| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| boydegg |
Posted - 08/01/2006 : 17:39:31
Hi all
I was just wondering - how does the reviewing actually work?
I read in the FAQs that each review gets voted 3 times and you are accepted or declined on a 'best 2 of 3' system. So even if one MERP doesn't like your review, you can still get in.
What I really want to know is ... what do the MERPs see? Do they see the review plus the reviewer's name? Or just a list of reviews with no names?
In my mind, it must be the latter - otherwise, how else could Benj Clews take part without accusations of favouritism?
Can anyone clue me in on the mechanics of it all?
Boydegg
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| shoon |
Posted - 08/13/2006 : 02:56:06
I thought palefox was the one who said dink? Pokernose I remember quitting in a rather spectacular fashion...
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| Koli |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 20:56:45
quote:
Originally posted by AC
He was the immortal reviewer to dub noncentz a 'dink'. 
What? As in Double Income, No Kids? |
| GHcool |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 20:03:22
quote:
Originally posted by thefoxboy
quote:
Originally posted by MguyX
Pokernose is a MERP. You should email him/her. 
I wasn't around in the Pokernose days, but have read some of the archives.
I'm afraid to ask this, but here goes nothin' ...
Who is Pokernose? |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 12:33:42
I'm surprised by Benj's answer, although no doubt he has good reasons.
I would just say were I a MERP, which I'm not, I would not want to know whose reviews I was considering. It would not be relevant and a potential distraction.
I expect that Benj feels the same way and has designed the process accordingly.
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| turrell |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 00:39:16
As a grizzled veteran of many declined review - the one thing I'll say is that after you understand what tey are looking for you agree with their decisions almost all the time - if there is something esoteric about your review you can resub with comments - otherwise I think its pretty fair although I did have a review yesterday that got through with 5 words - I have pulled it and resubmitted. But mostly these guys/gals/humanoids get it right and almost everytime I see a declined review I know why. |
| benj clews |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 00:12:58
quote:
Originally posted by boydegg
What I really want to know is ... what do the MERPs see? Do they see the review plus the reviewer's name? Or just a list of reviews with no names?
In my mind, it must be the latter - otherwise, how else could Benj Clews take part without accusations of favouritism?
Um... I prefer to keep schtum about how the editorial process works- no matter how trivial the query may seem, in order to keep the site as fair as possible. I once talked about it a bit and I saw some people trying to take advantage of the system as it was then. I switched things around a little and decided it was best not to mention how things work anymore. Sorry  |
| AC |
Posted - 08/01/2006 : 23:23:15
He was the immortal reviewer to dub noncentz a 'dink'. |
| thefoxboy |
Posted - 08/01/2006 : 22:01:04
quote:
Originally posted by MguyX
Pokernose is a MERP. You should email him/her.
I wasn't around in the Pokernose days, but have read some of the archives. |
| MguyXXV |
Posted - 08/01/2006 : 20:46:10
Pokernose is a MERP. You should email him/her. |
| Tori |
Posted - 08/01/2006 : 20:41:10
Benj could probably describe it most accurately. |
