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Call.Me.Ishmael

Rhode Island

The vast majority of review down-votes are in the "not enough details" category. Yet the vast majority of reviewer complaints are "I don't want to rehash stuff I've posted before." Both complaints are valid. 

Here's my fix... 

For a club that you visit repeatedly, write the 'evergreen' details into a text file that you save to your phone or computer (or both). Club information on layout, parking, neighborhood, overall vibe/feel, etc., rarely changes. 

Even more changeable data, like pricing information, can be put in boilerplate text, and if prices change you're just updating numbers and not rewriting from scratch.

Once you have your evergreen boilerplate copy written, you just copy/paste it into your new review with original details about *that* particular visit.

If you look at my Club Desire reviews, you'll see that the original content describes that single visit and the dancers I saw or interacted with. Everything else is boilerplate with occasional edits when I get new information. 

End result... I've never been hit with a "not enough details", and yet I also don't have to write nearly as much when I post a review. 

I've never even been accused of writing a 'club ad' by desertscrub! (but hope springs eternal...)