Not usefuls

Number of posts : 80 Registration date : 2006-03-01

Why don't more members rate things as Not Useful?
Or am i just a hard liner?

I have read several reviews over the last few days that are not reviews at all. The general consensus seems to be to rate these as "somewhat useful" when they are quite clearly totally useless.

I have removed the name of the credit card from the review below (this is an actual review though) and I want to know if anyone on this forum finds it "somewhat useful" and if so, what they found useful about it.

Quote :: Credit Card Review
From searching on the internet and talking to my friends it was clear this card would be a pretty good deal. From filling in the forms online i received a phone call checking some details and then the forms appeared in the post then once i had sent these off my card and pin arrived ina matter of no time at all. The card looks great and goes well with my new kitchen appliances. the only realy problem i had was activating it tooka couple of days but that was it really.

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Thu 16 Mar 2006, 12:26

I would go with SU in that case.

Many people save NUs for abusive, plagiarised, nonsense or off topic reviews. The example you give is none of those. It is, however, severely lacking in very much of use, so it gets the next rating available besides NU.

'Tis rubbish though,

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Thu 16 Mar 2006, 12:35

Probably would have given that SU, too, but I have noticed that often I tend to be more critical than many others. There have been several reviews that have got a bunch of U's and then I have come along and put out a straight SU as the only one (or NU if the review really sucks), and wondered what is with everybody else.

I guess it's all about perception, really.

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"Looks great with my new kitchen appliances"?

Someone's surely taking the piss...

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Thu 16 Mar 2006, 12:38

Quite possibly.

Number of posts : 80 Registration date : 2006-03-01

You'd HOPE they were taking the piss but I think the reviewer genuinely believed it was serious advantage of the card. (heavy sigh)

Number of posts : 80 Registration date : 2006-03-01

berlioz wrote:: I guess it's all about perception, really.

Absolutely, rating are all subjective and all about perception but if I was looking for a credit card and stumbled on the above review it wouldn't help me in selecting a card at all.

Maybe it's the mood I'm in today but my feeling was that if members were harder on crap reviews, there might not be so many. Or this could just be a fantasy of mine that I happen to say out loud affraid

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Thu 16 Mar 2006, 13:10

You should see a comment I just left on a punctuation free Ciao op:

What a Face

Number of posts : 80 Registration date : 2006-03-01

I think i might just "druge" myself and make it all go away. Wink

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Thu 16 Mar 2006, 13:28

jaggynettles wrote:: I think i might just "druge" myself and make it all go away.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

But why haven't YOU rated and commented?

Number of posts : 80 Registration date : 2006-03-01

Oh the shame. I rose to the challenge, but in my haste to rate and comment I mis-typed the word "said". What a spanner I am! Embarassed

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Thu 16 Mar 2006, 14:19

jaggynettles wrote:: Oh the shame. I rose to the challenge, but in my haste to rate and comment I mis-typed the word "said". What a spanner I am!

Forgivable - that was a typo Wink

Number of posts : 637 Registration date : 2006-03-01

I NU loads in my games category but I get a lot of crap in it. For me anything that could have been got off the back of a box is NU.

Number of posts : 62 Registration date : 2006-02-28

For me there can sometimes be a very fine line between SU/NU. A simple list of features just isn't useful to me, but say someone added the words "this is a great phone I really like it" well then to me that's SU as they are at least attempting to share their opinion.

Number of posts : 62 Registration date : 2006-02-28

Just to add for me at least NU is reserved for the following cases :

1. Copies/duplicate reviews
2. Off topic
3. Lists of features (or completely retelling a story) without ANY opinion
4. Nonsense reviews
5. Scams (get loads of these in the telecommunications category)
6. Abusive reviews (racist/full of vile language/ that sort of thing)

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Fri 14 Apr 2006, 00:38

I've only had one of these ratings and thought it was harsh. i think it has to be off topic completely or contains no information. Also, i hate doing it so try to find the positive things in the review. i shouold do it more though-scared of revenge raters too

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Fri 14 Apr 2006, 15:28

Most of my NU's get used in speakers corner, which has become my current bone of contention, a sthere is a lot of vague gossip spewed forth under the guise of debate, but i wont go on at length here as i have already started a thread elsewhere. I would say the the quoted review was deffinatly NU as it could be about almost any card on the market and contains no information.

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Fri 14 Apr 2006, 15:50

Quote :: I've only had one of these ratings and thought it was harsh. i think it has to be off topic completely or contains no information. Also, i hate doing it so try to find the positive things in the review. i shouold do it more though-scared of revenge raters too
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Hi Butters, from one non guide to another, why are you afraid of revenge ratings ? What hard can they do you ? You still get paid. Rate honestly how you feel. Never feel that your rating has to be more generous than merited, and if you worry about your rating, back it up with a reason why. That's all any member can do.

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Fri 14 Apr 2006, 23:22

sandemp wrote:: Just to add for me at least NU is reserved for the following cases :

1. Copies/duplicate reviews
2. Off topic
3. Lists of features (or completely retelling a story) without ANY opinion
4. Nonsense reviews
5. Scams (get loads of these in the telecommunications category)
6. Abusive reviews (racist/full of vile language/ that sort of thing)

To that list I would also add reviews that reveal too much of the plot although sometimes they might get away with an SU depending on my mood.

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Fri 14 Apr 2006, 23:23

YEP ME too. They spoil the purchase.

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Mon 01 May 2006, 23:10

I've rated some crap ones today NU but others i have rated SU because of the borderline and not wanting to be mean or get revenge ratings. Someone wenty on about an animal (reviewed ages ago but i want one of them) and didnt say how long they live, what size they grow too, price and what they eat-just he loved his pet

Number of posts : 163 Registration date : 2006-04-15

I have 101 notusefuls,about 1% of my ratings.Well at least one percent of you read my stuff then Laughing

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Tue 02 May 2006, 00:31

I save my NU's for when Angus writes a review. Twisted Evil

Number of posts : 163 Registration date : 2006-04-15

Hes quite a smart writer in truth(funny and that),but just has no respect for anyone else.I like to josh with people but when he makes it personal,and so quickly,you can feel his weaknesses.

Subject: Re: Not usefuls Tue 02 May 2006, 00:38

He has improved since Art gave him some coaching and writing tips from which he has really benefited. drunken