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If only Yelp behaved a little like the late Jonathan Gold, who'd only give _favorable_ reviews to restaurants he really enjoyed, skipping negative/mediocre revi
by aloukissas 7y ago
If only Yelp behaved a little like the late Jonathan Gold, who'd only give _favorable_ reviews to restaurants he really enjoyed, skipping negative/mediocre reviews for those that could improve.
- randycupertino 7y agoThe problem is then Yelp filters your reviews to be lower on the main page- their algorithm features reviewers who leave "balanced" reviews so more even % of 5-1 star reviews. People who have only positive or only negative reviews get pushed onto the non-featured reviews/reviews we don't recommend page. One thing that helps your reviews stay on the front page is having a lot of friends on yelp, as well as being on of the first to review for places. I always feel bad leaving a mediocre review for small businesses, so I generally will only do that for places that it doesn't really matter (random gas stations).