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[clovis]

Originally Posted by Blake Isaac Gordon

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Yet there's no one (that I know of) doing independent detailed reviews.

I've long thought that someone should be doing that- even considered it myself. But like yourself, I realize that while "expansion" in general might be my thing, there is actually only a fraction of what falls into those categories that I actually like. It's surprising how fine the line between an turn-on and a turn-off can be. So, I'd really only feel I could offer fair opinions on those subjects that land in my own particular wheelhouse.

I'm sure a group could be assembled with diverse enough interests. Any content creator could offer up their stories/comics/clips for free to be reviewed. Certainly a downside would be that sub-par work would be further avoided by those reading, but the gems would probably see even higher sales from an outside and trusted vote of confidence.

Thoughts?

[Blake Isaac Gordon]

Originally Posted by clovis

Any content creator could offer up their stories/comics/clips for free to be reviewed. Certainly a downside would be that sub-par work would be further avoided by those reading, but the gems would probably see even higher sales from an outside and trusted vote of confidence.

Thoughts?

This would be a super bad idea if the content was provided to free for the reviewer.

The reviewer needs (must) pay for the content or it will impact their review of the content. Why, there will always be the fear that, "If I am too negative, the provider will stop sending me free stuff, thus I like free and thus I will always like the content provided."

Its the same thing on Amazon and Steam, if the reviewer gets it for free its indicated on their review. I often take those reviews with a grain of salt.

[clovis]

Originally Posted by Blake Isaac Gordon

This would be a super bad idea if the content was provided to free for the reviewer.

The reviewer needs (must) pay for the content or it will impact their review of the content. Why, there will always be the fear that, "If I am too negative, the provider will stop sending me free stuff, thus I like free and thus I will always like the content provided."

Its the same thing on Amazon and Steam, if the reviewer gets it for free its indicated on their review. I often take those reviews with a grain of salt.

But aren't most professional reviews free? Movies have press screenings or screener DVD copies. Books have advanced reader copies. Video games have betas. Restaurants reviews... that I have no idea how they are handled.

Having to pay for it all is a pretty good reason why no such reviewing body exists. Anyway, I was just throwing out an idea. I still think an organized reviewing group would be useful for both consumer and content provider.

[Blake Isaac Gordon]

Originally Posted by clovis

But aren't most professional reviews free? Movies have press screenings or screener DVD copies. Books have advanced reader copies. Video games have betas. Restaurants reviews... that I have no idea how they are handled.

Having to pay for it all is a pretty good reason why no such reviewing body exists. Anyway, I was just throwing out an idea. I still think an organized reviewing group would be useful for both consumer and content provider.

Movies, books, video Games are such a large collection of institutions that it's easy to get a solid group of reviewers and the fact that so many people eagerly review such material it's easy to see what's legit and what's an attempt at 'gaming the system' much like Miss Sarem attempted....
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/25/hand...tsellers-list/

Sad fact: an author is lucky to get two reviews on posting his story on TOB let alone getting anything where the work is stored behind a pay wall. (Patreon is different though, its almost like DA).

I'm really starting to think that today's BE Scene is sustained by 500+ loyal supporters. I really cannot imagine anyone taking the 2-4 hours to write a credible review of a 15 page fetish comic because they are a big fan of the medium.

I could never take the reviews seriously if I knew the reviewer got the comics for free. The only time I read a thoughtful review was back in the days when we used to have BE Story Contests...and sadly those days have passed... its all about the comics. And if someone wanted to write a great review all they would have to do is post a sizzling panel that sends peoples interest right to their wallet.

[catfish27]

Originally Posted by clovis

Restaurants reviews... that I have no idea how they are handled.

For professional restaurant reviews, the meals are ultimately paid for by the publication (newspaper, magazine, website, etc.). Restaurant reviewers usually work anonymously, thus, they usually pay cash and then later file an expense report with their employer.

Obviously, that would be a great model for reviewing BE and other fetish content that would alleviate Blake Isaac Gordon's concerns about reviewers getting the content free -- problem is, it's not like there are a lot of websites out there with the means to pay for subscriptions to a bunch of sites so that they can write reviews.

[J Yubari]

There have been some valid points brought up regarding reviews given in exchange for free content. Just to be clear, we don't offer any incentive like that for the Fan sites. I always welcome people to leave reviews of our comics if they feel the need to; the feedback might help us improve future productions.

That being said, I don't expect each and every comic issue to appeal to each individual's taste. It just isn't possible to please everyone given the fact that kink preferences vary widely from person to person, even within a micro-niche community. For example, we might publish a comic where a character experiences growth of "epic proportions" -- pleasing a fair amount of the readers but at the same time alienating a reader who admires less drastic growth. Perhaps we hit every point and box (in terms of story and fetish content) for our fans, yet the art style may be "Western" and not "manga" as some people are into.

It's essential that the comics we produce be written by fans of the genre. The entire reason I started making these comics was to fill a need I had that wasn't being covered by other content producers. That's not to say their work was bad (quite the contrary)... it just rarely checked all my boxes, so to speak. For that reason I invite fans to submit their own pitches, scripts and illustration requests.