Penguinisto opened this issue on Apr 26, 2005 ยท 90 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Tue, 26 April 2005 at 10:09 PM
My advice -- take it or leave it:
I'd.......sorta be inclined to let this one drop.
It's a guaranteed war in the making if I ever saw one.
It'll make some friends, true.
But it also carries the potential to create a whole pile of enemies along the way.
I think that you've got good motives here.
But in a relatively tiny community like this one -- where gossip spreads like wildfire, and where people tend to hold long-term grudges -- I'd let it settle out.
Once again: my advice.
Personally, I wouldn't care for the grief that's sure to follow negative reviews of a given merchant's stuff.
Like I said in the other thread -- in a situation like that: people will choose up sides with their buddies.....and then they will go to bloody war with each other.
Frankly, I don't see any good coming out of such a scenario. Or at least: I would say that the potential for very bad results outweighs any good that might be done.
But you answer only to yourself.
Please note: this post is well-intended. As I believe that you are well-intentioned in proposing such a product review system.
BTW -- if you decide to go ahead with doing reviews, then rather than taking a "Name 'em and Shame 'em" type of approach -- I'd recommend doing reviews in general -- I.E. -- praiseworthy positive reviews as well as negative ones.
Give it a sense of balance.