and tighten the standards a little. We're at 8,600 now, and some of those were approved before we'd really fleshed out what kind of guidelines we wanted to use. Mostly in that they're short and/or contain largely plot description.
I doubt anyone will lose too many, and I'll be surprised if it affects any of our more prolific reviewers, either. Just wanted to let you guys know in advance. If we end up removing a lot of reviews from one person, we'll probably notify them so they have the option of filling the reviews out a bit. |
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Yeah, we don't have any hard and fast rules but, going forward, if your introduction is longer than your actual critique, you'll probably want to think before submitting. ;)
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Re: Note: some approved reviews may be culled for length
I should add: we're also going to try to be clearer about what all those guidelines are, notify people about specific reasons if the review fails to meet any of them, etc. Rough guidelines worked fine at first, but you guys have responded with a ton of reviews, which is really awesome, but it forces us to streamline and expand this whole process. A good problem to have, no doubt!
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Re: Note: some approved reviews may be culled for length
So, good news: we've had to remove far fewer than expected! I think just around 100 so far (out of roughly 8,600). :up: So...carry on, and all that.
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Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 1665160)
So, good news: we've had to remove far fewer than expected! I think just around 100 so far (out of roughly 8,600). :up: So...carry on, and all that.
sorry for the questions, I know this is not the proper place for newb questions. |
Re: Note: some approved reviews may be culled for length
The reviews are displayed in the Reviews area, and you'll find them on members' profiles, on individual movie pages, and places like that.
As for format, there are some guidelines, mostly about length, and you can see them on the Post Reply page, just beneath the text box (click on "how's this work?"). That's also where you'll find the checkbox you can use to flag your post as a review, so it'll go into an approval queue for a mod to take a quick glance at before approving. |
That reminds me... I was churning out 1 a day and now it's been 6.5 months since I done did my last review :eek:
Might have to get the thinking cap on again. |
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Good thread. I brought this up on at least two occassions, I'm glad to see it being worked out this detailed. :up:
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Originally Posted by MovieMeditation (Post 1665175)
Good thread. I brought this up on at least two occassions, I'm glad to see it being worked out this detailed. :up:
We're going to think some more about the guidelines and maybe flesh it all out a bit more. It's a fine line, though, and it's pretty subjective sometimes, so we're always open to feedback. |
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Edited post. Slight misunderstanding.
I thought Yoda was putting on a word limit for a second. Guess I shoud not have tried to speed read the post. lol |
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Shouldn't Iro be losing about 200 or so? Not to put me back on top or anything, I swear. :p
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Ha, you guys are thinking, like I did, when I first read the title. Yoda's not saying he cut long reviews, he cut some short reviews.
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Wanted to bump this since we have gotten a few waves of new MoFos since this thread was floated to the top.
Keep in mind folks, if you want your review tagged for the system, it's best to keep a couple of things in mind:
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Re: Note: some approved reviews may be culled for length
Thanks guys (mods that is:)) for all the hard work you do on reviewing and approving our reviews.
Which reminds me I have a bunch of reviews to post, so that I can keep you real busy:p |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2234465)
Thanks guys (mods that is:)) for all the hard work you do on reviewing and approving our reviews.
Which reminds me I have a bunch of reviews to post, so that I can keep you real busy:p |
Originally Posted by Sedai (Post 2234470)
We're ready!
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I forgot an important bullet point in regards to reviews. For a review to be added to the system, it should be rated with the site's popcorn box rating system. There is a pinned thread created by Ms. Vicky that explains how to use the system.
Here |
Bookmarking this useful thread, for future reference. ;)
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Whoa, Omnizoa's review for Coherence was approved right after mine was! If it's not too much trouble, could someone find out if reviews for the same movie have ever been approved in succession like that?
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Originally Posted by Torgo (Post 2404033)
Whoa, Omnizoa's review for Coherence was approved right after mine was! If it's not too much trouble, could someone find out if reviews for the same movie have ever been approved in succession like that?
That said, it has definitely happened. The reviews are accepted by a moderator via a queue tool, and they/we tend to do whatever's in the queue all at once, so there's probably many examples of newly released films being reviewed shortly after release and then approved back-to-back. The more interesting thing, I think, is people submitting a review for a film more than a decade old around the same time, unless it was for a Hall of Fame or something. |
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