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- badenglishihave, on 09/07/2008, -7/+48None. Only women belong in the kitchen.
- phirestyle, on 09/07/2008, -1/+16I dare you to walk into NOW headquarters and yell "Hey, which one of you cute little cupcakes wants to come home with me, cook me a nice meal, and give me a blowjob?" - Carlin
- mnortei, on 09/07/2008, -1/+13http://imagechan.com/img/5980/Horatio%20Caine/
- t3hmyth, on 09/07/2008, -0/+8This is just further proof that most "critics" who do it for a living aren't really good enough to be. It's a good thing that professional criticism (of anything) is becoming more and more scarce, because it means that only the best and most astute will review.
- mohsenxp, on 09/07/2008, -1/+8When trying to find out whether I'd like a product or not I always start with a professional review followed by loads of customer reviews.
A professional review may be bias but it still provides accurate information - something that not all customer reviews can be expected to carry. - FlyingPhotog, on 09/07/2008, -0/+3So true! Some of the reviews on Pricegrabber.com for example. A retail website on there will have 1,500 positive reviews, but when you google the company name, hundreds of people say the site is a scam.
- FlyingPhotog, on 09/07/2008, -0/+3The first reviews I go to for a product are the negative ones. I already know I am interested in getting it, but I want to know what others don't like about it.
- lulzitsadigg, on 09/07/2008, -3/+6What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Nothing, shes already been told twice. - inactive, on 09/07/2008, -2/+5Make me a sandwich.
- BMANZZS, on 09/07/2008, -0/+3Well, unless the reviewer is a woman.
- phirestyle, on 09/07/2008, -1/+2I've reviewed a few items myself. Reviews can be very helpful as long as the reviewer gives enough supporting reasons for his claim. That's why I always read more than one review when I'm looking at a certain product. The reviews that trash it and the reviews that act like it's a gift from the gods are the usually the ones I ignore. Unless of course, there are lots of others that think the same.
- purtybird, on 09/07/2008, -3/+4I have a different appreciation for this article: I hate that so many comments, regardless of the topic/product/forum, are wildly unverifiable because of anonymity. So a system that holds reviewers accountable is a great idea. How many comments have we seen on Digg that are cruel, intolerant, bigoted, etc.? What an interesting concept if we all could discover each other's true identities, and how comments may change if anynomity were removed.
- jasonaltenburg, on 09/07/2008, -1/+2I've been seeing a lot of sites that have begun churning out random crap reviews, mostly from paid associates that haven't ever even experienced the product. Inflated numbers of pageviews, diggs, comments, reviews, etc. all for pennies on the dollar. We have 40 billion customer reviews!
I usually use computer geeks. I figure that nobody else will have the same opinion about me as a product, so most reviews don't influence my decision, the product does.
Source: mturk.com - SemiSarcastic, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1Just because a professionals review is different from my own opinion doesn't mean they're necessarily wrong. I don't really mind professional reviewers because you already know who they are (name, local, etc.) and after seeing some of their reviews already know how they review products and what their strong points are in certain fields. On the other hand however its anonymous reviews that bother me the most, because they are in effect anonymous. We all prefer to call Ebert Roeper a douchebag who has years of reviewing experience under their belt, but we'll also hold a anonymous blogger/reviewer up to a pedestal, and the only reason we can really think of is that the latter is because they're considered more 'authentic I can have a beer with this guy!' kind of person.
- stephmo1, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1It is a double-edged sword - I do appreciate that the casual reviewer will be able to ferret out items that the professional reviewer won't always make note of (value per dish, normal service practices, the normal crowd). Then again, the casual reviewer will often grind inappropriate and minor quibbles - or expect insane levels of customer service (the table next to us talked too loud and my dinner wasn't free!).
We generally will read the professional review and then check out either Yelp, Chow or CitySearch. You do tend to get themes that run through the reviews and get a good idea of what you're going to get. For the cost of dinner out, you need all the advice you can possibly get nowadays. No one deserves to plunk down $100 for dinner for two only to find out that it's going to be a disaster. - badenglishihave, on 09/07/2008, -1/+2Can't you take a joke? If you HONESTLY treat women with disrespect then you're probably not going to do very well with the ladies. I even jest about male/female roles with my girlfriend occasionally but she knows I'm not serious (most of the time =) ). That's not anonymous.
If you take away bigotry, intolerance and cruelty you have removed 99.9% of all jokes. And the ones left aren't very funny.
Lighten up. - inactive, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1Easy - All of the female ones.
- Obelia, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1Shill reviews are a problem, but it's really hard to quantify how bad it is. Even when you know someone's identity, how do you know whether or not they were friends with the restaurant owner? If you have lots of friends, a big family or a sizeable staff it can't be that hard to affect these things, but not everyone is that dishonest.
- dean332, on 09/07/2008, -0/+0I just don’t find yelp much more useful than Zagat for restaurants. City search has been around for many years longer than Yelp and while there is better transparency with Yelp they still both seem to be lacking in quality as compared to Zagat. Don’t get me wrong if I can’t find it at Zagat I go to Yelp but I still take all Yelp recommendations with a grain of salt (and I never pay attention to City Search).
Zagat has, IMHO, gone down in quality as the demographic has shifted from a more experienced group of diners (i.e. foodies) to the larger populace -- where it seems a good portion can’t tell the difference between a piece of cardboard and an authentic Sicilian pizza. Still Zagat’s nothing like City Search or Yelp where many people seem to think just about anything is worthy of a 5 star review.
At the end of the day I think it’s a little early to call them comparable w/r/t ratings based primarily on transparency. Zagat breaks out service, food, and cost. People on Yelp can give something a good review because it’s close to them, which if you’re a foodie is not something you’re going to care about. One could argue that if Zagat keeps going with the foodies there’s no need for further transparency; FTA “The proof is in the pudding.” - bettyjlugo, on 12/20/2008, -0/+0A woman’s attire his her own choice and no man is allowed to force a woman into doing something she does not want to. Both are worn for modesty and not to attract the attention of men. Most women these days will tell you that men are dogs. It is strange to witness negative reactions to a way of life that
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http://www.Humseon.com/onHumse - purtybird, on 09/07/2008, -1/+1Huh? I wasn't talking about the comments to this article. I am a woman, and I totally appreciate jokes. I was talking about comments about any topic that are just to be mean - for example, there was a Digg article about the Swaziland king choosing a bride from among bare-breasted dancers. Okay, funny, weird, whatever. There were two different comments calling this group of people the N word. Were they serious? Were they just trying to provoke anger?
- molebee, on 09/07/2008, -4/+3why are womens feet smaller?
To get closer to the kitchen sink! - gogog0, on 09/07/2008, -7/+5the female ones
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -6/+3the answer is: all the ones who have vaginas.
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -3/+0The problem with reviews is that fans gush over things that suck, like popular music.
- getrealnow, on 09/07/2008, -9/+4Women are only good for three things,
cooking, cleaning…and vaginas. - Tanktunker, on 09/07/2008, -7/+2If by "reviewers" you mean "women" then all of them.
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