Should it matter?

This thread is coming very close to being closed. Primo, sadly, common sense should, but doesn't always, prevail. Either this thread gets back to its original intent or it's history. Three warnings are more than enough.

Nail the repeat offender. You rapped his knuckles before, but he's apparently a slow learner.

You could always click the option to hide the posts made by that person or persons that you don't want to see or sift through. Problem solved.

Well THAT takes the fun out of it...lol

Of course, you are very correct. I am a stubborn jackass, in many regards. I accept it. Sometimes I think I must enjoy the pain and taste of biting my tongue...

It does matter. There are a sad few reviewers who receive free loot whom I would still accept their opinion at face value. To me, it seems that most are going to give the positive review for fear of losing future loot.

One would think that vendors and artisans would want honest feedback in order to make imrovements to be in it for the long run. Unfortunately, it seems like there are some who would prefer to make a quick buck. Honesty and integrity should prevail, but we don't live in a perfect world.

In the end, it's all about what is important to you.

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You could always click the option to hide the posts made by that person or persons that you don't want to see or sift through. Problem solved.

Well THAT takes the fun out of it...lol

Of course, you are very correct. I am a stubborn jackass, in many regards. I accept it. Sometimes I think I must enjoy the pain and taste of biting my tongue...

You know what Chris, I'm sort of the same way if you couldn't already tell, haha.

It does matter.  There are a sad few reviewers who receive free loot whom I would still accept their opinion at face value.  To me, it seems that most are going to give the positive review for fear of losing future loot...

What good is free gear if it is garbage?

Just out of curiosity...who really offers an erroneous review in an effort to continue receiving crap gear for free?

I dislike the "I don't do negative reviews" excuse.  Well how am I supposed to know that you used it, didn't like it and therefore your not reviewing it or you just haven't tried it yet. Actually this came up with something unrelated to wet shaving but it still bugs me.  I admit to watching some YouTube videos and they have brought my attention to some items that I had not heard of yet but very few have pushed me to make a purchase. Not to mention I think it should be mandatory for the YouTube reviewers to not shave for at least a week so we can get some idea of what you have for facial hair. There's a few out there that seem to have about 3 hairs per square inch. Kind of hard taking recommendations from a person with beard growth that is far different from your own.

Here's a question for those that think reviewers should buy all the products. How does a young start up like us get our product in front of the most people possible if we wait for reviewers to get around to buying our stuff?
Is it unethical for attendees to post a review of our product(s) they got for FREE at a meetup?


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Here's a question for those that think reviewers should buy all the products. How does a young start up like us get our product in front of the most people possible if we wait for reviewers to get around to buying our stuff?
Is it unethical for attendees to post a review of our product(s) they got for FREE at a meetup?


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I don't think there is anything wrong with handing out free stuff, but Chris Bailey was threatened by Van Yulay with legal action after giving a not so glowing review claiming he, "Was hurting their business." I wish he still had the links up to that whole fiasco.

Here's a question for those that think reviewers should buy all the products. How does a young start up like us get our product in front of the most people possible if we wait for reviewers to get around to buying our stuff?
Is it unethical for attendees to post a review of our product(s) they got for FREE at a meetup?


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I don't think there is anything wrong with handing out free stuff, but Chris Bailey was threatened by Van Yulay with legal action after giving a not so glowing review claiming he, "Was hurting their business." I wish he still had the links up to that whole fiasco.

Couldn't that have happened whether he got the product free or paid for it?


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Here's a question for those that think reviewers should buy all the products. How does a young start up like us get our product in front of the most people possible if we wait for reviewers to get around to buying our stuff?
Is it unethical for attendees to post a review of our product(s) they got for FREE at a meetup?


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I think a pass around would be a better bang for your buck. It encourages a sustained conversation about your product.

Man, I just read this whole thread. I had no idea about the whole VanYulay /CDB thing. What a world we live in.