Originally posted by GeneV Can the reviews be made to edit in a format which gives us the form so that the information can be filled out for consistency?
Assuming you can handle editing the raw bbcode, then yes, they will be presented in a way in which the consistency can be preserved.
Originally posted by GeneV I like seeing the average rating and the average cost on the lens forum. I think this would be nice for the camera bodies as well. If we wanted to be more precise, we could break the ratings down to features, viewfinder, feel and finish, etc.
This isn't really possible at the moment as the camera reviews don't have dedicated database columns. The only way I foresee this being possible is via a sly cron-based system that scans the HTML, extracts the rating fields, and then calculates and average. I'll flag this for the future.
Quote: Are there reputation points associated with posting camera reviews? Why are the camera reviews moderated, while the lenses are not?
Reputation can be given for reviews, just like any regular post. Unlike in the lens review database, however, reputation is not automatic (as if it were, the system would be exploitable). To compensate for this, you're able to get more reputation points over time through camera reviews, depending on the reputation power of the user and the number of comments.
Reviews are moderated because people posted just about anything
but reviews in the camera section. Since I made a pretty 'add review' button (replacing the 'post reply' button), however, this has significantly decreased, and I'm sure this form will make it so as well. Nevertheless, we'll leave the moderation for QA purposes. With moderators around the globe, I don't ever foresee an approval time of more than 2 hours.
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