So, I've been noticing something lately and I'm wondering if it's just me or if others see it too and how we can, maybe, fix it.

I'm noticing a lot of lower votes - not necessarily the lowest but useful or somewhat useful - for reviews where the person didn't like the product and the review is, perhaps, not as long as those that are positive about the product.

At least a few of them have had, as far as I can see, all the pertinent information we look for in a review - they were just short and not positive.

I'm not sure if I feel this is fair or just. I mean, we don't want reviewers lying about their experience or opinion of the toy, yet that is what may start happening if people are voting lower for less than positive reviews. People will feel compelled to say good things about something that didn't work for them. Yuck. I hate that idea.

So, tell me...

How do you vote when it comes to this type of review? Is a negative review useful to you? Can it be very useful?

How about review length? Do you tend to discount shorter reviews as less than useful? If a product plain old didn't work for someone and they include all pertinent info but little in the way of "extra" info and enthusiasm, is it/can it be extremely useful?

Whatcha think? less

I have noticed that shorter reviews get lower ratings, and I think that people thing because it's not a super long review that It doesn't have all the info needed. I have had a couple reviews that I had a hard time writing a super long review for. I just try to make sure that a review has at least the basic specs of the toy. less

I prefer to see both types of reviews - positive and negative. I would prefer if reviewers did a very thorough job and provide details to support their opinions. Just as important is how well the review is written. If I see a positive review that starts off:

This is a good penis strecer becus it looks good and I like it alot to . . .

I'll usually stop reading further and look at other reviews on the same product - as long as others are available.

Likewise, if someone writes a short negative review that is well-written and describes the problem, I will consider what has been said. Overall, I prefer longer reviews (just because they can be more fun to read) and also like those that add a touch of humor. less

The only time I vote anything as not being useful is if I feel that serious information was missing from the review (is it safe to use anally?) or if there was misinformation (it's fine to use silicone lubes with this because it's a silicone toy.)

Personally, I find negative reviews to be way more helpful than positive reviews, because critical reviews warn me about what I won't like in a toy, or what will go wrong if I have it, rather than telling me all the great stuff I like to find out on my own.

I don't mind if a review is shorter, as long as all the necessary info is there. less

I agree about the really poorly written reviews. (And I always wonder who votes these people into Advanced Reviewer?) One of my pet peeves are things like, "this toy will mak u cum like crazey!!!! its a gud toy and evevybdy shud get 1. my bf fcked me w/ thzz toy and i cumed n cumed n u wil 2." These cause me to rend my garments in distress.

I either just click away from the review or, if they are up for Advanced Reviewer try to make some constructive criticism and then usually, if I rate them, don't give a really good rating.

There's a spell check on Firefox AND Explorer. It isn't that hard. Also, one person doesn't know what will make ME "cum like crazy." With the exception of something like a powerful A/C toy (and even that isn't a guarantee for everybody) what works for one person certainly doesn't work for an other. Saying it works for them, briefly is fine, but assuming that one toy will do for everyone what it did for the writer isn't a sound way to write a review. Also, when someone rates a plastic pocket rocket or a jelly dil a 5 on the Vroom scale. No, just no! less