Quote Originally Posted by Aussieguyinsf View Post
Guys, if the reason you’re not writing reviews is that they get buried, then you’re kind of missing the whole point of the forum. A couple of people here are basically saying they’ve stopped because reviews disappear quickly or shops repost old ones, but if everyone takes that attitude, there’s nothing left except ads, DMs and recycled content.

This place only works because people actually contribute. I write reviews, good and bad, and yes, they can get buried. So repost them in the relevant discussion thread, link back to them, bring them up when someone asks for intel. There are plenty of ways to get more eyeballs on them. Most of mine end up with thousands of views.

Writing genuine reviews is the lifeblood of a forum like this. If you’re happy to come here and use everyone else’s intel but can’t be bothered contributing because your post might not stay on page one, then sorry, that’s just lazy. You’re taking from the community without putting much substance back into it.
I've been trying to be a lot more active on the forum than my earlier years here purely because I feel like a lot of the regulars have moved on and aren't around as much anymore, such as Rooter as an example.

I frequent many of the same shops but that's usually either because they're close to work or home and I have regulars or trust the recomendations there. When I venture out to other shops I typically leave comments or reviews also. This forums been a lifeblood of information for me for years, it's good to give back.

I'm never really fussed on reviews being "buried", just happy to get them out there and other punters can use that information as they need.

There is a plethora of fake reviews and the tell tale signs are generally pretty obvious, I just take with grain of salt or ignore and give credit to the ones that I know are legit