A negative review accumulates likes even after a prolonged interval. That's surprising!

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Caption:- A negative review seeks attention even after sixteen months of posting!

Typically, I overlook the achievement emails & rarely mention my accomplishments here.

However, this email surprised me very much.

I wrote a one-star review in September 2019.
However, that write-up is not only public but on top, getting likes even now.

That upholds the observation that negative reviews extend to stay put when those reflect a genuine perspective.

Nevertheless, likes to reviews would diminish effectiveness if someone indulges into gamification.

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That is something new for me, @C_T

Fascinated to note this.

“diminish effectiveness if someone indulges into gamification…”

That is to be noted… Agree

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Hello @TravellerG

Thanks for the acknowledgement.

Like received from a stranger is a thousand times better than the one received through acquaintances.

Nevertheless, I come across many profiles where there is an enormous number of likes to mundane one or two line reviews. That gamification disturbs me a lot.

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I’m just trying to understand your post @C_T but what do you mean by “However, that write-up is not only public but on top, getting likes even now.” on top where?

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Regret you had some misunderstanding because of the use of an unconventional phrase @AdamGT

I frequently come across posts mentioning about a negative review either becoming private or vanishing altogether.

Further, after three to four months, reviews lose relevance and then get buried deep down.

Rarely someone takes efforts to sort those on multiple orders.

Even on my profile also the review is somewhere in the middle thus excluding the possibility of somebody going through that.

That’s why I was surprised to see the likes to that specific review even after sixteen months of posting and wanted to share the experience.

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So to clarify @C_T , your review hasn’t somehow moved to the top as implied by your initial wording? That is, it has remained in it’s date sequence order? For clarification of my understanding of your post, can you please confirm.

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Hi @C_T .

My understanding of this problem is that people really try and find not only the high-star reviews, but also the low-star ones (and maybe even more people do that). So I don’t think it depends heavily on the date it’s been up, rather than people finding it the “best” of the low-star or negative reviews because they agree with you.

You get a lot more likes on constructively negative reviews in general anyways.

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Hello @C_T

I am also getting likes on one the negative and positive review. But it is hard to tell that, is really the person who is liking the review knows about the POI or not? or just to like. I agree with you about gamification.

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My belief is, visitors do read the reviews with interest. @Rohan10

However, giving likes may be a two-step process. If someone gets a similar experience, then, the person would revisit the review and award a “like” based on that.

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