I am an in Sports & Outdoors and it is my duty to rate fairly and leave comments to help out.

Epinions Standards

Not Helpful: No detail, opinion, or personal experiences provided. Overwhelmed by writing errors or bad presentation. Offensive. Spam. Copied from another source. In violation of the User Agreement.

Somewhat Helpful: On-topic. Does not violate the site rules. Offers shoppers some detail or opinion. May have minor writing or presentation problems.

Helpful: Accurate and well-presented with helpful details about the subject of the review and an overall recommendation for shoppers.

Very Helpful: Exceptionally accurate and well-presented. Offers in-depth experiences and details about the subject. Thorough and well-organized. Expresses a clear recommendation for shoppers.

Most Helpful: The review stands out from other reviews of the same product as the best. Only Advisors and Category Leads can apply this rating, and it should only be used when more than one review is available for a specific subject.

Off Topic: The review is posted under the wrong subject.

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Member Standards

Here is a good idea of how I rate on Outdoor Gear titled Anticipate the Question - Writing Outdoor Gear Reviews and written by morilla since the review covers my expectations to the the highest degree.

And here is another idea on how I base my rating Outdoor Gear Review Writing 101 by jps246.

And here is a more detailed explanation of how I rate Why this Rating?

Sample out of 64 ratings: Most Helpful 1; Very Helpful 29; Helpful 16; Somewhat Helpful 17; Not Helpful 0; Off Topic 1. It's a huge Anomaly to have zero "Not Helpfuls" or is it a sign that people are writing better?So with this sample take it for what it's worth...I do my best to rate fairly and provide comments when needed.

Answers to Questions

I invite comments please and I will reply in a reasonable amount of time.If you send an email to me at the above provided email please include your Epinions.com ID and the link to your review in question (because I rate many reviews and I can't remember every review that I read) or I will not reply, thank you.I will check the email account virtually everyday now because the reviews are coming in slower now...email me with any concerns and I will do my best to point you in the right direction.

Take care and happy writing.