Rage's gift to you: Abusive reviews

[Rage]

Well, we all know about the new whistle-blowing system that has just been recently implemented, and that we can get points by flagging abusive reviews. So I thought that I'd be ever-so-kind and share a handful of my findings with you people. Im posting it in this forum because it could be like "Where are abusive reviews"?, thus the where is/how to forum, and the fact that not many people come here, it's mostly the NG elite.

The nice thing is, is that these reviews are in dusty corners of NG. Half of them that I flagged have never before been flagged by anyone else, so there is plenty of room for you all to toss in your flag too.

So, the following are links that lead you to a single page of reviews, followed by the number of abusive reviews that appear on that page. Because reviews are always being written, It's a possibility that some may have been knocked off by the time I delivered this message.

100% of the abusive reviews I mention are abusive because they advertise other sites, which fall into two categories (porn, and outwar/pornstar, etc.)

So here it is!

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=7464&page=1 (x5)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=7464&page=2 (x1)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=47327&page=1 (x3)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=27775 (x7!)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=24098&page=1 (x2)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=43375&page=1 (x2)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=17964&page=1 (x3)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=16851&page=1 (x2)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=42498&page=1 (x4)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=64046&page=1 (x3)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=50364&page=1 (x1)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?id=18261&page=1 (x1)
http://www.newgrounds.com/port...ate_mr&id=18261&page=3 (x2)

I may continue updating this, If I'm up to it. In the mean time, enjoy your shiny whistles!.

[biteme2514]

At 6/20/03 05:13 PM, RageVI wrote: I may continue updating this, If I'm up to it. In the mean time, enjoy your shiny whistles!.

I will, RageVI, I will. Thanks a lot. By the way, if I find any, I'll be sure to drop them in this thread too. I'll probably come here at least once a day... =P

[z-4-l]

that was a nice gesture and i thank you for it. i hope i get points cause thats a hella lot of reviews. i already visited most o fthem but now im goin to the rest. imma copy thoise links and go every day till there gone. yay!!

[biteme2514]

Well, I decided to drop in for the day and I noticed that a lot of those "Abusive" reviews are now gone. I still managed to rack up a few of this list today but I don't think I'm going to be ranking up anytime soon. I already have a Silver Whistle as it is. Once again, thanks a lot, RageVI.

[lightning]

At 6/21/03 12:44 PM, biteme2514 wrote: Well, I decided to drop in for the day and I noticed that a lot of those "Abusive" reviews are now gone. I still managed to rack up a few of this list today but I don't think I'm going to be ranking up anytime soon. I already have a Silver Whistle as it is. Once again, thanks a lot, RageVI.

mine is still normal =(

[Dante]

o happy day! thanks man. when does it update anyway.

[z-4-l]

hell yeah its silver. i would post it but i dont have it saved. and i dont want u to check my pro cause thats cheating at the pop. well thas all.

[Joe]

At 6/21/03 08:30 PM, Newgrundling wrote: Just look in everything that comes off of the front page. That's where all the outwar idiots go.

I usually check the top 50 for outwar idiots.. about a week ago I found a profile that had over 50 reviews, all outwar, and had a review in all of the top 50 (one reason why I wondered why I started the "Whistle Level" thing at bronze...)

[Joe]

Oh... and

12345iscool, layzkid2002, and Jakeishere just spammed the front page movies full of outwar links

[Joe]

At 6/21/03 10:11 PM, Newgrundling wrote: I hope they make review mods, and I hope I have a chance at being one. Although what would be even superior to that is a chronological list of reviews for mods/users to pick out abusive reviews no matter where they are hiding, and also anybody keeping a regular eye on it will notice an abusive review as soon as it comes in.

I'd love to be able to delete reviews of outwar spammers like that instead of just flagging them and letting them sit around until an admin takes care of it. (One reason is because people posting outwar links in reviews also brings up other people to post just saying "STOP WITH OUTWAR REVIEWS" which is just as spam-ful if they didn't even watch the movie.)

[Mr-Chuckles]

At 6/21/03 10:50 PM, TheJoe324 wrote:

(One reason is because people posting outwar links in reviews also brings up other people to post just saying "STOP WITH OUTWAR REVIEWS" which is just as spam-ful if they didn't even watch the movie.)

Why is the focus on Outwar is something I don't get. Although it is the probably the site that is spammed the most, all other attempts to get people to go to an outside website is just as bad.

[Joe]

At 6/21/03 10:56 PM, Mr_Chuckles wrote: Why is the focus on Outwar is something I don't get. Although it is the probably the site that is spammed the most, all other attempts to get people to go to an outside website is just as bad.

Well.. I mark abusive on other sites too (like on half of the dress-up collection games, there were 2 or 3 people giving links to "free porn") But I just said outwar there because 99% of the time when someone reviews just to tell someone else to stop spamming (which I have seen quite a few times) it had to do with an outwar-link review before it. Even though their review was "DON'T CLICK ON THEIR OUTWAR LINK" it still contributed to the spam. I agree that the other links are just as bad, its just that they don't cause "reaction-spam" such as other people only reviewing to say "STOP POSTING OUTWAR LINKS"

[ReconRebel]

At 6/21/03 11:09 PM, Newgrundling wrote:

At 6/21/03 11:07 PM, TheJoe324 wrote: I agree that the other links are just as bad, its just that they don't cause "reaction-spam" such as other people only reviewing to say "STOP POSTING OUTWAR LINKS"

Yeah I hate those reviews. They're not abusive, so I don't mark them as such, but they are total review crap.

How do you know they're not outwar fans just pulling a fast one? Also, how does your whistle rank drop? Is it by marking non-abusive reviews abusive? Is it a time thing?

[Joe]

At 6/21/03 11:26 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Also, how does your whistle rank drop? Is it by marking non-abusive reviews abusive? Is it a time thing?

Ive wondered about that as well... because whistle rank is positively effected when a review is deleted and you marked it abusive. BUT how would your rank go down? Since you found it abusive, but not enough people have gotten to it yet, it wouldn't be deleted.

Its possible that its only negatively effected by blowing the whistle on a movie that ends up not breaking the rule you claimed it did. Since I can't really think of a way reviews would work.

[Joe]

Don't you just love it when people like sofakingdom make a profile so you can flag all their reviews even easier?

[Joe]

At 6/22/03 12:23 AM, TheJoe324 wrote: Don't you just love it when people like sofakingdom make a profile so you can flag all their reviews even easier?

I knew I should have waited because I knew I would find more...
lilazndragon2

[Rage]

Wow, this thread took flight, didn't think it would...Yeah I was thinking of making a full update with big pages of abusive reviews and their profiles (if any) to flag all reviews. But it looks like you people have the hang of it!

And dang I still have a silver whistle..heh..

I'll still add more if I find some nice sources.

[Rage]

Wow... enjoy this one, 20 outwar simultaneous outwar reviews! plus each one will lead you to 5 or more additional abusive reviews...ahh this is great.

[Joe]

At 6/21/03 11:09 PM, Newgrundling wrote: Yeah I hate those reviews. They're not abusive, so I don't mark them as such, but they are total review crap.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?user_id=426949 <--- This is what I was talking about...

cliched... June 22, 2003
Entry: Mariotrix Three Overall rating: 5
entertaining to a point, someone ban "sofakingdom" from newgrounds, all his reviews are solely for advertising outwar.com, bitch at his aim screen name "snpr321", let him know we're pissed
Graphics: 6 Sound: 6 Interactivity: 4 Style: 5 Violence: 5 Humor: 6

keep it up June 22, 2003
Entry: Domestic Dispute Overall rating: 8
yeah awesome movie someone ban "sofakingdom" from newgrounds, all his reviews are solely for advertising outwar.com, bitch at his aim screen name "snpr321", let him know we're pissed
Graphics: 8 Sound: 7 Interactivity: 5 Style: 8 Violence: 5 Humor: 8

cool June 22, 2003
Entry: A Monkey Island Feast! Overall rating: 7
cool mockery ,someone ban "sofakingdom" from newgrounds, all his reviews are solely for advertising outwar.com, bitch at his aim screen name "snpr321", let him know we're pissed
Graphics: 7 Sound: 7 Interactivity: 6 Style: 8 Violence: 4 Humor: 7

[z-4-l]

you guys seem to be posting abusive reviews. im very thankfull. but they are all ones that are outwar. they only have websites. is that the only thing u guys count as abusive. cant it be just someone saying. "u suk hate you so much. i mean u really suk..." just wondering. and i dont really think imma join a club. im doin fine here. and now i have checked all those some im off to find some to pay u guys back. i hope i find some.

[Daeley]

hehe... I hope the whistle upgrades soon now ;)

[lightning]

At 6/22/03 06:19 AM, Daeley wrote: hehe... I hope the whistle upgrades soon now ;)

does any one know how many time's a day it get's updated??

[lightning]

At 6/22/03 09:24 AM, Newgrundling wrote: It's not set. It updates whenever an administrator goes through flagged flash entries or reviews and either deletes them or reinstates them.

so it can take a half a day some time's =(

Also, Here's a spammer who was nice enough to make a profile.

thanks =)

[Mr-Chuckles]

At 6/22/03 12:23 AM, TheJoe324 wrote: Don't you just love it when people like sofakingdom make a profile so you can flag all their reviews even easier?

Yes.....and it gives us more confidence that we will catch all of them. If a user spams in a review you come across, they probably have spammed more.

Spammers are never intelligent...that's why they spam.

[FourStar]

3 of this guys reviews are links to some site http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?user_id=156698

[Mr-Chuckles]

At 6/22/03 11:19 AM, iAmVincent2 wrote: 3 of this guys reviews are links to some site http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/readreview.php3?user_id=156698

the name of the spammed website, fredghosn, somehow sounds like a German porn site......

[z-4-l]

well i found one. only 1 though. ts by mrbonky3. he is spamming alot ive seen a couple. well 3. he doesnt have a profile though. so we wont be able to find all of his till he gets one. and i hope this one aint already posted. just click here. well thas all. im out to find more abuse.

[lightning]

i flagged at least 40 reviews today i hope that will give me a new whistle (don't think so =( )

[ramagi]

I like it when they have profiles it makes it very easy to report them.

[ramagi]

At 6/22/03 01:34 PM, Newgrundling wrote: There are a few here - well, more than a few, really.

I didn't see any...oh well.