A call to action for Gamespot staff regarding Wii reviews

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#52 redfordo
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[QUOTE="redfordo"]

Gamespot staff members have been replying to other threads on this board while this one has stayed on the first page for the last three days without a single response from them. Thus far, I have counted 16 different members in this thread supporting its complaints. So far, it is Gamespot's position that the fact that they have missed important Wii reviews is not even worthy of their response.I can only surmise that they intend to wait it out for this thread to either lose steam and fall out of priority or be locked. Whether it be this thread or another, I will continue to pursue this issue.

Caddy06_88

I haven't seen any GS staff member post in any other thread on this board while this thread has been here. In case you didn't know, Dracula68 is not a GS staff member.

Thank you for clarifying that. It raises questions in itself. Why are Gamespot staff not on hand to answer questions within a three day period of time?

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#53 redfordo
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http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26930221&page=5&tag=topics;lastpage

I would also like to point out that Istarted a thread on the Gamespot Wii board where MANY other people have voiced similar complaints.

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#54 caddy
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Thank you for clarifying that. It raises questions in itself. Why are Gamespot staff not on hand to answer questions within a three day period of time?

redfordo
Simply because, like I said earlier, you hardly ever get any staff responses on this board, full stop. It's unfortunate, sure, but that's the way it is.
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#55 redfordo
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[QUOTE="redfordo"]

Thank you for clarifying that. It raises questions in itself. Why are Gamespot staff not on hand to answer questions within a three day period of time?

Caddy06_88

Simply because, like I said earlier, you hardly ever get any staff responses on this board, full stop. It's unfortunate, sure, but that's the way it is.

This board is called site enhancements and feedback. Who is our feedback is going to? And how do we go about seeing these 'enhancements'?

Are Gamespot staff viewing our feedback? I couldn't see any other way for the feedback in this board to have any meaningful impact.

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[QUOTE="Caddy06_88"][QUOTE="redfordo"]

Thank you for clarifying that. It raises questions in itself. Why are Gamespot staff not on hand to answer questions within a three day period of time?

redfordo

Simply because, like I said earlier, you hardly ever get any staff responses on this board, full stop. It's unfortunate, sure, but that's the way it is.

This board is called site enhancements and feedback. Who is our feedback is going to? And how do we go about seeing these 'enhancements'?

Are Gamespot staff viewing our feedback? I couldn't see any other way for the feedback in this board to have any meaningful impact.

Yeah, I would think that if a thread has been here for three days, and there have been a lot of complaints about the same subject, then we'd get some feedback from GS.

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[QUOTE="redfordo"]

Thank you for clarifying that. It raises questions in itself. Why are Gamespot staff not on hand to answer questions within a three day period of time?

Caddy06_88
Simply because, like I said earlier, you hardly ever get any staff responses on this board, full stop. It's unfortunate, sure, but that's the way it is.

Then there in no point to this board, and it should simply be shut down. Really, if it is a 'feedback' board, you'd think there would be someone to actually recieve the feedback, wouldn't you? I'm tired of Gamespot's bias. They seem to think Nintendo is a joke. If they are so indifferent to it, then why cover the Nintendo consoles at all? Either cover them properly or don't do it at all. THis, this just stinks of blatant fanboyism and bias.
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#58 caddy
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This board is called site enhancements and feedback. Who is our feedback is going to? And how do we go about seeing these 'enhancements'?

Are Gamespot staff viewing our feedback? I couldn't see any other way for the feedback in this board to have any meaningful impact.redfordo

They read the board, but rarely reply in any threads.

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#63 redfordo
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[QUOTE="redfordo"]This board is called site enhancements and feedback. Who is our feedback is going to? And how do we go about seeing these 'enhancements'?

Are Gamespot staff viewing our feedback? I couldn't see any other way for the feedback in this board to have any meaningful impact.Caddy06_88

They read the board, but rarely reply in any threads.

Thenwhy has Gamespot not determined that this should be one of those threads that they 'rarely' reply to?

Their integrity being RIGHTFULLY questioned by a substantial group of readers seems like quite a pressing issue to me, why doesn't it to them?

Unless of course we are to believe that after four days no member of Gamespots staff has been on this board... lol I can only hope that is the case (as grossly unprofessional as that would be).

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#64 caddy
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I would guess that no GS staff members have read this board yet. They have other things to do other than read this board. I'm guessing that every so often somebody comes in and reads all the threads that have been created in the time since they last checked.
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#65 redfordo
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I'm guessing that every so often somebody comes in and reads all the threads that have been created in the time since they last checked. Caddy06_88
and I eagerly await that moment along with their reply. I think it's due time we get some things out on the table here.

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[QUOTE="Caddy06_88"] I'm guessing that every so often somebody comes in and reads all the threads that have been created in the time since they last checked. redfordo

and I eagerly await that moment along with their reply. I think it's due time we get some things out on the table here.

Well you can always contact Customer Support but please edit your posts if you are posting back to back from now on.
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[QUOTE="redfordo"]

[QUOTE="Caddy06_88"] I'm guessing that every so often somebody comes in and reads all the threads that have been created in the time since they last checked. Dracula68

and I eagerly await that moment along with their reply. I think it's due time we get some things out on the table here.


Well you can always contact Customer Support but please edit your posts if you are posting back to back from now on.



Finally. You're from the site administration, right? So can we have our our queries and questions answered now?

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Finally. You're from the site administration, right? So can we have our our queries and questions answered now?charizard1605
Like I said earlier in this thread, he is not GS staff. He is the editor of one of GameSpot's associate sites and helps out around the GS forums. He has nothing to do with writing reviews.
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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Finally. You're from the site administration, right? So can we have our our queries and questions answered now?Caddy06_88

Like I said earlier in this thread, he is not GS staff. He is the editor of one of GameSpot's associate sites and helps out around the GS forums. He has nothing to do with writing reviews.



Great, so that's even better. Still no reply from the GS staff.

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#70 Dracula68
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Great, so that's even better. Still no reply from the GS staff.

charizard1605

Which is why I stated to contact Customer Support....

Edit: Not good to suspension dodge.

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#73 redfordo
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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Great, so that's even better. Still no reply from the GS staff.

Dracula68

Which is why I stated to contact Customer Support....

Edit: Not good to suspension dodge.

I think that by now, after blatantly making their Wii reviews less of a priority, Gamespot owes it to their Wii readership to publicly comment on this on issue. Something you certainly didn't mind doing in your post to Charizard when commenting on suspension dodging. Attempting to diminish the credibility of members in this thread will do little to change the facts presented here. Sorry

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#74 caddy
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Gamespot owes it to their Wii readership to publicly comment on this on issue. Something you certainly didn't mind doing in your post to Charizard when commenting on suspension dodging. Attempting to diminish the credibility of members in this thread will do little to change the facts presented here. redfordo
And again, he isn't speaking for GameSpot.
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#75 redfordo
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[QUOTE="redfordo"]Gamespot owes it to their Wii readership to publicly comment on this on issue. Something you certainly didn't mind doing in your post to Charizard when commenting on suspension dodging. Attempting to diminish the credibility of members in this thread will do little to change the facts presented here. Caddy06_88
And again, he isn't speaking for GameSpot.

Where did I say he was? The point is that Gamespot is not speaking at all, and given the reasons I listed I feel that would be appropriate.

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#76 caddy
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[QUOTE="Caddy06_88"][QUOTE="redfordo"]Gamespot owes it to their Wii readership to publicly comment on this on issue. Something you certainly didn't mind doing in your post to Charizard when commenting on suspension dodging. Attempting to diminish the credibility of members in this thread will do little to change the facts presented here. redfordo

And again, he isn't speaking for GameSpot.

Where did I say he was? The point is that Gamespot is not speaking at all, and given the reasons I listed I feel that would be appropriate.

Well, you talked about GameSpot not speaking about something, and then directly compared it to Dracula posting something.

And again, like I stated earlier, it's highly possible that GS staff have not even read this thread yet.
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#79 redfordo
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[QUOTE="redfordo"]

[QUOTE="Caddy06_88"] And again, he isn't speaking for GameSpot. Caddy06_88

Where did I say he was? The point is that Gamespot is not speaking at all, and given the reasons I listed I feel that would be appropriate.

Well, you talked about GameSpot not speaking about something, and then directly compared it to Dracula posting something.

And again, like I stated earlier, it's highly possible that GS staff have not even read this thread yet.

I'm well aware that Dracula is not a Gamespot employee due to you stating it numerous times in this thread. The comment I made did not in any way directly infer that he was a Gamespot staff member - though, with an admin tag next to his name his behavior does represent these forums to some extent, and I hardly see why it was necessary for him to publicly comment on Charizard's ban dodging or how it was in any way relevant to this threads subject matter.

As far as the possibility of Gamespot reviewing this thread and their reply, I wait with bated breath. It's read like a big neon sign on top of this board for the past four days so they shouldn't have any trouble finding it.

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One thing I want to know.

Where is The Conduit review?

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1.) WHEN WILL THE REVIEW OF THIS GAME BE UP? Please refrain from asking us when the review of your favorite game is going to be posted. The answer is always: "as close to the retail shipping date as possible." While we try our best to get reviews up on the same day a game is released, there are some times that we can't always do so. In all cases, please bear in mind that we do value speed for our reviews, but we also value accuracy. Yes, it's important for us to get a review up quickly, but it's also important to have an accurate review that covers all the bases (rather than risk posting a review that is incomplete or inaccurate because not enough time was spent on it). If a game has been released and you still don't see a review on GameSpot, chances are, we're probably already reviewing it and will post the review soon.
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Let's not turn this into a thread where you want to know when such and such a review will be posted. Those posts will be deleted and moderated. Thanks!


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The more time it takes for GS to respond, the more respect I lose for them. If this forum is for enhancements and feedback, don't you think they'd check this forum at least once a day? Once every two days at most? It's not like it would take them more than 2 minutes to click on this forum and see what's going on. What a pointless forum this is.

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The more time it takes for GS to respond, the more respect I lose for them. If this forum is for enhancements and feedback, don't you think they'd check this forum at least once a day? Once every two days at most? It's not like it would take them more than 2 minutes to click on this forum and see what's going on. What a pointless forum this is.

blankshore

Alright, I have said it a few times already and this will be the last. You want a response your best bet would be to contact Customer Support.


It's starting to remind me of this:

lol seriously though it's day 5. Considering it only took God 7 days to create the world, I'm starting to wonder what the hold up is.

redfordo

There was seriously no need for that pic so I edited it out.

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#89 redfordo
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[QUOTE="blankshore"]

The more time it takes for GS to respond, the more respect I lose for them. If this forum is for enhancements and feedback, don't you think they'd check this forum at least once a day? Once every two days at most? It's not like it would take them more than 2 minutes to click on this forum and see what's going on. What a pointless forum this is.

Dracula68

Alright, I have said it a few times already and this will be the last. You want a response your best bet would be to contact Customer Support.


It's starting to remind me of this:

lol seriously though it's day 5. Considering it only took God 7 days to create the world, I'm starting to wonder what the hold up is.

redfordo

There was seriously no need for that pic so I edited it out.

A picture of a toilet with a suggestion box sign on it? Can you quote me the part of the TOS that that violates?

Also, as I said, I think that by now, after blatantly making their Wii reviews less of a priority, Gamespot owes it to their Wii readership to publicly comment on this on issue.

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#91 kardine
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Topic starter you should go to Customer Service if you really are concerned, though I if you really think this is a major problem you should keep this thread as your customer service query is very easily ignored.

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[QUOTE="blankshore"]

The more time it takes for GS to respond, the more respect I lose for them. If this forum is for enhancements and feedback, don't you think they'd check this forum at least once a day? Once every two days at most? It's not like it would take them more than 2 minutes to click on this forum and see what's going on. What a pointless forum this is.

Dracula68

Alright, I have said it a few times already and this will be the last. You want a response your best bet would be to contact Customer Support.


Okay Mr. Red Letters, then why is this called the site enhancement and FEEDBACK forum? If we're not going to get any feedback, then what's the point?

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Topic starter you should go to Customer Service if you really are concerned, though I if you really think this is a major problem you should keep this thread as your customer service query is very easily ignored.

kardine

My Customer Service queries have gone without any action in the past.

In my opinion, we're just being given the 'run around' at this point. On top of already publicly moderating a member of this community, the admin of this board saw fit to excersize his position of authority by typing in big, bold, red, letters stating that if we have questions we should ask Customer Support and that this is the last time he was going to say it. I think it's quite obvious that this amounts to nothing more than strong arm tactics intended to shuffle our complaints out of the open (ie; this thread) and into the obscurity of a place where the public can't see them (ie; Customer Support).

We the Wii readership of this board are standing right out here in the open. If Gamespot has nothing to hide and can prove it, why can't they stand out here with us?

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#96 blankshore
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I just want to know what the point of this forum is. If Gamespot doesn't give feedback in the "Site Enhancements and Feedback" forum, then this place should be shut down. It's just a flat out lie. Customer Service doesn't do crap--I already tried. This is one of the biggest, most respectedgaming websites on the web. Sure, I could go somewhere else, but I don't think I should have to. A website that specializes in the coverage and reviews of "hardcore games" is failing to give the Wii proper, timely coverage,and theirreviews for said system are always late and minimalistic. I've been here at Gamespot for quite some time, and there are many members that have expressed their displeasure on this board that are paying for their subscription. I think we deserve a response. It's been 6 days now hasn't it?

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Okay Mr. Red Letters, then why is this called the site enhancement and FEEDBACK forum? If we're not going to get any feedback, then what's the point?blankshore
It never says anywhere that the feedback has to come straight from GS staff... Feedback can come from other users. Feedback: response to an inquiry or experiment. You receive feedback from other users, and staff looks it over and tries to decide whether or not the idea is going to work.

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#98 redfordo
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[QUOTE="blankshore"]Okay Mr. Red Letters, then why is this called the site enhancement and FEEDBACK forum? If we're not going to get any feedback, then what's the point?SoraX64

It never says anywhere that the feedback has to come straight from GS staff... Feedback can come from other users. Feedback: response to an inquiry or experiment. You receive feedback from other users, and staff looks it over and tries to decide whether or not the idea is going to work.

Where are you getting this information from (besides your dictionary defintion of feedback)? And how can other users be capable of offering site enhancements? There are many boards on the internet that have a site enhancements and feedback area, and none that I am aware of meet up to the description that you are giving.

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#99 blankshore
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This thread won't be going away, so they might as well just respond.

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Where are you getting this information from (besides your dictionary defintion of feedback)? And how can other users be capable of offering site enhancements? There are many boards on the internet that have a site enhancements and feedback area, and none that I am aware of meet up to the description that you are giving.redfordo
If you read the sticky that you are supposed to read before posting, you may have noticed this:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FORUM – THE RULES ============================ The purpose of this forum is to allow discussions of future enhancements and feedback you have for the GameSpot website. Please avoid argumentative conversations regarding product enhancements or features that you feel one way or the other about. Amiable debates about what features should come first or which would be best are fine as long as confrontational dialogue is avoided. The way our Features work, and a few items we can openly discuss that is currently in development are described below. Important: If we do not respond to every post in this thread, this should not be an assumption that we are not reading them. GameSpot Staff do read this forum.Sticky
Notice the "discussions of future enhancements and feedback you have for the GameSpot website" part. It doesn't say "discussions with staff about future enhancements and feedback you have for the GameSpot website". If you read through threads here you would notice that the majority of the feedback comes from users, not staff members. It's nothing to get worked up about, I'm sure it isn't on the top of their list to appease people who argue with them anyway.