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lib.reviews An open source, open data review website for high quality reviews on any topic

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    Octofox
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    I have a few invites free if anyone is interested in signing up. I think the effort in creating a not broken reviews site is quite interesting and I wonder how well it will go given product...

    I have a few invites free if anyone is interested in signing up. I think the effort in creating a not broken reviews site is quite interesting and I wonder how well it will go given product reviews are one of the most manipulated sections of the internet.

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    1. heris
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      One invite here please! I think it is a good idea.

      One invite here please!

      I think it is a good idea.

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    heady
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    While I personally consider online reviews to be effectively worthless for a myriad of reasons, I like that they have implemented OSM sychronisation so that other libre services can bridge that...

    While I personally consider online reviews to be effectively worthless for a myriad of reasons, I like that they have implemented OSM sychronisation so that other libre services can bridge that particular feature gap with google maps for those that do pay attention to reviews.

    1 vote
    1. Octofox
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      Its a shame that you are right about online reviews being generally worthless. The reviews on lib.reviews seem genuine but it also has very few users and isn't a target for fake review spam like...

      Its a shame that you are right about online reviews being generally worthless. The reviews on lib.reviews seem genuine but it also has very few users and isn't a target for fake review spam like amazon and ebay are.

      A few tips I have seen around for getting useful information from reviews is to look at the bad reviews and see if there are any genuine problems being raised and to check reddit for the category you are buying from because often they have a wiki with good products.

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