Kilt Reviews

[millar]

Okay.

I thought that the reviews that I posted were informative, honest, straight forward and impartial. They were intended to educate non-owners on the kilts that I have experience with. I don't recall anything in there that was negative for the sake of negativity.

If anyone had problems with the layout or the information... speak-up GDI.

Unless this is being done due to whining (and I would not be surprised) it flat-out blows. It was a concise and easy to obtain review of what we're all interested in.

I agree. The reviews especially Jimmy's were and are a practical guide to kilts and kilt buying. I signed onto this site to get information about kiltis and the reviews help. Information is power. Besides I don't remember Jimmy or anyone else offering a bad word about anybody's product. While this may be easier for you to monitor, removing the information has made this a poorer community.

[Kiltman]

I agree with many of the members of this forum: The reviews were good. I always liked to see them and never thought they were unfair. Yes, some vented about problems, but generally they were reviews that, I thought, had a place here.

[Mychael Sporrano]

When I first found Xmarksthescot, I found it a great place to hang. PhilH sent me here over one and one half years ago when I found the Utilikilts forum too negative, and it was refreshing to find a place to hang where there was structure due to good moderating, as well as an abundance of helpful kilt related information. I was just starting out with kilts, and it was educational/fun reading about the experiences of others as well as sharing my own exploits. There was a feeling of fraternity here that I appreciated.

Lately, however, I have noticed that my posting has been spawned almost entirely by negativity. It began with my review a few months ago of Bear's customer service, continued when I felt I needed to defend my words, carried over into a castigation of the mod's decision to pull individual reviews and then the entire reviews section, and has culminated in this post. This makes me look like a negative person, which I am not. This makes me feel like a negative person, which I am not.

Lately, I feel that objectivity amongst management is worth exactly the cost of admission to this site. But therein lies the rub- this is an entirely free service. No fees are collected, and with no consideration there exists no contract to provide fairness, satisfaction, or anything else. Based on how it fills one's needs, Xmarks is a resource to be taken at face value and either used or ignored, and with no hard feelings.

I suppose that this is simply a long-winded way to say that lately Xmarks and I have been annoying one another more often than not and that it is time for me to take my leave.

Mychael

[Blu (Ontario)]

There is another option...

Post your review at the new website...

http://kiltreview.com/


The whole MO there is reviews.

blu

[Mychael Sporrano]

One of the positive things about a virtual community such as that which exists at Xmarks is that over time one gets to know its members. Knowing one's neighbors gives something with which to judge the integrity or validity of their posts. Unless you already know the reviewer from another forum or take the time to get to know them in the new forum, you aren't going to get that in an alternate website devoted to reviews.

Plus, why shouldn't Xmarks be a one-stop kilt spot?

Where the former Xmarks review section is concerned, people spent valuable time documenting experiences so that those experiences could benefit the decision making of others. It all seems rather arbitrary seeing that resource going to waste.

Mychael

[The Wizard of BC]

As a Kiltmaker, I personally, welcome reviews of my product and service.

As a member of this forum I use the wealth of experience here to improve my work.

As a Sponsor of this forum I expect the moderators to keep an eye on our little world and keep it sane.

I love this forum. I don't post often, but speak my mind when I think it can help others and when I think I have somthing usefull to say.

I WILL welcome any and all reviews of Freedom Kilts that wish to be posted in my room. That's one of the reasons I put my money down each month.

[Iolaus]

One of the reasons I send people to this site is because they ask me about my Utilikilts and where to get them. Instead of just sending them to the UK site, I would send them here as well, knowing that there was detailed info about all the rest of the available kilts - complete with pro and con opinions. It was a great way to introduce them to the wider world of kilts and what to look for in a good one compared to a $30 costume model. I think the differing opinions were a good quick way to learn what experienced wearers thought were important points of quality.

If attitude problems were getting out of hand, then perhaps the "one poster" rule might be appropriate, but I think losing the section might be over-kill.

[Jerry]

I sent info about a certain kilt company (even hank had given it negative reviews) to a new member via PM and email. That way I was able to send him the info I have on my computer and not open it for further discussion.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks for the Kiltreview site Blu, somehow I'd missed it.

Ron