Forum: Bug Report and Feature Requests

Here is a sample post for a new Category of the Forum for Reviewers.

Barron of Ideas here. (Not barren of ideas). I just read another review with N/A where the numbers should or at least could be. I feel that shirks one of the reviewer's tasks. Tell us what you think, and quantify it. If you want to give a 6.5 but rounded up to a 7 say so, and ideally why.

If you have a reason for N/Aing a particular score say why. Dyslexia or English as a second or third language could be a reason not to score Technical. If you decided to write a review, why not tell others what score you give the story. Keep in mind scores below six raise the question why review this story? A review recommends the story to others. A ten says a lot. A six maybe not so much.

If I understand correctly (which isn't a certainty), poor reviews are discouraged from being posted, which I can understand. However, at the time a story is chosen for review the content is not necessarily known so scores below six should exist. Cherry picking stories to review undermines the whole review score system.
Whilst a ten gives some indication, it does depend on the reviewer and their foibles or fetishes, and a six or nine is probably more indicative of quality and readability level than a ten since some reviewers show strong bias on certain genres.
If I wrote a review I would feel competent to score on plot and appeal, but not on technical quality. The English I was taught and the American English used in many stories are different languages with different spelling and meaning, so it would be wrong to be critical of those not written in my mother tongue (Queens English). Some British critics can overcome this. I can't, and will not review or offer services as a proof reader or editor for that reason.