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Originally posted by Commissar

I am beginning to wonder if even doing product reviews is worth it anymore.  Just looked at my points in my profile and found that I am at 6/10 spam for reviews.  I am not sure how a few of them got on there.  What is wrong with the following reviews:

							Name: 2011 K2 Raygun Snowboard Men's
Skill:  Intermediate
Use:  Groomed,High Speeds,Off Trail,Powder,Ungroomed
Pros:  Easy To Ride, Responsive, Light

								Experience:  
								After about 9 years of riding a Liquid Trip 60, just about 
anything would be a worthwhile upgrade.  After reading reviews for hours
 and hours I decided on the K2 Raygun 156.  I couldn't be happier with 
my choice.  First run was at Winter Park, CO.  Got on the board and 
everything felt so natural.  Easy to turn, holds good at speed, it gave 
me a lot of confidence.  Continued the day through some deep powder, 
some moguls, groomed, and ungroomed runs.  It was great on everything.  
Never took it to a terrain park, but did hit some natural jumps and the 
board response was great.

							Name: 2008 Bern Brentwood Snowboard Helmet Men's
Pros:  very light, 
Cons:  size runs small, 

								Experience:  
								Bought this helmet and its a bit lighter than my old RED Skycap,
 however the size also runs smaller so I cannot use it, Red medium fits 
great, this medium put a lot of pressure on my head.  They also make 
this helmet in a summer version, which is what got shipped to me, so be 
careful and make sure you get the winter version.

I do not have any board shops around me, so online was the only way to 
go.

							"Good Binding" 3/1/2011

								Helpful Review?  
								(0) Yes   
								(0) No 

							Name: 2008 Burton Cartel 2008
Pros:  Toe Cap was GREAT, Highback felt nice, Easy to latch
Cons:  Strap release is different, 
Flex:  mid

								Experience:  
								I rode a Burton Jussi with these Bindings.  Coming from 
my Nidecker bindings these things were simply amazing!  I loved the toe 
cap, didn't pressure the pinky toe like my old bindings.  Strap release 
was a bit confusing at first, but once I found it they released real 
good.  It may have been his settings but I found myself constantly 
riding on my toes!  Overall a good binding, but I think I prefer my new 
bindings 2011 K2 Formula over these.

Yay! less people reviewing. :) To be honest, thats no skin off my nose if people think its not worth it. In fact you just made my job easier. So far from a threat, its actually something we love and would encourage. The more people put off from reviewing the easier it is to pull shit eviws, which means the more likely it is that people will put some effort in their reviews so we dont pull them. Win win. 

That being said...
I didnt pull them, i have no idea who pulled them, but lets see if i can offer a balanced account of things...

1. Raygun Review: Plenty of fluff and padding (you mention other boards but only in passing for example, little in the way of a direct comparison is drawn). But the review didnt depend on fluff... so the real meat... heres what i took away from it: the boards kinda fine in all conditions. Youre happy with it. It responds well and sounds reasonably forgiving. In truth, the threshold as i say is low, so although its lacking details i wouldnt flag it. Not only did you add some points about it in that were simple to grasp (if a little generic), but its evident immediately you rode it and are writing a genuine opinion on it. If i was thinking about buying the board what id take from your review is that its going to be alright. Id look elsewhere for a bit of a finer tuning on the details, but it would actually factor in my consideration to even start looking elsewhere. So it does its job and its a decent (if lacking in detail) review. 

2. Bern Helmet:  Immediate comparison with red and more importantly sizing of red helmets versus Bern. This alone means the review shouldnt receive a flag. Also a note that there are two versions of the same helmet. This is MASSIVELY informative to potential customers. No fluff, direct details and information you wont get ithe product discription. Definitely not a flag. 

3. 2008 Cartels: You dropped the ball on this one though. Again, you mention other products, but fail to really show a comparison. I cant also be confident enough to decide if the problems youre having with these bindings are because you havent set them up right or if the binding itself is problematic to set up. Okay details about lack of pressure points, but then immediately countered by "found myself riding on my toes" indicating that you havent really set them up well or your feet just arent fitting them great. Its too messy, i cant really work out whether you like them, whether the binding is causing you issues, or whether its just a poor setting up. Its also hard to know what you mean by phrases "riding on my toes" to be honest. Then theres the giveaway "it might have been HIS settings..." arent these your bindings? Im confused? finally, the last sentence mentions a THIRD binding but offers no grounds for the claim at all. Honestly, its a messy confused review. Id pull it. 

There you go, certainly you shouldnt have gotten a flag for the helmet, you probably shouldnt have got a flag from the k2 review, and you probably should have gotten a flag for the binding review. To improve just take the CONSTRUCTIVE feedback and look at the points ive given. If you want to review stuff or bring in other products, you need to directly compare them (and direct comparisons are GREAT, they really help any review). You cant just mention them. And if you are saying i prefer x to y, you need to say WHY you prefer x to y. Also padding is unnecessary. I could write a ten thousand word review on any product on this site but no one wants to read it. Stick to the facts. Keep it detailed. Add to the product information. Show you have some genuine experience using the product in the area it should be used. Hope this helps. 


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