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Yeah it's really not a big deal.

And I've actually written whole new reviews for MMA, then copied them for PA! If I think I did a better job of course.

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Pretty much everyone whop joined in the early days took big fat review dumps as their first order of business. As long as the reviews took decent thought and effort, the harm is rather minimal. As more people join the site, a review will stand much less a chance of even remaining on the front page for a whole day even if users limited themselves to 1 review a day tops.

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Hey, semi-off-topic question here, but if we are copying our own review from progarchives do we have to mention where it is originally from?

Good luck Karl. It took my a full year to copy/ paste all my reviews from PA

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The whole point of quick rating is that it allows people to rate releases and then later on review them. Those reviews should still appear on the frontpage.

While it may annoy some people that you do batch copy/ pasting, I don�t see it happening in any other way unless you want to use the drafts option and publish your reviews little by little ( a couple each day maybe). Other people have done it before you.

About editing a review that�s fully possible. Just save it as a draft and don�t publish it. Then you�ll have drafts saved that you can either work on or publish when you feel it�s time to publish them. I�ve copy/ pasted all my metal related reviews from PA to MMA using the drafts option. I�ve publised very few of them up until now, as I want to re-write most of them along the way, but it�s nice to have the drafts saved here on MMA anyway.

The problem occurs if you�ve already rated an album and then wan�t to add a draft review. That�s unfortunately not possible yet. Then it�s only possible instantly to publish the review. It�s been reported though and it�s on Max and Phil�s to-do list as far as I know.

...oh and it�s also possible to edit published reviews. Just go to your main profile page and there is an edit option beside every review you�v written.

Edited by UMUR - 28 Apr 2011 at 4:01am

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The Angry Scotsman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 08 Aug 2010 Location: New Jersey, US Status: Offline Points: 1076	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Angry Scotsman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: review dump Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 2:17pm
	Yeah it's really not a big deal. And I've actually written whole new reviews for MMA, then copied them for PA! If I think I did a better job of course.
	Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan

Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4201	Post Options Post Reply Quote Triceratopsoil Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 1:33pm
	I don't actually have many metal reviews on PA, but I may have to take a bit of a dump on JMA

Stooge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator/Retired Admin Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Whitby, ON, CAN Status: Offline Points: 5637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stooge Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 1:31pm
	Pretty much everyone whop joined in the early days took big fat review dumps as their first order of business. As long as the reviews took decent thought and effort, the harm is rather minimal. As more people join the site, a review will stand much less a chance of even remaining on the front page for a whole day even if users limited themselves to 1 review a day tops.
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UMUR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Errors & Omissions Team / Retired Admin Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 18250	Post Options Post Reply Quote UMUR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 1:10pm
	No not necessarily. Max has encouraged from the start that people should copy/ paste their reviews from PA to MMA. It�s always wise to make small edits before posting IMO though. Especially if there are references to PA or other PA reviewer�s reviews in the review. That sounded pretty out there didn�t it?
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Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4201	Post Options Post Reply Quote Triceratopsoil Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 1:03pm
	Hey, semi-off-topic question here, but if we are copying our own review from progarchives do we have to mention where it is originally from?

The Angry Scotsman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 08 Aug 2010 Location: New Jersey, US Status: Offline Points: 1076	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Angry Scotsman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 12:32pm
	But you can edit a review? I saw go for it man, as Jonas said I really see no other way around and if someone is a little ticked, well to be frank screw it. People get way too hyped over reviews anyway, I say just do it and get it over with! Besides, I know my natural tendency is to cluster review. Just how I do it best, how I operate so I tend to fill the front page. It happens ya know?
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UMUR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Errors & Omissions Team / Retired Admin Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 18250	Post Options Post Reply Quote UMUR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 9:31am
	Good luck Karl. It took my a full year to copy/ paste all my reviews from PA
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bonnek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Antwerp Status: Offline Points: 167	Post Options Post Reply Quote bonnek Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 7:40am
	thanks a lot! I hadn't fully captured the whole idea and purpose of these drafts Will use that option as some of the reviews will really need some editing

UMUR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Errors & Omissions Team / Retired Admin Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 18250	Post Options Post Reply Quote UMUR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 3:59am
	The whole point of quick rating is that it allows people to rate releases and then later on review them. Those reviews should still appear on the frontpage. While it may annoy some people that you do batch copy/ pasting, I don�t see it happening in any other way unless you want to use the drafts option and publish your reviews little by little ( a couple each day maybe). Other people have done it before you. About editing a review that�s fully possible. Just save it as a draft and don�t publish it. Then you�ll have drafts saved that you can either work on or publish when you feel it�s time to publish them. I�ve copy/ pasted all my metal related reviews from PA to MMA using the drafts option. I�ve publised very few of them up until now, as I want to re-write most of them along the way, but it�s nice to have the drafts saved here on MMA anyway. The problem occurs if you�ve already rated an album and then wan�t to add a draft review. That�s unfortunately not possible yet. Then it�s only possible instantly to publish the review. It�s been reported though and it�s on Max and Phil�s to-do list as far as I know. ...oh and it�s also possible to edit published reviews. Just go to your main profile page and there is an edit option beside every review you�v written. Edited by UMUR - 28 Apr 2011 at 4:01am
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bonnek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Location: Antwerp Status: Offline Points: 167	Post Options Post Reply Quote bonnek Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 3:29am
	I'd like to copy all my metal reviews from PA (in batches of 10 or 20) but I don't want to dump them all over the MMA homepage, pushing back the real new reviews from that page. On PA you can rate an album first and then add the review the day after, that way it won't appear on the homepage. This doesn't seem to be available on MMA, you can't edit a review. Will this be available some time? Ot are there any other possibilities to accomplish what I want to do?