View Poll Results: Do you think we should add a verified/unverified image?

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  1. #26
    Would be cool how your suppose to report to the mods of your server ip / website / domain / whatever is hosted with that company for verification process and once the Mod verifys it, there is like a special icon/logo saying "Verified" would be cool / or "Legit Review" would be cool and ones who don't get removed or "unverifed"

    I second this!

  2. #27
    If someone happens to come across a review which they believe is unverified they can submit a ticket with the report button. If the systems isn't broken, why try to fix it? To me it seems like additional work for the moderators to deal with this image verification idea.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaronn View Post
    Would be cool how your suppose to report to the mods of your server ip / website / domain / whatever is hosted with that company for verification process and once the Mod verifys it, there is like a special icon/logo saying "Verified" would be cool / or "Legit Review" would be cool and ones who don't get removed or "unverifed"

    I second this!
    Well, maybe just the VERIFIED review would be necessary. This way unless it is stamped people know. Who wants to get on my project team? I'm contacting iNet interactive, although they never get back to me lol.

    Maybe they'll let us run the project !

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    Agreed .
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    Actually I think a better idea (and easier to implement as it's already in vbulletin), would be to use the thread prefix system. [Verified] [Unverified] - it would also load faster than another image too.

    I do see a few problems however, such as what distinguishes a "review" from say a gripe? The work alone would be high on existing staff to tag existing threads as well as new ones. You also have the issue of newbies posting their reviews in other people's threads as well.
    Nothing here right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattS View Post
    Actually I think a better idea (and easier to implement as it's already in vbulletin), would be to use the thread prefix system. [Verified] [Unverified] - it would also load faster than another image too.

    I do see a few problems however, such as what distinguishes a "review" from say a gripe? The work alone would be high on existing staff to tag existing threads as well as new ones. You also have the issue of newbies posting their reviews in other people's threads as well.
    Thats even better! Now only if the mods take our advise.

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    I want to give some more Ideas

    It is a good idea. This verification tag will be useful to

    • Differ the multiple reviews on a same host
    • To avoid Fake reviews


    But implementing this ' Image verification ' would need some work done.I think it needs some time for WHT team to plan and implement. Until then the moderator who checks the reported IPs submitted for verification can place a tag ' Verified ' in the post or in title as ' My Review on XYZ host [Verified] '.

    Un-verfied posts can be like this...[Awaiting for approval].If the OP fails to provide the IP or a domain to verify. The posts can be removed after a limited time (Ex: 24 Hrs or 3 days etc.)

    Besides this 'Verified' reviews concept. Every user should follow general Forum Etiqutte.

    • A user should think once if he wants to post a review on immediate sign-up. That's not appreciated

    • If we find a thread going off-topic. We should immediately report it to Mods . The mods would delete the unnecessary posts in the particular thread. Some unnecessary arguments diverts the actual topic . Such arguments should not be allowed on ' Reviews '. I saw many arguments on reviews which were not related to the OP(Original post) in any way .

    • I can see that some legit Hosts and users don't give the chance to un-necessary arguments and they stay away from such things.That is appreciated and every one should follow them.


    I don't know if someone would write a fake review afterall implementing this ' Verification Tag ' method. What if a host/ a person write a fake review? There are some chances to Host/person to create a fake hosting account easily with a different IP/domain and submit a review. I hope the moderators can take care of them, if we report
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaronn View Post
    once the Mod verifys it, there is like a special icon/logo saying "Verified" would be cool / or "Legit Review" would be cool and ones who don't get removed or "unverifed"
    Sometimes they are verified "on the surface", but we wouldn't exactly say they are all legit

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    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse View Post
    Sometimes they are verified "on the surface", but we wouldn't exactly say they are all legit
    It would be impossible to validate all of them ... you guys do a great job and all, but there are so many posts per day anything could fall through the cracks (except my infractions from you ) - i'm getting better!

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    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse View Post
    Sometimes they are verified "on the surface", but we wouldn't exactly say they are all legit
    Exactly what I mean to say

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    Quote Originally Posted by Techy View Post
    ...

    Maybe they'll let us run the project !
    It'd be way cool to come up with a system that empowered the community to self-verify reviews.

    It looks like we're closing in on a more formal review system around here. I'm thinking it could happen sometime this summer.
    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse View Post
    Sometimes they are verified "on the surface", but we wouldn't exactly say they are all legit
    Well yes - there is that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue View Post
    It'd be way cool to come up with a system that empowered the community to self-verify reviews.

    It looks like we're closing in on a more formal review system around here. I'm thinking it could happen sometime this summer.
    Wow this is awesome and great news! Really looking forward to it, would love to help and give input when it comes closer to the summer.

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    Just another thought; once the review has been verified, can the thread be closed or otherwise restricted? Do we really need 5 or 6 people bumping the thread with generic "Thanks for the review" posts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SercoNetworks View Post
    Just another thought; once the review has been verified, can the thread be closed or otherwise restricted? Do we really need 5 or 6 people bumping the thread with generic "Thanks for the review" posts?
    So essentially you are advocating some form of censorship?


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    Quote Originally Posted by SercoNetworks View Post
    Just another thought; once the review has been verified, can the thread be closed or otherwise restricted? Do we really need 5 or 6 people bumping the thread with generic "Thanks for the review" posts?
    This whole forum is based on the premise that people come here to talk about a provider and share with the community... if people want to thank the OP for the review then so be it? Why change that now. That should be the least of the forums worries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyPenguin View Post
    So essentially you are advocating some form of censorship?
    Quote Originally Posted by Techy View Post
    This whole forum is based on the premise that people come here to talk about a provider and share with the community... if people want to thank the OP for the review then so be it? Why change that now. That should be the least of the forums worries.
    I don't think either of you understand the problem...

    I simply don't see the point of the threads being constantly bumped by people posting "Thanks for the review"

    Here is generally what happens...

    Poster A posts a review
    Poster B (rightfully so) says "Thanks for the review"
    Poster C, D, E, F and G all say "Thanks for the review"

    It makes me cringe when I see the 2/3rd pages of a review thread all full of "Thanks for the review" posts, without any useful input.

    Almost every review thread has this problem, there was a discussion about this in the 'Premium Members' forum, and many people agreed, I also believe the mods where looking into something...

    As I said, it was just a thought.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SercoNetworks View Post
    I don't think either of you understand the problem...

    I simply don't see the point of the threads being constantly bumped by people posting "Thanks for the review"

    Here is generally what happens...

    Poster A posts a review
    Poster B (rightfully so) says "Thanks for the review"
    Poster C, D, E, F and G all say "Thanks for the review"

    It makes me cringe when I see the 2/3rd pages of a review thread all full of "Thanks for the review" posts, without any useful input.

    Almost every review thread has this problem, there was a discussion about this in the 'Premium Members' forum, and many people agreed, I also believe the mods where looking into something...

    As I said, it was just a thought.
    Lets not go off topic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TmzHosting View Post
    Lets not go off topic.

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    Sorry Daniel. That was not my intention. I just assumed while we where on the topic of review threads, I would bring up what I see as one of the main problems with these threads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SercoNetworks View Post
    I don't think either of you understand the problem...
    I understand your point of view. But the problem comes as to what one is allowed to said in a thread. So who is to say where you draw the line with such a policy. I have seen forums die out due to such type of censorship. The more a forum restricts what a person is allowed to say, it is directly proportional to the participation of the forum members.

    I am with Techy. I see no harm in saying, "Thanks for the review."


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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyPenguin View Post
    So who is to say where you draw the line with such a policy. I have seen forums die out due to such type of censorship. The more a forum restricts what a person is allowed to say, it is directly proportional to the participation of the forum members.
    Well, I see the point you are trying to make. However I'm not talking about mass censorship here...

    I am with Techy. I see no harm in saying, "Thanks for the review."
    There is no 'harm' however it seems that as soon as positive threads drop off the first page, someone comes along and makes yet another "Thanks" post, bumping the thread.

    As was suggested in the premium members forum, this mod or something similar would greatly help, IMO, this way the only reason a thread would be bumped would be if someone was actually contributing something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SercoNetworks View Post
    Well, I see the point you are trying to make. However I'm not talking about mass censorship here...



    There is no 'harm' however it seems that as soon as positive threads drop off the first page, someone comes along and makes yet another "Thanks" post, bumping the thread.

    As was suggested in the premium members forum, this mod or something similar would greatly help, IMO, this way the only reason a thread would be bumped would be if someone was actually contributing something.
    Maybe a "thanks for review" doesn't bump the thread but counts the tally on the "posts contribution".... For example instead of limiting the member to any censorship, if the posts is reading "thank you for your review" the thread doesn't get bump it remains where it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Techy View Post
    Maybe a "thanks for review" doesn't bump the thread but counts the tally on the "posts contribution".... For example instead of limiting the member to any censorship, if the posts is reading "thank you for your review" the thread doesn't get bump it remains where it is.
    Yup and this is the type of system I'm suggesting, I can see how my initial suggestion came across as 'censoring' though, sorry about that, should have made it clearer

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    definitely a great ideal
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    Quote Originally Posted by SercoNetworks View Post
    Yup and this is the type of system I'm suggesting, I can see how my initial suggestion came across as 'censoring' though, sorry about that, should have made it clearer
    Hrm .. I wonder how we can get this across to WHT/iNet... We could probably get some developers/programmers to work on this for free as their "contribution to WHT" i bet.

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    We probably can, but it's all up to the mods. One of the mods on this forum also support this idea 100%.

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