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Yui Unifex · 08-15-2004, 08:45 PM

You have a desired goal, which you've clearly stated as the complete removal of reviews from this site. To attain this goal a rational thinker would want to hear the answers to four questions from you:

1) Does the connection you suggest actually exist? You provide a statement but no hard evidence: "There are frequently times where more than 50% of the active topics are people arguing about whether a review is libelous, butt kissing, or wrong in some other way."

You also provide a large number of examples but no context such as the percentage of total posts of which your sample consists.

2) Does the connection establish a causality? I don't see it proven that a given review flame war detracts from the quality of other topics. People do not have a fixed amount of time that they will spend on either reading/responding to a review rebuttal or responding to an intelligent topic.

3) Does the benefit incurred from the removal of reviews outweigh the benefit incurred from having them? Many people have spoken up to say how they like reviews and players obviously use them.

4) Have you considered a compromise that doesn't step on anyone's toes? Such as creating a forum for review comments and removing that forum's comments from the front page list.

I feel one should have a good reason to change, especially when this change removes a benefit that is currently in place. Without good evidence backing sound reason, I simply can't give my recommendation to your plight against reviews, and I don't know why anyone else would either.

EDIT: Fix a spelling error.

08-15-2004, 08:45 PM	#23
Yui Unifex Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 323	You have a desired goal, which you've clearly stated as the complete removal of reviews from this site. To attain this goal a rational thinker would want to hear the answers to four questions from you: 1) Does the connection you suggest actually exist? You provide a statement but no hard evidence: "There are frequently times where more than 50% of the active topics are people arguing about whether a review is libelous, butt kissing, or wrong in some other way." You also provide a large number of examples but no context such as the percentage of total posts of which your sample consists. 2) Does the connection establish a causality? I don't see it proven that a given review flame war detracts from the quality of other topics. People do not have a fixed amount of time that they will spend on either reading/responding to a review rebuttal or responding to an intelligent topic. 3) Does the benefit incurred from the removal of reviews outweigh the benefit incurred from having them? Many people have spoken up to say how they like reviews and players obviously use them. 4) Have you considered a compromise that doesn't step on anyone's toes? Such as creating a forum for review comments and removing that forum's comments from the front page list. I feel one should have a good reason to change, especially when this change removes a benefit that is currently in place. Without good evidence backing sound reason, I simply can't give my recommendation to your plight against reviews, and I don't know why anyone else would either. EDIT: Fix a spelling error.