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The Block 
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 Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 4:35pm |
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We've already seen this guy, he says he does it to bring down the rating of an album that he thinks is rated to high. Also since it is a rating it is not worth as much.
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Double-D
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Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 4:26pm |
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Hi, folks! Does anyone notice what the user named emersonbg is doing? After almost every review posted he puts 0.5 stars to the album and I'm sure that this guy has no idea what he is voting for. After my first review in this site I noticed that this man is checking the top rankings in different sections and votes with 0,5 stars for almost every new album there. Unfortunately there is no simple decision in these sort of situations. I guess there are many like this guy.
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UMUR
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Posted: 15 Dec 2010 at 3:03pm |
Thanks for noticing. I�ve edited the initial post with the link.
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Time Signature
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 7:04am |
Downvoting just for the sake of downvoting certainly is unacceptable. |
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UMUR
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Posted: 11 Dec 2010 at 2:12am |
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Thanks Dan, we are working on that too
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Stooge
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 10:29pm |
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Has a reviews guideline/agreement been established? If so, I can't seem to find it.
Nevermind. I found them: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=180&title=reviews-guidelines I guess Phil should add the link to the initial post in this thread since it says "Coming Soon" where the link should be. Edited by Stooge - 10 Dec 2010 at 11:04pm |
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J-Man
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 10:11pm |
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Wow, that's really sad. I can't believe someone would give albums that they consider "good" 0.5 stars because it's "ranked too high"... really sickening.
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Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime
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UMUR
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 5:27am |
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Thanks for reporting. We�ll look into this.
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010 at 3:16am |
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Has anyone invesitgated this guy yet?
He's actually stating in his very low-rated non-reviews (non-reviews, because they don't review albums, merely state his intent) that the reason he's low-marking some albums is not because they're bad, but because he wants to frig our rating system to give higher visibility to other bands!
I can't believe he's actually telling us that!
The road to hell is paved with good intentions - I believe his intentions are good, it's just an abuse of our system, and frankly, to see Lovedrive get less than 5 stars MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL...
 OMG - he's half-star rated Sin After Sin, Van Halen, Forged In Fire and a ton of classics just to frig our system. I think he needs educating - trouble is, I would use a large breeze block tied to a baseball bat to perform said edcuation... Edited by Certif1ed - 10 Dec 2010 at 3:18am |
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Time Signature
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 11:55am |
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^ Thanks :-) I'm glad that my fears that it would be a second "Virtual XI" were put to shame. I'm looking forward to reading other people's reviews.
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Raff
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 9:02am |
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If you fixed the entry, then I can delete the review.
Edit: Done! @ Kim: great job with the Maiden review  ! Edited by Raff - 14 Aug 2010 at 9:02am |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 7:24am |
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Thanks UMUR, didn't realize to post that here myself. :-)
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UMUR
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Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 7:22am |
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This one should be deleted: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/algedonic-awakening--review.aspx?id=219949#shout845
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A Person
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 9:09pm |
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I remember that, I even gave an update or two about new illegitimate ratings.
 It would've been much easier if the album had been added the day of/before release.
Edited by A Person - 17 Jul 2010 at 9:09pm |
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Time Signature
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 1:53pm |
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All the DT-haters couldn't wait? ;-)
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Raff
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 1:47pm |
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It happened all the time with Dream Theater... I remember, when Octavarium was due to come out, things got particularly bad.
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Time Signature
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 1:44pm |
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Oh, so like really rabid fans would 5-star an album that wasn't out yet and that they probably hadn't even heard yet? That's a big problem, to be sure.
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Raff
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 1:30pm |
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Tons of worthless reviews and either 5- or 1-star ratings (depending on whether we were dealing with worshippers or haters...). The Admins in charge of the reviews part of the site spent a lot of time deleting those unauthorized items, but no one would listen to us when we recommended not allowing the addition of the albums altogether.
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Time Signature
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 1:26pm |
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I figured that out :-) but what was it that used to happen on PA whenever a well-known artist would release a new album?
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Raff
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 7:01am |
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I deleted the entry, since even deleting the review the rating would remain. The album will be added again on August 16 - I have all the data saved in a Word document. Since we don't have access to a 'delete rating/review' facility, this was the only thing to be done.
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