Iâm a fan of âwisdom of crowdsâ. But I suspectâat least for the top-rated onesâthere has been coordinated ballot box stuffing by staff and supporters. And like many user reviews online, it tends toward bimodal of âgreatâ or âawfulâ. Most people donât make the effort to write âit was okâ reviews.
I feel thereâs too much noise and not enough signal to make it a worthwhile source.
Iâm a fan of âwisdom of crowdsâ. But I suspectâat least for the top-rated onesâthere has been coordinated ballot box stuffing by staff and supporters. And like many user reviews online, it tends toward bimodal of âgreatâ or âawfulâ. Most people donât make the effort to write âit was okâ reviews.
I feel thereâs too much noise and not enough signal to make it a worthwhile source.
This is a thoughtful answer and I would agree with much of this!