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+ 9 The importance of a review on a review site.

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Eroids can mean several different things to you like a place to chill, a place laugh, a place to find a source & a place to help others with less knowledge than yourself, but first & foremost Eroids is a review site. Which means the heart of this site is a place where sources can sell products & members can find a trustworthy & reputable source, it seems once again that many members & even some sources have forgot that purpose. There’s more to it here than having a promo that causes activity on the SI page & there’s more to than a place to get in on promo’s. Many members here never visit the forum, & the only place they can be found is a SI page or a promo page. It’s very evident that some are here to only take advantage of the promos & they have contributed absolutely nothing to this site, which is ridiculous considering all you’ve taken without giving back. If we take the pleasure of enjoying a gracious promo from time, it is our absolute duty as a member to let the community know about the experience in a review. If we purchase our gear from a source, we are also bound by character to give a detailed honest review. What good is this site without honesty, character & duty? Whither the service or gear is good or bad, the community needs to know & the source deserves a review. We don’t review for a discount. We review out of duty to our community. If we feel indifferent about the sense of obligation, we should find a less reputable review site to chill on & take advantage of.
The rules & guidelines of a review are very clear. If at anytime you don’t understand or have a question, pm someone with experience here before posting a review. Each source has its own designated place for a review, & if you’re unsure where it is, again pm someone & we will gladly guide you. Reviews do not go in the open forums ever!!
The description of how to review is also very clear. If you’re not good with words, read some other reviews that are detailed & get a template of how it should look. Do not copy other peoples reviews.... Give your own!
This community had decided from here on out we will each spend more time reading new reviews & we will be more vigilant to give karma for a good review & we will take karma for a bad review. This is your warning & your opportunity to learn how to post a proper review if you’re unsure. Your source will be disappointed in a poor written review which in return earns some negative karma. Answer each question in detail. When it asks for the experience & sides & length of time taken. GIVE DETAIL!! Don’t say, “does what it should,” “felt right,” “I like it,” & ect..... The community deserves an honest well written review. After all, that’s what we’re all here for!!

Here’s more posts that are very informative & should also be read & followed.

https://www.eroids.com/forum/general/general-talk/are-you-ready-to-write...

https://www.eroids.com/forum/general/general-talk/how-to-post-a-review-f...

https://www.eroids.com/forum/steroids-qa/anabolic-steroids/review-details

JL's picture

Nice post! One thing I’ve seen in reviews is sometimes the reveiwer gets caught up in the moment. Meaning that maybe it was the first cycle or first cycle in a long time. So they are amped just to have something show up in the mail. Then they correct the diet and training and we get a placebo effect review. I really wish more reviews were backed by labs.

Also guys stacking way to many compounds with out running each compound independently before posting a review. IMO that makes it hard to review a new compound when adding it to a stack for the first time. It will never be perfect but it can always get better.

JARHEAD2's picture

Thanks bro!! I definitely agree with you... we need to get back to the basics!!!

giardap's picture

Solid message, well done

JARHEAD2's picture

Thanks bro

Dr.BroScience's picture

"Honesty , character, and duty ..."

Hammer meets nail.

Well said, sir. Well said.

JARHEAD2's picture

Thank you sir

heavymetalmonsterD's picture

Awesome post bro.. Everything touched upon here is so very important to the community... one thing I've noticed while cruising this site is that allot of descent sources end up looking bad because the only people who take the time to review are the ones who had a bad experience or whatever.. the ones who are happy are happy and just don't take the time to do the reviews.. this is very important to the source and the community as a whole... I'm a firm believe in " the whole picture" and if the positive reviews aren't there and they should be well that's half the picture in my eyes..i also understand 2 things with the bad reviews..1 shit happens ( shipping issues, source mistake whatever) and2 you can't please everyone ( there are some people who are just never satisfied, and a lot who want free gear etc) .. the good reviews balance this out for the full picture.. also I look at the join dates on almost all the negative reviews and a good amount of the time the member joined the same day as the review.. so they are reviewing cuz they're pissed or whatever... in my experience you don't see that much for the positive ones.. those people are just happy with their gear and doing them. . most of the reviews are done by people who have an understanding of everything explained in this post..i always take time to leave a review if the source is on here just as a respect thing I guess.. for the source and community both.. again great post bro

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JARHEAD2's picture

Thanks brother!

heavymetalmonsterD's picture

Anytime man.. If this ain't hitting the nail on the head I don't know what is.. hopefully this post helps get these things out there and we start seeing better quality reviews for sources who deserve them..

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Pale's picture

That is a great idea and I have also been stepping up patrols in reviews. But by all means reward a good review that is detailed and actually speaks of results. That said I wouldn't necessarily neg the noobs into oblivion either. One or two dings is enough to send the message.

kibby's picture

One or two per member...... ;)

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JARHEAD2's picture

Agreed!!

Pale's picture

Here is a good example. While it isn't super detailed there was no reason for you guys to neg it.

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flag November 6 hours ago NEW
Great product. Real fast delivery and stealth.

Communication & Ordering process
None needed,
but from previous orders nice and understandable
Usually answers within hours or day

Delivery (T/A) & Packaging
Stealth, really fast and nicely packed.
To eastern Europe little bit more than a week

Items ordered
Dragon test e
sust 250

Product effectivenes and experience
No pip, steady gains, overall good feeling.
good quality for sure

Used test e as a base 500mg a week
and sust for finishing

Additional commentary
Cycle was 12 weeks
Switched from other brand to this on because of the promo opportunity
Used it since week 5 till week 11 and finished with sust because had to leave country early.
Overall product was satisfying and had no problems with it.
This was interesting cycle for me because had some flu in middle of cycle. that kinda ruined the fun for me a bit. But im on PCT soon and will climb on in couple on months on next cycle.

I recommend shopping here!

It may not be worthy of a bump but we have all seen far worse. Just try to be fair is all I am saying. Maybe even friend request the dude and point out what he could have added.

JARHEAD2's picture

Maybe even friend request the dude and point out what he could have added

This is perfect & I couldn’t agree more although I negged him for lack of description & details. I went back to make it right & sent him a pm....Thanks for bringing this to the table.

Pale's picture

He had multiple accounts anyway. (Carl).

Makwa's picture

good catch.

JARHEAD2's picture

Welp I tried to make it right lol.. I’m still glad you brought a good point & practice bro

DfromPhilly's picture

Lol was wondering how that dude got banned so fast. Thought he was retread or something.

Sam I Am's picture

He was

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Sam I Am's picture

Great post.+2

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JARHEAD2's picture

Thanks my friend

Jayzgainz's picture

Im all for a source giving a discount or some incentive for a review, positive or negative but that is also the source of a good many shit/shill reviews. Posted wherever space can be found on this site. Said it before and will again. Maybe before a person can write a review they have to be a member for X amount of time or have X amount of karma. My .02 anyway.

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IrishWOLFhound's picture

we will be more vigilant to give karma for a good review & we will take karma for a bad review.

Good post !! I've been reading a lot of reviews lately and giving karma for good ones and negging bad ones . I can't stand seeing shit like "Great gear " Legit gear" etc.

JARHEAD2's picture

You’re right on bro... too bad after whoring too many promos they couldn’t earn a PW tag for everyone including sources to see. Sources need to be more vigilant on their part also to keep track who promos & limit them. Some might get by for awhile, but Pale, Greg & BFG watch more closely than they realize & eventually will be called out.

Makwa's picture

Good to keep reinforcing this. For some reason though I think many of these people writing crappy reviews are shills or sleeper accounts with some of these sources the others never venture outside of the SI to read anything in the fourms.

JARHEAD2's picture

Yes sir, I absolutely agree! I do believe that when they start seeing those negative statuses it might be a reminder to them. Many earn enough karma to participate in the promos & never visit the forums in fear of losing karma. If their review cost them karma & they’re not able to participate in promos, maybe they will do a better job. After all, most never take the advice of those with negative karma with too much trust. If we as a family keep persevering, we can make a difference. It will take unity for sure.

Makwa's picture

Best thing that happened here in a long time was when they stopped giving karma for gear pics. Post up a pic of some gear and before you know it enough karma to get into all the promos you ever wanted without contributing anything to the site.

kibby's picture

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Couldn't agree more mate

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JARHEAD2's picture

Absolutely!!!

stairmaster's picture

Thanks brotherfor this topic! I started a similar a while ago.
I hope the quality of the reviews gets now better.

JARHEAD2's picture

Thanks for reminding me... I’ve added the link here as it is very helpful!!!!

Greg's picture

I suggest you stop and read a bit first. Your inference as to what a review is or should be is misguided.

The rules and guidelines for making a review isn't something we just wrote down in a 5 minute brainstorming session. It is the result of eight years of evolution. it is to prevent and discourage fake reviews made by shills for the source. shallow and lazy reviews like "good to go" or, "It's fyah" and incomplete reviews which speak only to one of several important elements i.e., shipping, service, or product but not all three.

The intent is not so much as to neg every bad review as it is to reward good reviews which can take some effort.

Honest, complete reviews help others easily find a good source without having to cull through the chaff of bad and fake reviews.

Sometimes one man's truth is a deliberate act to deceive. Something I have a feeling you are well aware of.

Saprasts?

JARHEAD2's picture

Perfectly said Greg!

Sam I Am's picture

You haven’t been here long enough to even understand the review problem. Not sure why your makeing accusations about guys with karma. We all started with one.

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Sam I Am's picture

This is a site ran by members it’s our responsibility to make sure things are on the up to keep ourselves and our brothers safe. When a member reaches 50 he has the option to upvote or down vote. When he reaches 400 he can flag posts and his votes count for two points. If he has a pro tag his up or down is worth 3. Moderators keep everything even and make sure it’s done fairly. There is no one off limits . I’ve seen members in the thousands banned. My advice would be to read the rules and see how things go. Many including myself have been down voted and flamed. It’s a fair system. Telling people they don’t have the right to down vote is not a good way to start...

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Sam I Am's picture

Karma thirsty lol. Says the guy with multiple forums and a picture on the same day. You also seem to know your way around the site. Good luck

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RangerVet's picture

Fyi after about 10 karma none of us really give a fuck...were here to help. Just saying

vhman's picture

Who are you or anyone else to comment on others review? Are you author of certain persons honest truth? Did you felt the need to correct him / her? So the thing is and i think that you simply don't like how others write something. How others express them selves. But are you to judge them ?

Dear snowflake,
This is a steroid REVIEW site. It’s not about feelings or political correctness, it’s about real, accurate reviews. This enables the rest of the users of this site to make important decisions regarding the substances we inject into our bodies.
If someone gives a garbage review, they will be called out. How you can’t see the importance of this is concerning. Or the fact you feel that someone’s feelings should trump our health and safety.
There are other sites that put feelings and product promotion over health and being straight forward. Feel free to visit them if this site offends you or anyone else. Best of luck.

vhman's picture

Snowflake seems very accurate.
Wait, I take it back. Snowflake Carl would be accurate.

RangerVet's picture

I agree. He is a troll

Sam I Am's picture

He’s a good guy. You don’t even know him or do you?

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vhman's picture

show us what kind of person you really are

Funny?