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[jiggliusceasar]

Also, if you think you can rant about video games as well or better than I can, Netjak is (desperately) looking for more articles right now. You can apply to be a guest reviewer here. They will accept anything from a single piece to crazy amounts of opinions that lead to being on the staff like I did, as long as you can write well. Any game for

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[dexeron]

1. You are listening to Hayashibara. That is keen.

2. I used to (very rarely) submit reviews to Epinions, until I got annoyed seeing my reviews pop up on all sorts of random other sites (which I'm guessing are either owned by the same people or buy reviews from them.)

So you say "Any game for any system ever is available, as long as we don't have a review already." What's their policy if two reviwers disagree vehemently regarding a game? ;)

[jiggliusceasar]

Epinions is part of a relatively tangled network of sites which own each other, which may explain bits of pieces showing up in seemingly unrelated places. I ended up making Epinions delete my account in its entirely, but it was fun while it lasted.

Netjak is independent at the moment, and has no plans to be otherwise that I am aware of. I've seen snippets of my work prevenger would have a better idea about the running of the site. I just write stuff

[dexeron]

Amusingly, Final Fantasy VII and prevenger were what I was thinking of when I asked the question. I've seen Netjak's review of FF7 before, and while the reviewer does (briefly) address the existance of some negative reviewers, the review does fall (largely) on the forgiving side and gives the game a very positive review. Then I remember prevenger's brutal skewering of the game (which, while harsh, was justified.) Since both reviewers are writing about their personal experiences and enjoyment (or lack thereof) with the game, I'd say that both reviews are equally valid - which is why it will be interesting to see how this "test case" you mention is resolved.

Also, since it seems to be more or less "first come first serve," how is it handled if a review is just, let's say, very badly written and unhelpful, and another person has something to say about the game that may be better written?

[jiggliusceasar]

Also a question I don't know the answer to, but I know that everything submitted is editied before it goes live (as opposed to Epinions, where as soon as you hit "Submit" the world can read it), so something that is simply terrible would not be posted.

[dexeron]

Oh, I think I completely misunderstood. So there is an editorial process in place, meaning writers submit, but aren't automatically posted without at least some quality control. That's pretty keen.

[prevenger]

There are a few cases (mostly older, when Netjak was still refining its quality control and editing guidelines) where Netjak has some clearly deficient reviews. Should someone ask about those, we would allow you to replace those with new reviews.

[prevenger]

Yeah, keep in mind that Epinions is owned by Shopping.com, which is now owned by eBay. So those reviews appear damn near anywhere.

Netjak is independent. We submit blubs to sites for promotional purposes (like Metacritic and GameTab), but the review itself is found just on Netjak.

When two reviewers disagree on a game (notable instances have included FF7, Dragon Quest VIII, Maximo, and Mario Kart DS), it depends. If the review hasn't been published yet, the second writer has the right to write a second opinion, to be published along with the original review. We're still debating about what to do with those who want to review something already covered; right now, we're strongly encouraging them to review the same game on a different format.

For older games, it is definitely "First come, first serve." Newer games (which new writers aren't eligible to write on - full staff get some perks) sometimes cause debate, but in general we get things solved smoothly enough.

[jiggliusceasar]

We decide what Metacritic puts on their site? I was wondering why my Trozei! review's blurb involved Darmstadtium.