Goodbye Apr 17 '07    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Movies Under the Tuscan Sun From $9 Casablanca From $1 The Bottom Line Epinons?- Not anymore. Well, I left Epinions several years ago due to irritation with the site. I came back thinking things would be different. Amazingly, the problem with having to submit a rating twice for it to show up is still here. It's been what 5 years. Other problems that plagued the system are still around. It makes this site look little more than random programs patched together. I see the revenge raters are stronger in number. I thought through policing of the site, that used to go on, we would be getting fewer of them not more. Content quality has gone down. But, the site has driven away some of the biggest talents that ever submitted here. And, they have been replaced by people who are making a buck, who do not truly love the art. They are just mean, and want somewhere to blow off steam. However, the biggest complaint I have, at the moment, would be the rating of my last post. It invalidates the entire reason for this site. I checked some of the HR'd reviews. One was a huge story that only told two things about the product. Out of all the HR'd reviews that I read, 2 covered 6 points. And, only 1 compared two different versions of the product. I, on the other hand, covered 10 points and compared 3 versions. So, basically, if you have a good story it doesn't really matter what you say about the product. Isn't that what advertising is about. Therefore, it is my conclusion that a good ad is all any product needs. If a product has a good enough story, consumers will not be looking on this site for advise about it. Therefore, all the ad companies need is a good storyteller. I can see the end of sites like this in the near future.

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