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Re:Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews by tertius on Thursday December 17, 2020 @10:25PM (#25463456)
You're responding to someone that agrees with you. But also states that everyone else is review-farming and that if they don't do it they will be left behind.

I.e. your plan is doomed to fail.

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Re:Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews by interpol_p on Friday December 18, 2020 @04:38AM (#25465432)
I'm just stating that there's an alternative to asking for only 5-star reviews that will likely work better. Just asking for honest reviews (and offering a discount for them) is more ethical, and the honesty will be appreciated by customers.
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Re:Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews by tertius on Friday December 18, 2020 @06:35AM (#25466106)
And I agree with you that it's the right thing to do. But saying it will work better is probably not true.

Except maybe if you include a line like: "were not going to ask you for a 5 star review like others do, but reviews really make it break us and we're trying to be honest. Thanks for the support"

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