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Date Posted: 17:24:56 12/14/01 Fri
Author: OG (copied & pasted from valerian.signmyguestbook.com)
Subject: Diary review reasoning

The ideal reason for requesting a review is to hopefully find some way of improving the site - not because the reviewer is some all-mighty God of diaries, but because sometimes others notice faults that the diaryist does not. Most people wouldn't point them out in a guestbook or in notes for fear of being rude, but a reviewer would (or should) be truthful. Yes, sometimes a reviewer gives suggestions that are biased and not too helpful. That is why diaryist-written critiques of reviewers are a good idea. Just plain bitching about a review is different. If a reviewer says that, for instance, the text color should be lighter because it's unreadable, and the diaryist writes an entry saying "What a bitch! It's my diary and I can hav whatever text color I want!" - that is ridiculous. It makes me wonder what the diaryist EXPECTED a reviewer to say. If I offer a suggestion as a reviewer, I do so not to insult, but because I honestly believe it will improve the diary. Even if I were to say something petty, the advice about the text color is still good. Do you see what I mean?

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moreover... -- Val, 17:58:01 12/14/01 Fri
- reply to the reply -- O.G., 11:06:17 12/17/01 Mon
  - fluff -- Val, 18:31:00 12/17/01 Mon