[wp-forums] Sock puppet reviews

[Otto]

No. Delete them. I'll handle the stars problem later.


-Otto


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:36 PM, andrew nevins <andrew.nevins.misc at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Instead of deleting the reviews entirely, would it be better to replace the
> review text with something that labels it to be ignored? Just until the
> system changes to also delete the star rating when you delete the review?
> You could maybe stop the reviewer from editing your replaced text by
> closing the thread, maybe, I haven't ever closed a review thread before.
>
> Just wondering because it seems sock puppet accounts get away with too
> much, having their 5 star review still up there. I know we're all aware of
> this issue.
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:15 AM, Ipstenu the Half-Elf
> <ipstenu at halfelf.org>wrote:
>
> > Perhaps ironically, Jen, that's how we verify sock puppetry as well :)
> > Companies are rife with having an intern make a dozen accounts.
> >
> > You can tell the good ones from the bad by posting frequency, account
> > generation timespan, and post content. For example, if Automattic had 10
> > employees all sign up on the same day and all post 5 star reviews about
> how
> > much Jetpack was the shiznee AND 1 stars for Boatpack (the DerpPress.org
> > alternative), I'd cry foul, and send a nasty email to folks who owned
> > Jetpack about playing fair and nice. And  turf the reviews.
> >
> > But see, Automattic won't do that. Nor would any reputable and
> experienced
> > company. FWIW, the companies who do this often have hired some 3rd party
> > source to boost their SEO. And yeah, that's what some SEO companies do.
> >
> > Hate.
> >
> > (PS: If you have a company be honest, don't review spam, and have all
> your
> > minions have companyname.com as the email. Loves and kisses, half-elf of
> > California.)
> >
> >> Jen Mylo <mailto:jenmylo at wordpress.org>
> >> 10 March, 2014 at 4:44:09PM
> >>
> >>
> >> For the record, everyone at Automattic is proxied (for the security and
> >> stuff) through the same IP all the time, so if they ever look like
> >> Automatticians, they probably would be the same.
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> >> andrew nevins <mailto:andrew.nevins.misc at gmail.com>
> >> 10 March, 2014 at 4:42:07PM
> >>
> >> And what happens if you find the plugin author has the same IP as the
> sock
> >> puppet accounts?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:41 PM, andrew nevins <
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> >> andrew nevins <mailto:andrew.nevins.misc at gmail.com>
> >> 10 March, 2014 at 4:41:11PM
> >>
> >> Okay, not all. I did notice some, but now I can't seem to access them or
> >> find them. Is someone deleting the reviews currently?
> >>
> >>
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> >> Jan Dembowski <mailto:jan at dembowski.net>
> >> 10 March, 2014 at 4:37:28PM
> >>
> >> Note that not all of the 5 star review are sock puppets so look first.
> ;)
> >>
> >>
> >> Jan Dembowski <mailto:jan at dembowski.net>
> >> 10 March, 2014 at 4:32:39PM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> That's usually the best way and the 5 stars are sharing the same IP
> >> address. I tend to just delete the review and block the sock puppet
> account.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jan Dembowski
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