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xerxes
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Topics: 39
Replies: 551
Registered: 03.Sep.03 |
i think you ppl need to be CAREFUL before reporting a review. check this out:
http://www.ctgmusic.com/ctg/song.php?id=920#review4185
my review was reported. the one above was not. somebody tell me how the review above is better than mine? actually, i state that i like the piece for its composition, but the production turned me off. and i even stated WHY i thought the production was bad. thats a hell of a lot more than most ppl say in their reviews.
i tell you, if a review like that will be removed, i give up. |
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randor
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Topics: 560
Replies: 2948
Registered: 27.Dec.02 |
At first I'm sorry, upon your review it was another mistakes I've made there.. So please, don't report reviews written before october!! I've tried to ignore all complaints upon them, but some morning there was over 30 complaints....and that was reason why review above yours was there. It was complained once and ignored henc etha date....
Second thing is, I've seen this harsher line on both sides. You can see yourself new reviews are really good stuff, no doubt. But the prize is less reviewers. Many of you are taken this issue a way too personally, it's just about coherency. Nothing about your ability to write or express what to think about current track. Usually reply for editing requirement is 'I said everything I wanted to, delete it if you want.' Or something worse. If you think rules are too strict, it's time to talk about it (yeah, again)
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xerxes
Member
Topics: 39
Replies: 551
Registered: 03.Sep.03 |
jupp, all is good 
i am all for reporting reviews that are useless. i dont think 200 words are required to say what's on your mind though. i read some of the new reviews and i see ppl rambling on about stuff that has nothing to do with an actualy review. so, perhaps instead of a word limitation, limit ppl to talk about the music itself.. and not stuff like "ooohh i have listened to many tracks by this author before and they were all excellent" or "this song made me feel stuff".. feel stuff? hehe.. i read that a few times.
i've done some poor reviews.. but after all the discussion we had around it, i came up with these rules for myself:
1) did you like the song?
2) why/why not
3) technical stuff (if this was the reason i didn't like it)
and thats it.
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a98
 Artist
Topics: 32
Replies: 2725
Registered: 26.Oct.03 |
a lot of people seem to report everything that is short and has a good rating, and the artist themselves report everything that is short and has a bad rating..
just that soon we will have the same 10 reviewers doing every review. and why are you all so sure review has to be damn long to be good. i know a lot of reviewers here whose 9000 word essay could be simply said in two sentences..
i mean a long review with total bullshit, no direction jah jah is better than a good top of the point short review??
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xerxes
Member
Topics: 39
Replies: 551
Registered: 03.Sep.03 |
a98 wrote on 19 Nov. (10:05) :
a lot of people seem to report everything that is short and has a good rating, and the artist themselves report everything that is short and has a bad rating..
just that soon we will have the same 10 reviewers doing every review. and why are you all so sure review has to be damn long to be good. i know a lot of reviewers here whose 9000 word essay could be simply said in two sentences..
i mean a long review with total bullshit, no direction jah jah is better than a good top of the point short review??
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ok, so thats pretty much what i REALLY wanted to say! a98 just said it better than me
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FeralCode
Member
Topics: 125
Replies: 1202
Registered: 19.Mar.03 |
if you ask me, i like short and comprehensive reviews. but i also hate reviews which says nothing (give me no reference or guidance at all when i read).
review has a purpose, if you have things to say. if you dont, then dont do it, or add a comment. reviews are written for two purposes: (1) for the artist as a feedback (2) for the possible listener to offer
it is not good if someone is just reviewing for the purpose of getting reviews. though it is also not good, if you have things to say but you dont do it.
suddenly the number of reviewers decreased, true. i really hope it is not because of the review rules |
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a98
Artist
Topics: 32
Replies: 2725
Registered: 26.Oct.03 |
yeah but i believe most of use would want a review more than a comment, even though the reviewer wouldn't have much to say..
if you ask me a good review could be something like this aswell
8/10
nice track here. i'm not that fan of gabber but i like what you have done here. nice quality sound here, and those tricks were really good, i can hear you have some talent. maybe a little more low end for the bassdrum, and less distortion. also the synth that comes in 3:08 is a little too loud and maybe even another sound could do? but overally i digged.
not too long, but does it have to be more than this, i think if someone wants to do a long detailed review then let him do, but these standards you guys are putting are making us loose more and more active reviewers, well or just not have them at all
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randor
Administrator
Topics: 560
Replies: 2948
Registered: 27.Dec.02 |
I didn't mean length of the reviews, there is lot of useless mambo-jambo especially now. I don't write essays when I'm reviewing, and all essential might be said in 2-3 sentences.
What I care about is the amount of reviewers, a98 and few others carries main responsibility now and I see rules as part of reason. . . .
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FeralCode
Member
Topics: 125
Replies: 1202
Registered: 19.Mar.03 |
my suggestions to develop this only a little bit:
8/10
nice groovy melodic trance track here. i'm not that fan of gabber but i like what you have done here. nice quality sound here, and those xyztricks were really good, i can hear you have some talent. maybe a little more low end for the bassdrum, and less distortion on xyz. also the synth that comes in 3:08 is a little too loud and maybe even another xyz type of sound could do? but overally i digged mainly because of the interesting melodies and the nice quality.
just an example of not generalising. i hope you'd agree. with this, it has some meaining without listening the song, so, yes, i'm interested in to download and check
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a98
Artist
Topics: 32
Replies: 2725
Registered: 26.Oct.03 |
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nice groovy melodic trance track here. |
explained that the track is gabber, in the second sentence, and also said that i'm not a fan of gabber, so i probably don't know the genre good enough to category it more
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and those xyztricks were really good |
maybe if i mean "tricking" in general, yes i could have said like, those tricks on your beat were good, but if i mean all sorts of tricks, effecting fills and stuff..
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maybe a little more low end for the bassdrum, and less distortion on xyz. |
as you can read the more low end and less distortion both are for bassdrum, the distortion is just sort of "hmmm and maybe that too" idea 
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also the synth that comes in 3:08 is a little too loud and maybe even another xyz type of sound could do? |
well ofcourse another synth sound. but for not knowing gabber, i couldn't know what there suppose to be, probably everyone else even digged that weird synth sound
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but overally i digged mainly because of the interesting melodies and the nice quality. |
well i never said the melodies were interesting and also why would i go repeating myself, that's the biggest problem in reviews... you keep ooooon and oooon about
"the beat is good, and i think the beat is actually good, yeah i like your song your beat is good, because your beat was i liked this, did i say the beat was good, well if i didn't the beat is good"
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