1) In a lot of the reviews I read, there was either a very elitist attitude, or an assumption of elitism from those who don't agree. For example, a review of a manhwa I really like essentially started off "some will nitpick at calling this manga, as it's manhwa. The only difference between manga and manhwa is where they're from and what the names look like. People need to get over this." (Only not put as politely.) It wasn't the sentiment, it was how it was expressed. I stopped reading the rview, even though I love the series, and if I'd stumbled across it looking for info about the series, I still would have walked away.
2) No differentiation between taste/preference and quality. "It is not exactly what I want, therefore, it is bad and/or boring."
3) Many of the reviews aren't reviews, but play-by-plays. It's one thing to do that for an LJ entry, another to post it at a review site and call it a review. In addition, many of the "recommendation" entries for various series are summaries of the story, plot point by plot point, with no warning. Most people, when they see "recommendation" go in expecting setup, characters and themes, not the etnire story condensed into a wall of text.
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1) In a lot of the reviews I read, there was either a very elitist attitude, or an assumption of elitism from those who don't agree. For example, a review of a manhwa I really like essentially started off "some will nitpick at calling this manga, as it's manhwa. The only difference between manga and manhwa is where they're from and what the names look like. People need to get over this." (Only not put as politely.) It wasn't the sentiment, it was how it was expressed. I stopped reading the rview, even though I love the series, and if I'd stumbled across it looking for info about the series, I still would have walked away.
2) No differentiation between taste/preference and quality. "It is not exactly what I want, therefore, it is bad and/or boring."
3) Many of the reviews aren't reviews, but play-by-plays. It's one thing to do that for an LJ entry, another to post it at a review site and call it a review. In addition, many of the "recommendation" entries for various series are summaries of the story, plot point by plot point, with no warning. Most people, when they see "recommendation" go in expecting setup, characters and themes, not the etnire story condensed into a wall of text.