My 300th Review

Jul 26 '05 (Updated Jul 28 '05)    Write an essay on this topic.


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I had a review all set, a list actually, entitled Old Man Metal's 100 Most Exalted Albums for my three hundredth review but decided to put it off in favor of joining Romasuave's My own Personal Opinions W/O. What could be more appropriate for an Epinions milestone than writing about your experiences at Epinions.com?

I'm afraid I don't really know Romasuave much and can't remember if I read any of his reviews (sorry Roman) but he seems like a stand-up guy and I have corrected that for the future.

Member Name and meaning behind it (if there is one)

Daumco - I have a building and design company named The Daum Company

Date I joined Epinions

April 15, 2003

How I stumbled upon Epinions

I’m really not sure. I used to bump into Epinions from time to time while looking up information about recording artists or specific albums, so I was familiar with it. I guess I just decided to jump in on April 15, 2003

Number of member visits

10,835

Number of total visits

65,240 and counting

My very first review (with link and description)

Mysterious Woman Cover Art - What Mysteries Lie Within? (Golden Dawn - Masquerade): http://www.epinions.com/content_96707972740

The 3 favorite reviews that I’ve written (with links)

And Then There Was Silence - Blind Guardian: http://www.epinions.com/content_110650953348 One of my altime favorite songs (about Troy)

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly : The Bush Dynasty - Kitty Kelly: http://www.epinions.com/content_157054504580 About the Bush family in general and Bozo Bush specifically

The Glorious Burden and a Day in Court - Iced Earth: http://www.epinions.com/content_153684708996 A little humorous concept review about a nifty concept album

My most complete review

I think there are two equally complete reviews;

FANTASY'S GREATEST SERIES OF ALLTIME! - Dragon Wing (Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman): http://www.epinions.com/content_117270679172

The Mazda RX8 A Four Door Sports Coupe: http://www.epinions.com/content_174775111300

My most successful Write-Off (If I wrote one, include link

One Star's too High!!!!! OMM's OSTH, W/O: http://www.epinions.com/content_125030207108 My write off is for people to vent their frustrations about shoddy products, bad movies and music or anything in general that STINKS!

Favorite W/O I participated in (with link)

I’ve been in several write offs but I had the most fun with this one, organized by a couple nuts who’s handles are Kris-Kochanski and Munkus entitled I Got So Mad I Got My Dad To Write A Letter.

GET A LIFE!!!! (IGSMIGMDTWAL,W/O) - Fallen (Evanescence): http://www.epinions.com/content_103719145092 This was the craziest write off there ever was, period!

My most lucrative review (with link and $$$ earned)

Would you believe I’ve made a whopping $7.30. The good news is that was in two months. I hope it keeps up.

Sweet Dreams - Intelli-Gel Gel Mattress Set : http://www.epinions.com/content_171736862340

Things I like most about Epinions

1] On Epinions you write what you want about, when you want and at your own pace. I also like the writers corner, which I probably use too much, when I need to let off steam.

2] I generally like the members I’ve come across and have even developed a cyber friendship with a couple of them.

3] You’re fairly anonymous, so you can pretty much say, within limits, what you want

Things I dislike most about Epinions

1] Some members write reviews that are much too long (I‘ve done it too).I’ve actually came across some five thousand word reviews. I won’t read them and I doubt anyone else will either. I read once, the ideal review is six to eight hundred words. I think reviews should be capped at twelve to fifteen hundred words.

2]Parts of the Book section are screwed up and nobody seems to be able to fix it. F. Paul Wilson cannot be pulled up as an author though several of his books can be accessed indiviually and there is no access for the recent Dune prequels. I want to write reviews but there’s no place to put them. I have come across many other problems in books as well.

3] And of course the jerks. You know who you are.

Members I admire most on Epinions

I don’t know if I admire these members but these writer's made the biggest impression on me.

#&$%#*^#quasar!*(@#%@#

$#@#*&%Hadassahchana$#@!#&

See my WOT for more.

My ultimate goal at Epinions

They’ll have to pry my keyboard from my cold dead hands..

Sorry folks, I decided to add a couple more items that I thought might be appropriate.

My Most Humorous review (In my humble opinion)

Of Wars in Osyrhia - Fairyland: http://www.epinions.com/content_159560142468

My Most Controversial reviews

Is Rap/Hip Hop bad for African Americans?: http://www.epinions.com/content_3591086212

The War that we can’t Win: http://www.epinions.com/content_4412776580

The Most Humorous reviews I've read

Gozilla mad. Mothra mad. Battra mad. People of Japan, not mad...? By Kris-Kochanski: http://www.epinions.com/content_130771095172

Cheap, Cheap and Cheap! By munkus: http://www.epinions.com/content_103685394052

The Most Controversial review I've read

The Bible Teaches Hatred! By rated-r: http://www.epinions.com/content_4355825796

Bede bede, that’s all folks!

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