Let’s improve reviews - sample rejected submissions
hoarkerWashington
“Not a great club. There was a mix of very rough looking girls and slightly less rough ones. Security was a bit more serious here than some other clubs but thats understandable. Dances were pretty average. The bartender did a good job. We moved by the bar to finish some drinking and head out. Wouldn't be high on my return list.”
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last commentI would've rejected that too.
Most people don't know how to write. I blame our education system, which fails to teach, and our students, who don't want to learn.
No disrespect, but if a goal is to improve reviews it might be useful to write an outline articulating the "minimum information for a review" rather than simply posting an example of a bad review.
The issue isn't brevity. After all, you wouldn't want to reject Hemingway's reviews (if he enjoyed writing for TUSCL, which I suspect he would have!)
You also don't necessarily want to reject "place sucked so I left" reviews. After all, if somebody thinks a place sucks I'd like to know that. In general, I like to avoid places that suck. Places that suck = non-brilliant!
I'll be honest, I've had limited energy to write reviews for a while. The reviews I have written are fairly long and detailed. But then I lost energy to write that much. A rubric describing what is absolutely necessary might be helpful. Who knows, founder may post it somewhere!
What would I have liked to have seen in this review?
A description of what "rough looking" meant. Approximate ages, weights, ethnicity. And it could be stated as an actual number (necessarily approximate since few of us take census)
Some minimum description of club. Why was security tight? Is it a bad neighborhood?
What does "Dances were pretty average" mean? Is it a reference to private dances or stage dances? If the former I have another question: given that the reviewer described a mix of "very rough" and "slightly less rough" girls why did he get a private dance?
How did the bartender "a good job"? In most places my expectations of a bartender aren't that high. If I get the drink I want promptly all is brilliant in 4got's world!
The review didn't need to be much longer, just more informative!
Now back to being goofy! ;)
That review could have been for any club. Way too vague. People should gives details that actually prove they have gone there.
I agree that it would be great to improve reviews.
If there is an outline posted - showing what should be included in a review - and a notice that mentions that not all reviews are accepted - that’s about all that can be done.
Then - crappy reviews would need to be rejected - in a uniform manner.
I don't think that review is so bad, but when I started writing reviews I had a few rejected for being too short as well. Since I usually just review one club, I try to bring new aspects every time I write one. Since PL's tend to be somewhat educated older men, one would think they have some writing skills. Of course, there are exceptions but most of them I have on 'ignore'.
This looks like a made-up review to get free VIP - good chance the person was not even there.
If I feel there are not enough details I reject it. Some guys will put a dance price or a number for dancer looks but still don't give info about dance mileage or dancer body type which is more important.
There already is a set of guidelines on TUSCL about what should be included in a review.
^ those guidelines can be more specific, they're kinda generic themselves - IMO