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Should You Trust Website Customer Reviews?

Posted by Cliff on from the taking-their-word-for-it dept.

crevette asks: "I was looking on Amazon for some gizmo when I got a review from G. Cooke, TX, who is in the top 10 reviewers. Out of curiosity, I checked her reviews... She has 658 reviews, many on the same day, which include everything from knife sets to a plastic duck! She reviews many books on the same day... She must be spending hundreds of dollars on useless stuff every month. Worst of all, most of her reviews are 5 stars. Do you think those people are paid by Amazon or some company? Do you trust them? If not (like I tend to think) what can we do about it?"

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  1. Data Structures Final by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  4. Andersen (notice the E) by BoomerSooner · · Score: 1, Troll

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  5. Re:Amazon rejected my review... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's AMAZING how all Java programmers like to RAPE LITTLE GIRLS, and how they all come to the defense of Patrick Naughton.

  6. The thing about Gail Cooke is... by bjtuna · · Score: 1, Troll

    she's a MAN, baby! yeah!

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