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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.