Non-member reviews.

Now that we have had a while to see the pros and cons of non-member contributions, I was wondering if people thought that the policy had benefited the site.

My own thoughts are that 9/10's of the reviews contributed by non-members tend to be very short, generally averaging SU and tend mainly to be about Lipotrim or moaning about a late parcel delivery or poor customer service. These seem also to give no general overview of the topic and as such seem less than useful to the reader at large. There probably are some genuinely site enhancing pieces written but as a general change in policy, I don't see it as having been a major step forward.

Thoughts guys?

I agree.

Also add in the non-member reviews that are followed 5 mins later by exactly the same review reposted when the writer works out they can join and be a member.

I must say I find the repostings annoying BUT I do find some of the short ops helpful. OK, they're not comprehensive, but, as a consumer, they do offer some food for thought. If non-member says the item is bad but doesn't address anything else about the product I will look for a member review to see whether they agree. Ops don't have to be long to help the consumer. They don't even need to be comprehensive.

No they don't have to be long, but I prefer reading a review rather than a rant.

In some ways non-member reviews can be just the same as newbie reviews. They find something they can write about, cobble together a review and post it. I think of it like the white dots in Ciao.

but you would find it a bit suspicious if everyones first review was on the same topic though?

steerpyke wrote:

but you would find it a bit suspicious if everyones first review was on the same topic though?

absolutely!

lisa2062 wrote:

No they don't have to be long, but I prefer reading a review rather than a rant.

I do think that even rants have their place - it puts out a marker....

These rants are often 3 or 4 sentances long, and just moan about a one off experience.

I feel non-member reviews must go.

I think you are wrong. Non member reviews means that instead of people signing in and getting paid for trollop, no one gets paid.

But unless they make it to the minimum miles required then they don't get paid.

I don't know how many will return through registration just to post a review, I'm sure most dedicated will make the money. I feel it's important to be well informed by members who have established themselves over time, non-member reviews are an unknown quantity.

I still think it saves dooyoo having thousands of inactive members, and is a good thing.

I feel it is perhaps better that way, how about having non-member review deleted after a period of time.

I can't imagine someone will keep tabs of their review anyway, but then again this is the internet.

It would have to be confirmed by guides, but I believe that after a period of time, not helpful reviews are removed.

The issue about double posting is normally picked up by Dooyoo and the non member review deleted however I do remember Jared asking the guides to report any ones they miss.