Bill Arnold wrote: > Mike, > >> But how do you tell the bogus/non-legitimate comments that are >> obviously FUD thrown in by a business's competition? Just look at >> the Windows/Linux/Mac fanbois for example....some of it might be >> accurate, but some of it is also bs simply put their for marketing/ego > sake. > > How does eBay deal with it? I rarely use eBay myself, but occasional use > and talk with people who sell stuff there all suggest the system does > work. My feeling is that the success of such an undertaking is a matter > of design, implementation and administration - and since eBay has the > basic mechanics, their system comes to mind. I'd be surprised if the > folks at eBay haven't already thought of this.
I first thought of the Amazon comments, which most authors know can be a huge joke. There is a small subset of authors who work harder at gaming the system than at writing their book.... writing multiple reviews of their book under various aliases, giving every review a "5+".... and other authors who will go to their competitors pages and slash and burn. Whil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
