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I have a severe case of gadgetmania, in particular, digital cameras, wireless devices, PDAs and personal computing. I also waste a lot of time on quantum mechanics, astrophysics, investment analysis, movies, championship boxing and target practice. Help...
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About My Ratings.
If you are reading this, you are probably here due to one of two reasons. You wanted to find out more about me either because you loved one of my reviews, or you hate the audacity of a faceless idiot who dared give your hard written review a Somewhat Helpful, or God forbid, a Not Helpful or Off Topic rating.
Writing, reading and rating reviews is inherently a very subjective process. We filter the information thru our own set of experiences and knowledge level. I try to stay as objective as possible when reading reviews. However sometimes I tend to be overly critical, but that is because I used to work in the consumer electronics sector. I can smell when someone is writing about a product they don’t own, or are merely copying and pasting from an instruction manual. I also demand a higher standard for reviews on a product that has not been reviewed as yet. That said, here is a rough guide to my ratings.
Off Topic (OT)
You get this if your review talks mainly about another product or service. A typical example is if you are posting a review on a cell phone and hate it because the service was awful. I feel it is important to maintain the fidelity of the Epinions database and ensure that consumers read reviews on the accurate model listed. Members usually resort to this when they cannot find the accurate model thru the search of Epinions database. If this ever happens, instead of misplacing your review, email a Category Lead and submit a SAP (suggest a product) requesting the addition of a specific product to the Epinions database.
Not Helpful (NH)
This happens if you write about a product and provide inaccurate or misleading information, offensive content, you are plagiarizing or just plain wasting my time. Reviews with significantly similar content will also receive an NH rating.
Somewhat Helpful (SH)
This one is easy to get. If all you say is that you either like it, or hate it and list the reasons for the said opinion, you get a SH rating. As long as I can understand your opinion even if it is poorly presented, I will rate it SH.
Helpful (H)
If I feel that the information presented is factually accurate and well organized, you get a Helpful rating. If you have expressed an opinion, explained it in an articulate fashion, identified your most and least favorite features, and truly help inform a prospective buyer about the realistic capabilities of a product or service, you have earned a Helpful rating.
Very Helpful (VH)
When a review is exceptionally accurate, well organized and well presented, thoroughly informative, filled with helpful user tips and detailed observations, compares the Pros and Cons against its peers, congratulations. You have earned a Very Helpful rating and you are significantly contributing to other consumers making informed and educated buying decisions. Whatever you do, don’t stop writing!
Please feel free to E-Mail me a link to your review, if for whatever reason you feel that I have rated your review unfairly. I’ll be glad to re-read and re-rate. I also request you not to take these ratings so personally that you cease to enjoy and experience our wonderful Epinions community.
Happy writing.
Ashok
PS: I have taken down my gallery of product photos, until I can find a better site to host my image files.
Epinions Quotable Quotes
Immerse yourself in Gratitude
And rise above Regret,
For all life's sorrows cannot drown
The Joys you can't forget.
~~~Lorace~~~
We talk about life, about our days,
we share at the dinner table
one funny thing that happened in our day
even if it was at someone elses expense.
~~~Misc_el~~~
Carpe diem, man, carpe diem and shake the good times right out of it.
~~~S1~~~
Blue skies and light breezes.
~~~HC~~~
Because the forrest, the bayou, the prairie, the desert and the mountains are my cathedral and my images are the offering that I give as thanks.
~~~HC~~~
Whoa! My chakras just imploded into infinity and I've floated to the ceiling! HELP!
~~~OCF~~~
Good girls go out to dinner - bad girls get eaten.
Honey, the word "randy" doesn't even begin to cover it!
if you can't dance, chances are you aren't very good at the horizontal tango, either.
~~~badkittyM~~~
Do you have a Random Nonsense Generator shoved up your azz to help you sh!t out these obtuse, deceptive, laughably ignorant responses?
~~~S1~~~
I consider Epinions to be like jail, if you do your own thing, you will be left alone. But if you put lipstick on your azz and stick it in the air, you're gonna get f--ked.
~~~Stockholder~~~
Five holes...4 earrings...one tattoo...I'm so cool!
~~~katybrighteyes~~~
I use my psych training for evil..heh!
~~~drdevience~~~
Vote for me..Vote for me..Vote for ME...
~~~29th_Candidate~~~
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