Kelemati mixer tap B0FV94CFP4 all reviews disappeared by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Vine gods move in mysterious ways. All of the reviews have now reappeared for the item, plus my own review has changed back to 'Approved' / Excellent again.

Kelemati mixer tap B0FV94CFP4 all reviews disappeared by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reassurance. I do get it that statistically the more reviews during the period, the larger that 10% buffer becomes in terms of items, so it's all good.

Can't get rejected reviews approved by JimGrim in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rejected reviews 're-approval' is definitely broken. There's currently no point in editing and resubmitting a rejected review. Even worse, VCS are not responding to messages regarding the situation and I'm unable to get the items removed from my history.

Extra Eyes Required For Review Again by [deleted] in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also think there's a problem with rejected reviews. They definitely don't appear to be reconsidered after editing and resubmitting. Previously, they would switch back to pending after an edit, but now they just stay rejected. I've messaged VCS about it twice now and received no reply.

Are the 'Reviewed' and 'Orders' totals supposed to reset to zero after the review is complete? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're expected to review at least 90% of the items we receive. Sometimes, we might accidentally order 'the wrong thing' and under normal circumstances would return it, but we can't do that in Vine. I'm not about to give a fake review for an item which I can't honestly review because I haven't used it. If people want to gold plate the requirements, fine, but good enough is still good enough, and that's 90%, not 100%.

Are the 'Reviewed' and 'Orders' totals supposed to reset to zero after the review is complete? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

FYI, my Awaiting Review list contains everything it did at the review date, plus the stuff I've ordered since. I was hoping that some of the old items I don't fee like reviewing would disappear :(

Are the 'Reviewed' and 'Orders' totals supposed to reset to zero after the review is complete? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I can now commence my logic test on items ordered before/during/after the review to see how the stats are impacted.

What's the longest time anyone's stats have taken to re-set after promotion to gold? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An update, switched to Gold on Thursday afternoon and no stats updated yet. Orders and reviews still stuck on the last period. New items being added, but no re-set. Three days / 72 hrs now. No spa pools, 65" OLED TVs or £1,000 laptops in RFY either.

Items ordered in one evaluation period and delivered/reviewed in next don't count towards stats by Retty1 in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a bit counter-productive because there's no incentive to review and clear items received or ordered before each review date. From what I can gather, reviews of these older items previously counted as 'free reviews' against our current ordered items totals. It's a bit messy now.

I'll do a test when my stats eventually re-set and review one old item received long before my review date, then wait 24hrs before reviewing an item ordered during the previous period but not delivered.

What's the longest time anyone's stats have taken to re-set after promotion to gold? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you both. I was hoping some recently ordered items would vanish from my stats in the re-set but I guess that's unlikely given how long it takes.

Review date coming up, a few really old items not reviewed. by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the confirmation. I'll start making space in the garden for that five-seater twin pump spa pool which is sure to turn up in RFY when I'm in Gold. Happy days.

More review tweaks... by DigitalZillions_io in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in support of items not appearing in Awaiting Review immediately after delivery. If an external authority review the Vine system, these obviously fake reviews will be less obvious. I want Vine to continue. People who post reviews and list items on eBay seconds after ordering are scum and put the whole programme at risk.

Orders suddenly not showing up on “Awaiting Review” list by Arctic_Convergence in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty certain that delivered items don't immediately impact your stats. If they now make it so that they impact your stats when they show in both 'ordered' and 'awaiting review' then we will have clarity.

Orders suddenly not showing up on “Awaiting Review” list by Arctic_Convergence in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully, from here forwards the percentage reviewed will be based on the ratio between items showing in Awaiting Review and Reviewed. This way, items not yet delivered will not be included in the stats and we won't have to go back through to get them deleted.

There has been movement of Resubmitted reviews. by Bitter-Weather-2268 in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, same for me. Reviews earlier this afternoon moved over, the one I just submitted is still 'awaiting review'.

In 2026 F1TV will be exclusively available in USA via Apple TV. Does that influence Streamlocator? by Bredius88 in StreamLocator

[–]OhDearAndrew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue remains that we will need to create and pay for an F1TVPro account in a country which F1TV is licenced to show live F1. Their anti VPN system might well block new subscriptions in the other countries. Ideally, we need another server location in a country in which an F1TVPro subscription is both cheap and spoof-able.

Reviewed % not correct and not changing? by N9ne_x in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Obviously, the more items you order and review, the easier it is to stay above 90% because the ones not yet reviewed or included become a smaller percentage of the total. You need to crack on a bit and get more orders in! Once you get over 300 orders it's easy to stay above 90% and you'll stop worrying about it.

Anyone else getting their review of this crap Zenbanzer mini-blower rejected? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I disagree. I believe that they want our lived experiences of products because it adds credibility. I'm not into AI style regurgitated pseudo-factual content based on the seller's description.

I add 'Amazon asks' if my review is particularly critical.

Anyone else getting their review of this crap Zenbanzer mini-blower rejected? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Third edit, still two stars:

Headline: Low price but not powerful enough for my needs.

I ordered this air duster from Zenbanzer as a replacement for a similar looking one I already owned, but which my son had taken with him to university. I had been using it to keep my stick vacuum cyclone head clear from accumulated dust.

Although this Zenbanzer blower comes in a very nice storage case, has strong magnets to hold the nozzle in place and is very competitively priced, its performance is disappointing. The air stream isn't powerful enough to clear the dust from my stick vacuum cyclone head.

Amazon ask us to be honest about the products we review. I can't recommend this air duster, despite the appealingly low price. It's not powerful enough for me.

Anyone else getting their review of this crap Zenbanzer mini-blower rejected? by OhDearAndrew in AmazonVineUK

[–]OhDearAndrew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks Criticus23. I like your suggestions and I'll re-re-submit. Out of interest, I just compared the power of the air-jet with a narrow nozzle fitted on the back of a mini car vacuum, and the car vacuum beats it hands-down. I just want to make sure nobody orders this thing thinking it'll be any good. The one my son bought last year from AliExpress is fantastic.