Gotta say, after reading this whole thread, something doesn’t seem right.
The essence of this site (for me, the biggest draw) was the ability to get real, unfiltered, true feedback on WG’s.
Having someone who is on some level (whether big or small) collaborate with the WG on his review doesn’t sit right. Close to biased territory. In turn, damaging the thing that I consider the very essence of the site.
If there’s numerous examples from the same person that this is happening, or even that this could be happening, it’s a shame.
I agree this is a good post and I did say I would take note if someone without an axe to grind with me makes a valid comment.
There are two example of collaboration in the 37 reviews that I have submitted to date.
The first (Hannah, which involved her blog), I was open about and the purpose of permitting her to blog is explained in that review thread.
The second is this review; where I thought it useful to members to add a previously unseen photo of the lass which she sent to me and sought her permission.
On neither occasion did the WG see the review before it was posted nor influenced anything I wrote. Like all my reviews, these are reports of what happened and, while the style may not be to everyone’s tastes, they are a fair reflection of what happened in the meeting and my opinion of the WG in question.
You will make you own minds up as to the truth; cross referencing my reviews with other reviews of these and other WGs and/or comments made by other members who have seen the same WG and hopefully note there is a consistency between them and mine.
If any member chooses to make a decision based on my review then it has achieved it’s purpose. If you choose to ignore it because you believe it contains bias then I apologise but that is fine too.
I have stayed off this thread as I do not wish to propagate this shit storm any further. I shall now return to that position.