Sniffing out fake reviews has been one of UG's most popular pastimes over the years. It's obvious that agencies (especially) and the savvier indies use fake reviews as marketing tools to promote their services (especially when introducing someone new to the market). When researching a possible rendezvous, does an obviously fake review immediately turn you off? Or, by now (since it's such an abused and widespread practice), do you simply take it in stride?
Fake Reviews
- Thread starter Monk
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Some of my reviews are all good and some of them are non-sexual and some wrote "worth the money" and I know all are real reviews. I would be angry if a friend wrote one without asking me, you have to experience the session for the review to sound believable.
Is the only way to prove real reviews is to have lots of them. I think the real test is getting reviewed by a respected and known hobbyist. Then again I was reviewed on another site by a guy who reviewed alot of providers (40+)and his review was real but off. I think anything written on UG by respected members can legitimize a provider. As an independent without reviews if it difficult to generate buiseness.
Is the only way to prove real reviews is to have lots of them. I think the real test is getting reviewed by a respected and known hobbyist. Then again I was reviewed on another site by a guy who reviewed alot of providers (40+)and his review was real but off. I think anything written on UG by respected members can legitimize a provider. As an independent without reviews if it difficult to generate buiseness.
I checked with management, and here are the ground rules:
These particular rules exist to prevent a series of things: shilling providers and other sites; maliciously attacking a particular provider; passing someone else's review off as your own; as well as a desire to generate original content on UG.
For this discussion, it will be okay if you wish to quote from reviews on other sites if, and only if, you do not reveal who wrote the review, what site it was posted on, or who the reviewer was reviewing (that means NO NAMES, PHONE NUMBERS, URLs or any other identifying information -- period). And, the quotation must be relatively short (two or three lines max).
These particular rules exist to prevent a series of things: shilling providers and other sites; maliciously attacking a particular provider; passing someone else's review off as your own; as well as a desire to generate original content on UG.
For this discussion, it will be okay if you wish to quote from reviews on other sites if, and only if, you do not reveal who wrote the review, what site it was posted on, or who the reviewer was reviewing (that means NO NAMES, PHONE NUMBERS, URLs or any other identifying information -- period). And, the quotation must be relatively short (two or three lines max).