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Apr 05, 2006 10:36

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 ( Read more... )

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roboknee April 5 2006, 07:57:48 UTC
I'm intrigued by your ideas, I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.

I will have to look into this when not at work.

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dexeron April 5 2006, 11:18:55 UTC
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? ;)

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jiggliusceasar April 5 2006, 11:28:03 UTC
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 ( ... )

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dexeron April 5 2006, 11:54:42 UTC
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?

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jiggliusceasar April 5 2006, 11:56:21 UTC
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.

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