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Reviews with Honesty


Goals

We are dedicated to improving the experience of reviewing on WDC. We hope to help create an environment of honest reviews that will help writers of all skill levels to improve their writing.


Guidelines

Ratings

We focus on honest reviews, and because of this we have our own set of ratings that we follow. We want to help writers continue to improve their craft, so we are more strict with ratings given. Below are our ratings and what each means in context of the reviews we give.

*StarR* 1 - A 1-star rating means that the piece is extremely sub-par. There are quite a few elements that can be improved upon.
*Staro* 2 - A 2-star rating means that the piece is below average.
*Star* 3 - This is the default rating for any item we review. Receiving a 3-star review denotes that the item was average. There are elements within this piece that can be improved.
*StarG* 4 - A 4-star rating means that the piece was above average. There are elements that have brought this piece above the normal.
*StarB* 5 - A 5-star rating means that this piece is perfect to the reviewer and no faults were found.

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Review Quality

This group is all about reviews and giving honest, quality reviews to those within the WDC community. Because of this, we do not require a character count aside from being 250 character so that it will show on the Public Reviews board.

If you have a disclaimer or signature within your review, it should not count toward the character count. We want to have reviews that are substantive and not full of fluff.

What we consider fluff reviews:
1. Generic statements that could apply to any piece of writing.
2. Stories inspired by the item.
3. Stating the same thing in different ways to reach character counts.
4. Does not include constructive comments.
5. Summary of the item being reviewed.
6. Copying large chunks of the piece into the review.



Rewarding Reviews

We highly encourage our members to reward reviews that are done by both group members and the general WDC community. While rewarding reviews can be subjective, we want to keep the focus on honest, quality reviews. When you are rewarding reviews, keep track of what reviews you reward. If you reward reviews, we will reimburse you for the reviews you reward with GPs. Fill out "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. with the reviews you rewarded and how many GPs you gave.



Requirements

Members of the group are required to complete 4 reviews per month. This easily goes to 1 per week but we want to keep flexibility for our members. All reviews should be made public and be affiliated to this group and be linked in "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window.. Reviews must be at least 250 characters but we highly encourage more. Your reviews should be honest and helpful, regardless of character count.


Incentives

Each review affiliated with the group and posted in the forum will be rewarded based on the quality of the review. We will occasionally have monthly events where you will be able to earn a Custom Merit Badge (to be designed and commissioned). Being active in the group will result in GP rewards, whether that is for reviewing, rewarding reviews, or helping with our newsletter.


Joining

If you want to join the group, please fill out "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window.. If you are a good fit for the group, you will be added and receive more information in the welcome letter!


Group Forums

"Reviews with Honesty: Request a ReviewOpen in new Window. - This forum is for the WDC community. You may post items that you are looking for a review from a group member.
"Invalid ItemOpen in new Window. - This is a member-only forum for discussing reviews and various group specifics.


Newsletters are currently sent to group members only. If you wish to receive the newsletters, please fill out the form above to join the group. An archive of each newsletter is being kept in "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window..



  Group Members:  7 Members

  Group Gift Point Balance:  443,580 GPs

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