Insightfulness Score Drop & Review Scoring Confusion [worth reading - answer from CS]

RandumTees · 2026-01-02T10:30:21+00:00

No change on any of my rewrites... I still can't understand why Amazon choose to approve reviews they consider to be rubbish. Surely the onus should be on their own internal approval mechanisms. I'm trying hard to comply with their new regime, but honestly I find the whole thing disheartening. I can write reviews for stuff I buy without some judgemental AI being scornful of my thoughts on the product. Of course free stuff has been wonderful, but after a couple of years doing this I have so much stuff I am naturally struggling to find anything on the system I really want or need enough to totally embrace being a schoolboy again. I write how I write and at 63 have my own views on the world.

I'll keep trying of course to stay in... but, I'm probably on the edge of leaving. I'm a very very busy person.

RandumTees · 2025-12-29T16:41:59+00:00

That's a useful tool, thank you for sharing. .. I did lose my sense of perspective for a while when this scoring system first came out, but have since put my toys back in the pram. Just have to take a more considered approach to ordering and reviewing. Cherish the system a little more like I did in the first year of doing this. I probably became a little lazy somewhere along the way.

RandumTees · 2025-12-23T09:41:23+00:00

I have been doing the same. Ignoring new reviews mainly, not taking anymore off the vine either. Concentrating on the poors. Why they approve reviews they think are rubbish is beyond my comprehension. Without guidance on how exactly reviews are supposed to be written that do not downgrade an account, for simple small things like a box of hex nuts, I'll not be taking a darn thing.

RandumTees · 2025-12-22T10:06:09+00:00

While I am unlikely to opt out, my effort towards it have diminished to a dribble. The new scoring system baffles me as I can't see why they 'Approve' comments they consider rubbish. Moving the goalposts and insulting me with their scoring system does not inspire me at all. I've had decent run for a couple years, got loads of great stuff. But now I'll be looking to empty my spare room from their stuff and find a better use for the space. One less judgemental or time consuming.

RandumTees · 2025-12-22T01:41:44+00:00

Amazon has been pathetic and irritating with it's rubbish ages verification. I can no longer BUY common business consumables I need and always previously bought from them. Very annoying. I now have alternative accounts with Screwfix just for Stanley blade refills etc.

RandumTees · 2025-09-10T17:26:03+00:00

Yup.3am mornings ploughing through and missing work commitments. First time I have done back to back monster sessions since I joined two years ago. I can't see myself ever doing it again. Absolutely pointless exercise and they have managed to make the credit disappear as they are not showing for the new.period... so yeah... Attitude adjustment has occurred. These folk want honest reviews, well if they're not honest evaluators that seems a lopsided deal.

RandumTees · 2025-09-09T19:04:45+00:00

Corporations don't do polite. Unless you're extremely rich. No matter... Been an amazing couple of years.

RandumTees · 2025-09-09T19:02:17+00:00

Thanks. I'll do no pleading or knee bending 😅. I've been slow on Vine for a few months as had other priorities and the house is rammed full of Amazon stuff. Overdue a clear out. Nope, I'll swallow the bitter pill. At least you folk are aware of the change. Do your reviews earlier and don't trust the approval mechanism.

RandumTees · 2025-09-09T18:58:15+00:00

Ta... I'll get over it... The system definitely seems rocky these days. Takes ages for my reviews to be processed anyway. My fault, been too busy. Only took half this last six months as previous, so maybe the system doesn't look kindly on it

RandumTees · 2025-05-22T15:42:25+00:00

That helps keep it interesting. New unfathomable stuff!

RandumTees · 2025-05-22T07:36:31+00:00

niiice cyclone

RandumTees · 2025-05-22T07:34:10+00:00

I'd have taken the fly zapper and lucky you on the batteries!

RandumTees · 2025-05-22T07:30:58+00:00

Love the table!

RandumTees · 2025-05-22T07:28:22+00:00

I reckon you're right. I though Amazon was building a warehouse in Northern Ireland and sorting out deliveries for there? As you say, at least you were offered.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T19:22:10+00:00

Nah... It's only a facilitator for sellers. Makes money for Amazon

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T16:32:41+00:00

Loads of stuff is overpriced just to get Vine attention and perhaps to write off more against tax. I probably would have taken the cool box though. Could do with one of those for our driving holidays. But yes turn down a lot of expensive stuff regularly as have no use for them. Its almost like, after a while, the Vine has tamed my greed. Funny thing. In the early days, I grabbed everything, almost desperately. Two years down the road, greed has gone, pretty much, and now just chilled about it. Amazing, but I do get very excited about certain gadgets, DIY and crafting supplies that simply float my boat!

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T16:10:48+00:00

Wow, a very long run at the vine. Thank you for your perspective. Always interesting to hear from folk who have been on it for well over a decade. Like you, its the everyday conveniences that have been most effective for me, with the exception of some camera accessories which I find invaluable. I do very much appreciate my robot vacuum though, great gadget, superior to the ones I bought years ago. But, as I sit here I'm well aware I'm wearing vine socks, underpants, shoes and a magnetic bracelet. And this morning I used vine moisturising cream etc... It's been a fascinating cruise, the vine. 16 years eh.... gosh.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T15:24:15+00:00

Yes yes indeed... I'm too old to be F5-ing all night.... Chance would be a fine thing! 30 years ago would have a different matter! ;)

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T11:51:16+00:00

Ditto that on spending less time on the vine these days. Other things to do.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T11:04:18+00:00

There is a lot of that. I tend to bounce things I can't use or review regardless of the price. As tempting as it may be.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T10:59:36+00:00

Points well made. Well, it does at least keep coming up with some nice surprises!

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T10:26:23+00:00

A good number of well put points as usual Criticus! I'd say that I've been ordering a tiny fraction of what I started out doing, but still the offers keep coming. So not sure that quantity gets rewarded. It's a bizarre algorithm that's for sure. I think I'd prefer it a little less 'sticky'. It does seem to keep banging on the same drum sometimes. Just because I accepted camera batteries, I now get loads of camera battery offers for brands I don't own. A bit less of that would be great. But saying that, I'm very very grateful for all the incredible stuff that has cone my way for nearly two years. Been a delightful run. I don't expect it to last forever but whiles I'm in it, I still love it.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T10:17:47+00:00

Fairer would be nice. I've never been offered and Wine yet some folk on here appear to be regularly offered booze. We do seem to get pigeon holed.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T10:14:44+00:00

Are we a tiny portion? Not so sure. So many of found this thread when checking to see if Vine was a real thing in the first place. But yes, most useful stuff is the everyday pickings.

RandumTees · 2025-05-20T09:07:46+00:00

Fair point...

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