Reviews & moderation

Who may post reviews, how we moderate and how we handle external summaries.

Questions and answers about reviews & moderation

Who may post a review?
Owners or people who have driven a model for a long time. A review describes a personal experience, not a resale pitch. You can submit one via the review form; we do not ask for income or financial data.
How do you moderate reviews?
We only tidy up spelling and readability. We never change the sentiment or the score of a review. The full rules are set out in the review policy.
Do you change the score or the gist of my review?
No. A submitted score and the gist stay unchanged. Moderation is limited to language and readability; when in doubt we do not publish rather than rewrite.
What are “summaries of external sources”?
Some model pages show a summarised view of what owners report elsewhere. Those blocks are labelled as external and attributed with source links; they are not reviews submitted to us directly by owners. Follow the source link for the original.
Why do some models not have reviews yet?
A model page appears once the specs are sound, even without reviews. Owner experiences come in afterwards via moderation. With little data we prefer to show “n.b.” (not available) rather than dress up a figure.
Are negative reviews removed?
No. A critical experience is as welcome as a positive one, as long as it is a genuine personal experience and not abuse or spam. The review policy is the same for positive and negative.