tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post8885416086505842680..comments2023-06-26T05:29:21.219-04:00Comments on The Harriet Klausner Appreciation Society: Grady Harp's Instant Vote™ in action:Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-79162770291647545802007-08-11T17:11:00.000-04:002007-08-11T17:11:00.000-04:00Grady Harp posted a review today of a four year ol...Grady Harp posted a review today of a four year old movie named "All the Real Girls". He posted the review nine hours ago and it already has eleven helpful votes. <BR/><BR/>Yet "mirasreviews" wrote a review of this same movie on August 31 2003 that is spotlighted but it only has eight helpful votes. Grady receives eleven votes in nine hours and mirasreviews gets eight votes in four years. And herBarbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-21462380294840387572007-08-11T13:22:00.000-04:002007-08-11T13:22:00.000-04:00It certainly pays off to have a reliable bunch of ...It certainly pays off to have a reliable bunch of "loyalty voters". The review that Grady Harp wrote of "South of Main Street" on December 17 2005 only received 12 out of 16 helpful votes. Now for a lot of reveiwers that would be a hefty amount of positive votes but for Grady it was an insult. <BR/><BR/>But never fear, loyalty voter C.MCCALLISTER valiantly rescued this review from obscurity by Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-4458569408288828922007-08-10T15:05:00.000-04:002007-08-10T15:05:00.000-04:00Fleisig is a troll all right -- I remember him fro...Fleisig is a troll all right -- I remember him from one of my first forays into this Amz 'discussion board'. Quality Comments (TM) all the way, though sometimes he takes on this decorous, fuddy-duddy sort of persona.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-37661908268399615422007-08-06T21:57:00.000-04:002007-08-06T21:57:00.000-04:00Len Fleisig, friend of -mirabile dictu - MM (Marie...Len Fleisig, friend of -mirabile dictu - MM (Marie), though himself a bright, if unfortunately sophistical, reasoner in the bend over backwards school of Gregory Callahan, has an interesting post in the comments section at the foot of Harp's tactical blunder, the ill-considered, late review of the fairly popular "Zodiac." Fleisig appears all upset over the new format of review pages and comments Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-13130841934679527412007-08-03T17:15:00.000-04:002007-08-03T17:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, I've noticed that too. Voting less intensive...Yeah, I've noticed that too. Voting less intensive than previously... Tactical manoeuvreing?Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-10573403349104698692007-08-03T15:59:00.000-04:002007-08-03T15:59:00.000-04:00Harp Slowdown:(8-3-07)Harp's two most recent revie...Harp Slowdown:(8-3-07)<BR/>Harp's two most recent reviews show once again that odd increase in negative votes and marked slowdown in positive ones. Could this be some sort of tactical delay? If it's true that repetitive positive votes don't count in the race to the top, wouldn't it be in Harp's interest to spend his time first increasing his number of "Amazon friends" during such occasional Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-30099417452062024602007-08-01T07:53:00.000-04:002007-08-01T07:53:00.000-04:00Mr. Callahan first appeared on Grady Harp's review...Mr. Callahan first appeared on Grady Harp's reviews a couple of months ago. He bent over backwards so far to be fair to GH that a loud cracking sound was heard. No matter how many people explained the suspiciously high number of votes in a suspiciously short period of time Mr. Callahan simply could not find any real cause for doubt...although he wasn't entirely sure that there couldn't be just a Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-90694661920960418562007-07-31T18:32:00.000-04:002007-07-31T18:32:00.000-04:00Barbara, I remember C McCallister and that camel n...Barbara, I remember C McCallister and that camel nonsense. Who is this Gregory Callahan?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-39106018552783213742007-07-31T16:13:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:13:00.000-04:00Cathy,Actually C.MCCALLISTER came from Grady's sit...Cathy,<BR/>Actually C.MCCALLISTER came from Grady's site to Harriet's to join in the fun. He has been a Grady booster from way back. He and Mike Leonard were some of Grady's most vocal defenders. Their specialty was ganging up on Office Lover. C.MCCALLISTER only enters the fray when the numbers are clearly on his side.Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-58027355046554184212007-07-31T14:33:00.000-04:002007-07-31T14:33:00.000-04:00GH should just start his own homepage and put all ...GH should just start his own homepage and put all the reviews he wants. <BR/>Between him and HK They need to go on a boat somewhere with no internet.<BR/>And I like Zodiac also! :0KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-67805470893586426762007-07-31T13:14:00.000-04:002007-07-31T13:14:00.000-04:00Re MM's rant on "lunacy"Q.E.D.Re MM's rant on "lunacy"<BR/>Q.E.D.Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-74430724712151120832007-07-31T10:13:00.000-04:002007-07-31T10:13:00.000-04:00Well Stanley, you stirred up a hornet yesterday, f...Well Stanley, you stirred up a hornet yesterday, from MM:<BR/><BR/>"Stanley,<BR/>I hope you have back-up and proof claiming I am unstable (Lunatic).. My name should never come up on HKAS for any reason. Only if you all wish to be mean and cruel...<BR/>An individual educated with a pedigree background never<BR/>resort to name calling in public only in private setting. This is call class when Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-70431277926212375092007-07-30T20:37:00.000-04:002007-07-30T20:37:00.000-04:00Stanley, good points. BTW, I keep forgetting to as...Stanley, good points. BTW, I keep forgetting to ask, do you speak as eloquently as you write? <BR/><BR/>Barbara, interesting C McAllister has now forayed into GH territory. He has to stir the pot somewhere and must be bored at the HK review comments. It's much too civil there these days.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-63734632127392127642007-07-30T19:39:00.000-04:002007-07-30T19:39:00.000-04:00While checking the most recent comments on Grady H...While checking the most recent comments on Grady Harp's reviews I came upon a comment made just two days ago on an older review. GH reviewed "South of Main Street" on December 17 2005. At that time it received twelve of sixteen helpful votes. But C.MCCALLISTER has just commented on this review. Do you suppose this will be enough to rally the rest of GH's troops to vote this review up into the Barbara Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935335104800848336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-78558227122050106592007-07-30T19:24:00.000-04:002007-07-30T19:24:00.000-04:00Cathy:I suspect Gregory Callahan probably removed ...Cathy:<BR/>I suspect Gregory Callahan probably removed his own comments. Though an intelligent man, he is at the same time the sad prince of argumentative insipidity; consequently, nothing he utters, even with the worst will in the world, could ever be misconstrued as "offensive." Trying to please all sides, he refuses to pass judgments, especially when appropriate conclusions are pretty obvious.Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-45326062312839257212007-07-30T09:56:00.000-04:002007-07-30T09:56:00.000-04:00It appears that Gregory Callahan (I think that's h...It appears that Gregory Callahan (I think that's his name) has either 1) deleted all of his own comments or 2) is the victim of another of those unknown mass comment deletions. Hmmm.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/discussionboard/discussion.html/ref=cm_rdp_st_rd/102-4421097-9253744?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00005JPR9&store=yourstore&cdThread=Tx21789LTKP17HX&reviewID=R2ZZ0GEV8GW48S&displayType=ReviewDetailCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256349705432978540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-84425140218373189572007-07-29T19:58:00.000-04:002007-07-29T19:58:00.000-04:001. Positive votes apparently do matter.2. Comments...1. <B>Positive</B> votes apparently do matter.<BR/><BR/>2. Comments cannot be edited here, unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>3. I hope you're right about excess votes being disqualified! :-)Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-1037176623372838562007-07-29T15:56:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:56:00.000-04:00Addendum:I don't know how to edit my comments here...Addendum:<BR/>I don't know how to edit my comments here, so I'll have to add another posting. Looking at the helpful vote totals for reviewer # 3 (56,366) and for Harp, reviewer # 7,(a whopping 69,500), it looks as if repetitive votes may actually be disqualified in Amazon's ranking assessments, or that negative votes do count for something after all.Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-12494532430400134322007-07-29T15:37:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:37:00.000-04:00Malleus:A cursory glance at the top ten reviewers ...Malleus:<BR/>A cursory glance at the top ten reviewers would seem to bear out your contention that the number of reviews written is all that matters. A longer look, though, reveals this apparent anomaly. Reviewer # 3 (Mitchell) has to his credit only 3148 reviews, a fewer number than Reviewers 4(4142),5 (4020),6 (3734),or 7(Harp,3405). Doesn't this suggest that votes may have some role in Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-35619898919098523872007-07-29T15:11:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:11:00.000-04:00Stanley, I'm quite certain that negatives don't ma...Stanley, I'm quite certain that negatives don't matter. Logically, the only thing that matters is the size of the output; the quantity of reviews a reviewer produces. <BR/><BR/>If visitors start negging Harp, well, this is like the negging of Klausner that goes on for a while: it shows something (not quite clear what exactly, since voting can be political both ways); if people and/or other Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-5430962660010032792007-07-29T03:35:00.000-04:002007-07-29T03:35:00.000-04:00Malleus:This might just be wishful thinking on my ...Malleus:<BR/>This might just be wishful thinking on my part, but we may be starting to see the species of hubris that could well lead to Harp's undoing. If negative votes detract from positive ones in Amazon's assessments, it's folly for Harp ever to risk being a late reviewer of a relatively popular item. In his decision to review "Zodiac," he seems to have made this very blunder. While Amazon Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.com