Rotten Tomatoes Done Right
Jul. 17th, 2012 09:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithHere is a brilliant essay Matt Atchity, Editor in Chief of Rotten Tomatoes, about moderating reviews online. As a reviewer, I think the position is very aptly framed: Make arguments, not attacks. Stand by your opinions. Don't be a dick. And when you're in charge of an online venue, it's your responsibility to boot trolls out of it so they don't ruin it for everyone else. After all, there are plenty of dicks in the world, so you need to be prepared for them.
I'm thrilled to see someone sticking up for this. Despite the title "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" -- actually, this explains how we can. We make rules for the kind of interaction we want, and then we stick to those rules. People who want that kind of interaction will therefore be attracted and protected there. The trolls, well, there are venues devoted to them too. Let them go roughhouse with people who enjoy that sort of thing.
So here's a round of applause to the organizers at Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews: you're doing it right.
I'm thrilled to see someone sticking up for this. Despite the title "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" -- actually, this explains how we can. We make rules for the kind of interaction we want, and then we stick to those rules. People who want that kind of interaction will therefore be attracted and protected there. The trolls, well, there are venues devoted to them too. Let them go roughhouse with people who enjoy that sort of thing.
So here's a round of applause to the organizers at Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews: you're doing it right.
