The GC says I did it correctly! The GC says I did it correctly! Wooohoooo!! I feel as if it's my birthday or something.

29 again Caroline

Most honoured GC,

I labour to produce correct grammar and hope to be viewed favourably in that regard. As I endeavour to improve my skills, your corrections continue to be a welcome education. Spelling is also very important but I promise to not make deductions when you forget the U's.

Caroline - was brung up right and lerned to use proper English.

If you delete an old review and write a brand new review which may be needed in such categories as online, then those old hits are GONE/HISTORY.

Case in point - I wrote a review on Ebay. After a couple of years, things changed a lot. Wrote a new one. Think I did the same on a couple of other sites, but that's the most recent.

The issue here is with really high hits and then saying bye-bye to those hits on totals. I had a bunch of hits on that one. But, the reivew had cycled down so that it was not likely folks would see it and with all new data.

I could have updated, but it really would not have helped consumers. They flat would not have seen the info. Online cycles in some way with newer stuff to the top on the high hit sites.

After thinking it over, I decided to get new info out to the consumer (and likely never make the high hit total from the original). I shop a lot online, and I would want the most recent data.

Those old hit totals are gone. I don't make much on the new review, but it is current data.

If you are not seeing how this impacts, then look at the rate lists for overall (I'm 32/34--something like that). Then check the total hit numbers on member pages compared to those listed on those hit totals. You can clearly see that I would rank up higher if I did not pull old stuff and put up brand new reviews to reflect the current market.

In short, all deleted reviews are tallied on your own personal page, but they do not count for the totals on rankings.

If you're talking 100 or so hits and deleted, then it does not jump out. When you rework a biggie, then it does.

I haven't checked my page total to rank total but know it's clearly showing a gap. I still consider it important enough to give current data to can a high hitter when I think it's important to do so.

I've always known this (kidding--though have been aware when dumping high hit reviews as needed that it impacts totals). When I've put up new reviews on things that hit 1000+ hits, then it's been with the knowledge that I'd lose all those hits on rank. While some here may say that it's not cool to put up a brand new review and can an old one, I can say that it is no gain (unless gamed in some way) and can hurt. I'd be ranked higher to leave old high hit online pieces alone, they would not really be helpful in a world where a few weeks can make a world of difference.

I sign on, go to my one and only review, but can't find UPDATE as in the FAQ. Please help me. I want to add a few words to it. I just submitted it less than an hour ago.

My personal opinion on this (if anyone cares) is that I really hate to see 'rapid cycling' in which people take down recently posted reviews, make minor changes, and then re-post hoping for better ratings. I would give a review like that an SH at best.

On the other hand, if we're talking about a review that was originally posted 2 or more years ago - especially if it was a crappy review when it was new - then I honestly see no problem with someone taking it down, completely re-writing it, and posting it as a new. I understand the arguments against the practice... I just happen to disagree with making it a hard-and -fast rule that you can never take down a review and then re-post on the same topic.

Thanks for the comments. If someone didn't know the practice was frowned upon I can't see slamming them for it. It looks like the writer is pretty upset about the way it was communicated. -Dave