Minimum amount of reviews to make a list.

I looked at the top 250 list a bunch when I first started perusing the site, but havent as much as glanced at it in weeks. Who cares? I put less and less weight on that list

 

This is a glitch worthy of attention

 

I am guilty of using numbers but I wish I didn't have the option. Without the number option the top 250 might resemble something more legit!!

 

I very rarely look at that list and when I do I don't really look to see if the beers on that list have reviews or if they are simply quick ratings ticks. I find my own reviews become skewed sometimes and I find myself almost looking for those same observations in my own tastings. I don't always do reviews either, sometimes it's a little tough to get my own observations out of my head and into the written/typed word.

 

Most interesting man: I don't always do reviews...but when I do it's a little tough to get my own observations out of my head and into the written/typed word. Just kidding, I've never tried anything other than Dos Equis and that's why I prefer it.

 

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Most modern instant-gratification-addicted people are going to use the simplest and least time-consuming option available, even if the truest interpretation of their contribution is lost.
There's even some brain trust that keeps touting the use of hashtags so that he doesn't have to do his own searches.

 

I would go further and say a beer should have a review to be added to the site. Used to be this way, and the site was more useful because of it. Wanna add a beer? Review it. That way every beer is guaranteed to have at least one review.

Since I am already on this soapbox: I see all kinds of reasons why folks don't review beers. Here is the best reason to review. It helps folks enjoy their beer better.

 

Todd - I have seen you post before that the number of new beers added to the site has increased significantly since you made this policy change. I don't mind the shift, and have added several beers myself that I drank but didn't have an opportunity to write a full review of.

However, there has also been a large amount of duplicate beers entered (and being rated/reviewed by other people). I've reported the ones I've noticed, but (in some cases) it's been months with nothing being done about it. I saw your "Adding Beers" guidelines, but I suspect that if people are not detail-oriented, or too lazy/drunk/whatever to do a thorough search before adding a beer, the guidelines will do little to slow that down.

I get that there was an increase in people to go through and weed out the duplicates, approve picture submissions, etc. So perhaps it will get better. But the particular ones I've been watching have yet to be consolidated. Just my two cents...

 

How does one find regional 250?

 

How about this: If someone decides to rate a beer that is more than twice as high, or twice as low as the pdev, they must write a review that could hopefully explain their rating?

A bud light that is rated a 5? Please explain why you feel so.
A BCBS rated a 1? Please explain why you feel so.