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Catuli 
"Loves Film and Fun"
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 Posted - 06/21/2007 : 05:12:00
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Just trying to interpret the meaning of nothing, ergo a blankness alongside a declined review. Since the MERPs had the option of inserting "don't understand," am I to assume that they do understand it and just don't like it. In other words--as they say in the U.S.A.--does the blankness mean that the MERPs think the review "sucks"? How does one counter this response if one really thinks it's a good review not receiving proper due. Do you say, "I beg to differ this is great?" Any thoughts?????
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demonic 
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 05:19:09
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I usually take it to mean -
a) the Merp doesn't understand your review, or doesn't know the film or reference well enough, and you should resubmit with an explanation. Plenty of my best reviews have been approved after doing this following a 'no answer' decline.
b) I should give it a bit more thought to improve it somehow - if the Merp is head-stratching there's a chance that many others won't get it either. A no answer decline sometimes makes me realise my idea wasn't that good in the first place and there are better ways to review it. |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 05:21:14
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| I usually will resubmit a review I like with an explanation of it, just hitting the highlights. My The Burger & The King: The Life & Cuisine Of Elvis Presley review this time, In the Gelato, had to be resubmitted. The explanation I gave was "In the Ghetto is big Elvis hit, Gelato is Italian ice cream." I tend to assume that someone didn't get it. This one passed the second time. Sometimes they don't. That's the best you can do with it. If it's not that great, try rephrasing it somehow. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 08:29:57
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Originally posted by demonic
I usually take it to mean -
a) the Merp doesn't understand your review, or doesn't know the film or reference well enough, and you should resubmit with an explanation. Plenty of my best reviews have been approved after doing this following a 'no answer' decline.
It certainly should not mean this, though. In these cases, they should have selected 'Don't understand'. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 10:17:47
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Catuli
It's important to remember the editors are NOT judging how good or bad a review is. They are judging its appropriateness.
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 10:38:16
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There are a few reasons for a decline not contained in the supplied reasons. E.g., try submitting these for Titanicand see what they come back with. I'd guess they'll all be declined with no reason:-
"1997 Best Picture Oscar"
"I didn't like Titanic"
"Titanic wasn't gold plated"
None are generic, none are incorrect, none are dupes, none are over four words, none are too hard to understand, yet they're all destined for a dose of neuro lead poisoning.  |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 11:26:56
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 11:51:53
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I usually figure that if a MERP doesn't give a reason it is because they have to reject based multiple reasons.
They may well do this, but they really should select the most absolute reason if so. A similar problem is that when the two MERPs give different reasons, we see whichever came first, whereas absoluteness would make much more sense. I suggested imposing a hierarchy some time ago, but it hasn't been adopted. It would be something like:
Over four words
Factually inaccurate
Similar to another
Too generic
Don't understand
People may have different opinions on what the order from objective to subjective should be, although the top and bottom ones can hardly be doubted.
This would mean that, if one MERP knew a review to be inaccurate, there would be no chance of the reviewer just getting 'Don't understand' from another and wasting their time resubmitting with an explanation. |
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Catuli
"Loves Film and Fun"
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Posted - 06/21/2007 : 13:27:02
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Thanks guys, good suggestions as expected. From now on I'll treat "no answer" as "do not understand" and resubmit the review with an explanation if I think it is warranted.
And, yes, Whipper, your point is well taken.
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