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As someone who worked for a third party used bookseller, this was 8 months ago, we would always and I mean always dispute anything below a 3 star review. Many
by beauzero 8y ago
As someone who worked for a third party used bookseller, this was 8 months ago, we would always and I mean always dispute anything below a 3 star review. Many get thrown out. It was generally in the 40-50% range that we could get removed. Not much rhyme or reason...just dispute all of them.
- lghh 8y agoWhy? Isn't that a little dishonest?
- EpicEng 8y agoMore than a little, but I think the "why" is obvious.
- jdo20bbx 8y agoCause people have to sell to eat in our culture of step on the next guy to have a life. And it encourages and even facilitates shady shit.
- EpicEng 8y ago>Cause people have to sell to eat in our culture of step on the next guy to have a life. A bit hyperbolic, but also applies to pretty much every culture which has ever existed.
- test6554 8y agoWait... living organisms have to get food in order to eat? Next you are going to tell me that they are in competition for finite resources.
- paulddraper 8y agoNot only that, but if they don't eat, they starve.
- jdo20bbx 8y agoBin the complaints about shady then? It’s just how society will always function, right? How can it be shady if it’s normal? There are no ideas out there for evolving social norms. None. Zero. We’re stuck like this forever.
- EpicEng 8y agoYou forgot to switch accounts.
- jdo20bbx 8y agoYou got it all figured out. I couldn’t reply to your message so I replied to my comment. Epic deductive effort. Oh noes fake points on a forum full of anons! I am reeling emotionally from this rejection. Allow me to curate a blank identity that consists of nothing but a simple counter to indicate how appealing my arguments are to a group of unknowns
- EpicEng 8y agoOk, I'll accept that, but you have to admit it looks like you're responding to your comment there. If you want to engage in constructive conversation you have a bit of work to do. Start with A) realizing you probably don't know as much as you think you do, and B) don't get so emotional when someone disagrees with you.
- paulie_a 8y agoBecause people write crappy reviews. I remember seeing a 1 start review for a video card that was basically "I ordered the wrong one and it didnt fit my system" reviews should be taken with a grain of salt.
- lurn 8y agoSometimes the reviews also don't match the rating. I see this happen all the time, not only on Amazon: "Great service, great product. No complaints." 1 star
- always_good 8y agoI confronted someone who left this sort of my review on my mobile app to ask why they gave me one star if they were so pleased. It was the only review under five stars. They said that they wanted their review to appear in the "top negative review" column since it didn't have a shot at the "top positive review" column. I was dumbfounded.
- DenisM 8y agoI had a similar story - user said that even though their review is wrong, "I'll let it stay because I don't feel like changing it". Really makes you question what is going on in the heads of people around you.
- always_good 8y agoI noticed my ex-girlfriend rating our Uber driver 3/5 stars once we arrived at the airport. I asked her what was wrong with him. She said he was fine but it was just an average ride, nothing exceptional. And that she's only given out one 4/5 and zero 5/5's. Not her fault. What choice do you have but to assign your own arbitrary meanings to each star, and how aren't those going to vary from person to person? I never looked at 5-star rating systems the same.
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- david-cako 8y agoRace to the bottom. Who will win?