pay to get review published?
8 years ago
I enjoy reading reviews and blogs on perfume sites, and also enjoy reviewing my favorite fragrances as well, that is, except for one site. This site tells you that if you 'upgrade' (pay)" your reviews will be published instantly" but if you don't 'upgrade' you will have to wait for an administrator to review your review. I wrote a review without upgrading to see what would happen. It's been over 3 months, and the review is still "on hold", and I seriously doubt it will ever be published. I don't have a problem donating to free sites I use and enjoy to help them keep going, but I have a problem with the aforementioned site. It's always been my understanding that reviews are helpful to other community members in deciding whether to buy a certain fragrance, or to simply learn more about one. I think not having a review published because you haven't shelled out money to the site sets a bad precedent, not to mention being unhelpful to the community. What do you think?