[chx]

This is why I always look at the two star reviews :) One star reviews are too often indeed sockpuppetery, PEBKAC and such.

[soulofmischief]

If you want to actually be clever then the only option is to sample all of the information available.

Limiting oneself to a subset of information is not how one makes an informed decision.

[rurp]

Reading every possible review of a product I'm considering sounds far less clever than a simple heuristic to me.

[soulofmischief]

Pay attention to my words. I said to sample all of the data.

I didn't say anything about reading every possible review. But you do need a good, rounded sample.

[Retra]

All of the available information includes information about which information is safe to ignore.

[soulofmischief]

Which is why I said you're supposed to sample all of the available data.

[rienbdj]

Do you not think they would have caught on to this?

[chx]

Too much effort. So no, I don't think so.

[soulofmischief]

It's not too much effort to pay someone a third-world salary to do whatever you want.

[chx]

Yes but wanting that is way too much effort and writing a credible two star review is actually not easy.