Yes you did ask me about posting, but posted before I ever answered. I also believe I already explained to you why it seems more negative posts get flagged. Nine out of ten times they get flagged because they either did not wait 30 days or they never bothered to make contact with the source to try and remedy an issue. Second we are usually contacted by the source of the review is bullshit, so naturally we have to investigate. If the review passes it stands, if it doesn't it gets flagged. Greg and I are judge and jury, we were not just randomly picked to do this, our character and record here are why.

Also positive reviews far outnumber negatives, so the ratio is overwhelming.

Now I would neg you for this bullshit, but I figure everyone can have their say.

I post bloods for my test reviews and include a link in the review. But there are a couple reasons that you can’t require them.

1. It’s not easy for everyone to get bloods. You know the states I’m referring to if you’re a person that gets bloods. And that’s just the US. Not all countries are easy either

2. And this is the big one: not all reviews are for test. What do you want, people throwing up fucked lipids for a tren run? Or “the superdrol is FIRE, my liver values are in the hundreds!”. We just simply can’t test for most compounds.

As far as the flagged reviews go. They’re flagged because people don’t read the rules or are clearly fake. Period. Not really fair for you to assume they’re all negative. They’re either “pack landed can’t wait to use the gear!” Or “G2G!” Or “gear is FIYA!”... or my very favorite... reviews that reveal stealth packaging techniques and shipping locations.

Edit: I just read what inspired this post. You didn’t deserve any negs, BUT in all fairness, I’d have bloods if I wrote that AND it wasn’t flagged, was it?

Mandating that blood work accompany a review would see the number of reviews plummet followed quickly by a lot of bogus blood lab post for the mods to have to sift through and flag. I think things like the promo whore thread and the reviews being scrutinized much more closely have made the reviews more accurate and honest than they ever have been. You know I was talking to another member about how things have changed so much in the past 2 or 3 years. Mostly I was saying it was negative change. I see that’s one positive I’ve been missing. Things like reviews, hi karma guys doing dirt with impunity and scam related BS from either end of the spectrum are under far better control than ever before. Hell yeahs!! for the MOD MOB.

My 2nd question is about the censorship of negative reviews. I thought Eroids was the equivalent of YELP for steroids. Why are all the negative reviews downvoted or deleted completely.

Flagged reviews (deleted) are flagged because they did not fit the requirement of being a review. (e.g. ordered but not yet used or other required details omitted) They tend to be good and bad reviews. Obvious fake reviews are flagged as well. Imagine having to sift through 3 pages of "good to go" reviews to read just a few helpful reviews.

So basically my question is why all the excessive censorship of negative reviews but no censorship with the possible false write up positive reviews?

That is a complete and utterly false assumption on your part. If you go back and look critically you'll see both good and bad reviews remain un-flagged. reviews are thumbed up or down by members for their usefulness just like amazon, google or yelp (did you find this review helpful?). Like yelp you'll see a cumulative rating from members (stars) saving you time from reading several pages of reviews.

Like yelp or any other review board it all requires you to do your homework. Know the reviewer, filter out BS claims (I gained 15 pounds of lean muscle in 6 weeks) and don't buy based on your own bias when all the signs are screaming Don't!

This website is a single tool in our arsenal to make an educated judgement call. Blood work is always a great addition. I will state that I can make my blood work show whatever I want, from hematocrit to LH.

I think this is a legitimate post however you just went through some bs on one of your reviews. You have to ask yourself is it personal? I think saying the negative reviews are censored is a stretch. There are far more reviews that are positive that are delete imo. If you don’t beleive me look at promo blacklist and ask one of those guys. I’ve also seen high ranking sources have reviews deleted for buying reviews.

Very valid concerns, but I don't think the mods censor reviews bc they're negative, I feel like they do an awesome job sorting through the b.s. of shill reviews and reverse shilling.

That being said my strategy has been to ignore the 1 karma reviews and spend the time scrolling through and looking for reviews from the vets I know and trust on here. Then I'll pm them and ask what their current thoughts on the source are. And that's worked well for me. You can ask stairmaster for example, I pm'd him before asking him about certain products I know he's tried, and he's always been very gracious with his replies. Same goes for several other members.

You have to put the time in to sort the wheat from the chaff. Read page after page and look at the SI. Who’s writing what. Find a few guys who contribute solid info on the forums and see what they use. PM these guys after you’ve narrowed down a source or two. Eroids will not spoon feed anyone, but it’s the best resource out there, if you’re willing to put in the time and effort.

As for negative review being down voted, it does happen, but usually by fanboys of that source. Sometimes legitimately and other times not. I’ve been here a long time and I’ve NEVER seen any bias towards any legitimate source here by management. Again, it’s up to the member to put in the time and effort to sort the wheat from the chaff.

Read the negative comments! They are mostly from "one day users" or written very bad/ too short/ too less detailed and so on... . There are also positive reviews which get downvoated, cause they are not detailed enough or simple include the sentence "very potent gear, great source, fast T/A" or "ordered product a , b and c" but haven't used jet.

Regarding quest one, no matter if u already ran 2 or 10 cycles u know if you have potent gear or not. If you're not sure, for whatever reason, do bloods (and post them).

Bloods are always welcome here, they are not only good for the members, also sources like it when you post bloods!

There are a lot of trolls they write negative reviews. That’s why they get deleted. I’ve never seen a user with good karma, brings insight to Eroids and can legitimately prove he ordered from John Doe, leave a negative review and it get deleted. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s prolly a duck. At the end of the day, you can go off reviews, but as we all know, we are all different. Trial and error my friend. Good luck.

The reviews that get negged are usually bs reviews. Theres plenty of negative reviews on here that arent censored.

So basically my question is why all the excessive censorship of negative reviews but no censorship with the possible false write up positive reviews?

There is no censorship that I’m aware of at all. The only time a review is removed is if it’s premature or the op is trying to shill to gain free gear or to smear the name of a given source as a blackmail & either/or he has no legitimate complaint & can’t prove he purchased from the source. The fact that reviews are negged or given karma is supposed be due to the details or lack there of. That’s not to say someone or some people don’t abuse it, but that’s the purpose. Bloods are not required, but they are very much encouraged by both us as a whole & legitimate sources. While I agree it would be better, it’s unreasonable & unrealistic due to the amount of inactive members that blow through here & might not ever get bloods period & it would be cheating us & the source about an opinion, which is all a review is. It’s for that purpose that I only trust certain reviews when I’m inquiring & I encourage the same for others.