[William Sommerwerck]

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message ...

I doubt that most people who rate things on Amazon (or just about
any other "ratings" web site) don't have a standard for comparison.
If they like it, they'll rate it high. If they don't like it or it feels
flimsy
or they broke it when getting it out of the box, they'll rate it low.

One "don't" too many, there.

I'm a Vine reviewer, and am generally surprised at the high quality of the
reviewing. Most of the people who grab expensive items actually give them
thoughtful reviews.

"Shill" reviews are fairly easy to spot. Most are inane gushes.