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Incentivized reviews do skew the score distribution. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a reason to ban them.

• Hydraulix989 10y ago
  I agree. I didn't even include the "unbiased discount" footnote/disclaimer in my "unbiased" reviews because I didn't want it to hurt my own personal credibility as a reviewer. My partners-in-crime actually really appreciated that omission.
  • rconti 10y ago
    I read this a few times and couldn't quite parse it. Are your unbiased reviews the ones for which you weren't offered the product (eg, paid full price)? Or are you saying even your discount/freebie reviews are unbiased? Who are your partners in crime? The sellers?
    • BoorishBears 10y ago
      I read it as there was a time before he tried for top reviewer when his reviews were unbiased (meaning the free items were the unbiased), and the sellers were the partners in crime.
      • BoorishBears 10y ago
        Edit: free items were /biased/ not unbiased