Beer ratings deleted?

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  1. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    I don't know if I'm just going crazy or if other users are experiencing similar problems, but I believe some of my beer ratings disappeared at some point.

    I was just going through the Top 250, which now includes an x next to the beers in the Top 250 I've rated or reviewed, and I noticed that I did not have an x by several beers I've obviously had - including FBS and Duvel. I find it hard to believe that I had these beers without ever rating them, but I guess it's possible.

    Has anyone else had a similar experience?
     
    #1 tkdchampxi, Mar 7, 2014
  2. papat444

    papat444 Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,961) Dec 28, 2006 Canada (QC)
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    The only thing i can think of is that someone flagged them because they didn't meet the reviewing requirements.

    I know a few years ago there was a loss of data on some reviews but haven't heard anything of the sort happen recently.
     
    #2 papat444, Mar 7, 2014
  3. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    I remember after the site change over I was almost positive I lost a lot of reviews. The mods told me I did not, but I still find non reviewed beers occasionally I know I reviewed a few years ago.
     
    #3 Eriktheipaman, Mar 7, 2014
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  4. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    We don't blindly delete reviews, nor do reviews just go missing, however, there are certain cases in which reviews are removed. Examples:
    • Merging beers (any duplicate reviews are discarded, most recent are kept)
    • Violation of our terms of service
    • Blatant attempt to alter the ratings / misuse of the system
    Many years ago we did have a period of time in which we experienced some data issues, but those days are long gone.
    Yes. It is a possibility.
     
    #4 Todd, Mar 7, 2014
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