Re: Wicked Cool Java


"Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4475f548$0$645$bed64819@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oliver Wong wrote:

Out of curiosity, why would a reviewer NOT want to put their name on
their reviews?

To avoid reprisals ?

To preserve a "handle" by which s/he was already well-known in other contexts ?

To maintain a fixed identity, independent of [future] changes in his/her
professional or private life ?

Because "he" is actually a group of people ?

Because "they" are actually all the same person ?

Right, sorry, I by "their name", I meant "a name". I'm familiar with the practice of authors using pen-names which vary depending on the genre or target audience they're writing for. You'd use one name for horror novels, and another for romantic comedies, for example, so as not to have your romantic-comedy fans stumble upon your horror novels and vice versa. I suppose some sort of parallel could be drawn for reviews.

But my understanding is that some of the reviews on the site mentioned upthreaded have no reviewer-name at all. The "avoid reprisals" seems to be the only reason applicable for this context, but do reviewers really have to fear reprisal? Unless you were giving a poor review for a product released by the company you worked for, I really imagine getting into much trouble unless the text you're submitting isn't so much a review, but more of a whistleblowing for a dangerous, malfunctioning product, for example.

As Rhino said, the review is less convincing if the reviewer isn't willing to stand by and defend his/her judgement.

- Oliver

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  • Re: Wicked Cool Java
    ... their reviews? ... To avoid reprisals? ... To maintain a fixed identity, independent of changes in his/her ... professional or private life? ...
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  • Re: Wicked Cool Java
    ... The "avoid reprisals" seems to be ... Some one (call him/her the editor) starts up a review website. ... the reviews are written by the same person, ...
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