I wouldn't worry about it - I just looked and it seems like a great review. Sometimes people just have different ideas about what a good review is.

I thought if I asked people why they voted a certain way or how I could make the review better might seem a little...whiney/needy/ insecure or something? I'm not really sure how to put it. I guess I just figured a vote was a vote and people wouldn't want me to bother them and ask why they voted a certain way. Maybe I should do it. I would be very interested to know. I have SO much to learn about reviewing. The more I think about it, asking someone why they voted a certain way and how to improve upon it is like asking a teacher about a grade on a paper and how you can do better on the next one.

I didn't know mentors will take you in after you graduate! I love the one on one help so doing that again would be great

Thank you so much!

That is terrible! I am so sorry that happened to you. I wish they had some way of blocking or filtering out accounts like that. By the way, thank you for reading and voting on my review, it means a lot

@CuteDee I guess because I'm still so new I get more nervous about it. Thank you for your advice

I get those too. I don't get especially perturbed by them, but it is rather curious.

No problem. I am happy to help out when I can, I was there once not so long ago.

Thanks, I'm not worried though. There are a lot of great people here and it doesn't bother me if I get hit by "stealth raters" every now and then. There are plenty of great people here who show up and give you good feedback on your reviews. I'm glad you posted here because I looked up your review - it was great!

This is happening to me lately. It annoys me a little because I don't have very many reviews published so every "useful" vote pushes my rating down. I don't mind "useful" votes, I just don't like it when people vote without reading the review.

I figure it's not really a big deal because as I write more reviews, the few "stealth votes" won't really have much impact any more.

Remember to take it all with a grain of salt. It was a good review. Not everyone finds the review information to be useful to them and the purpose they have for the product. For example: I read a review on one of the bullets, it was a good review and had some useful information. But it had no references to using it a an accessory to men's masturbators or cock rings so it was not very useful to me. You might read the review and find that it covered everything you were curious about with that product.

Just write an honest and factual review. As long as you do your best, there is nothing to worry about. You can always get another mentor, can't you?

"But it had no references to using it a an accessory to men's masturbators or cock rings so it was not very useful to me."

Out of curiosity, did you vote on the review, and if so, did you leave a note for the reviewer?

I've definitely come across reviews that were not useful to me, but I try to take into account their overall usefulness before clicking the vote button. I also always try to leave a comment on anything I rate below "useful" so that the reviewer understands why I voted that way. The only exception is if another commenter has already addressed the issue(s), or if the reasoning is painfully obvious.

Just an FYI, a "Useful" vote is considered the standard. It in no way pushes your rating down.

You are certainly free to message people for feedback and why the gave you a particular vote. However, don't necessarily expect to get responses. You might have better success if you message higher ranked reviewers as they are probably more likely to respond.

js said:"I read a review on one of the bullets, it was a good review and had some useful information. But it had no references to using it a an accessory to men's masturbators or cock rings so it was not very useful to me."

The thing is, if the reviewer doesn't use a bullet this way (I know I don't) then their information wouldn't be all that useful, they'd just be guessing. I remember when I started reviewing, I wondered if I should include specific info about using certain toys with a harness, (I don't use harnesses) and I was told I could mention that it was harness usable, but not to elaborate if it wasn't something I used the toy for.

Common uses for toys need to be mentioned, for instance, not mentioning penetration with a dildo made for this purpose is a problem for a reviewer (and I've seen it) but although uses outside the "norm" can and do add to a review, they are not always necessary, especially if they are specialized uses and not all users use the toy in this way.

Dude, in my experience, some, but not all, of these "stealth" raters are reviewer with "secret identities" who make up a separate profile to downvote people who may have not voted all their reviews "Extremely Useful." These people also often will vote on their OTHER personae reviews, always voting "Extremely Useful." ARGUGHGHGHH!

I've not only seen this, but helped catch a few! IMO, this is a most grievous and disingenuous action, but it seems to happen at times, and its one of my least favorite things about the site. IMO, anyone who is caught with two identities should be banned from reviewing on the site, but that's just my opinion.

"I've not only seen this, but helped catch a few! IMO, this is a most grievous and disingenuous action, but it seems to happen at times, and its one of my least favorite things about the site. IMO, anyone who is caught with two identities should be banned from reviewing on the site, but that's just my opinion."

So are you saying people have been caught doing this and were still allowed to continue reviewing? To err is human, to forgive divine and all that, but...

I'm not part of the administration, just a reviewer (who used to Moderate an other large site, so I see the tricks people use) so I'm not sure if all are allowed continued to review. I know of at least one or two who have, though.

Ive been getting those. It usually doesn't bother me, and I just roll my eyes, but there are certain stealthers that seem to follow my reviews. it made me wonder if I had somehow irritated someone on EF.