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That's all well and lovely, but the reason reviews have always been popular is that in many domains people trust the man on the street more than they do a journ
by wyattpeak 8y ago
That's all well and lovely, but the reason reviews have always been popular is that in many domains people trust the man on the street more than they do a journalist or reviewer, for often perfectly valid reasons.
If a restaurant site removed all user reviews and replaced them with a food critic's opinions I would trust it less, not more, fake reviews notwithstanding.
- jimkleiber 8y agoI think what the poster of the comment (new to this, not sure what the correct acronym is) was aiming for is something akin to verified accounts. Not that the person is an expert in reviewing, just that I know the person who is replying is a real human and has name X. I love getting reviews from locals and non-experts, I'm just really tired of having reviews, comments, and other interactions online with bots or people pretending to be other people.