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Subject: Re: more internals...

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 18:09:44 11/14/00

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On November 14, 2000 at 20:44:38, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>but isn't such a feature list very boring ? you can publish or print the
>handbook for those things, make the handbook public in internet, but this
>is not what i do expect from a review.

That depends on what you decide is important for you (the consumer) to know
about, ie. database support, analysis features, book editing, configurablility
and if you're artistically inclined also something about the layout. I wouldn't
spend too much time on that myself. Boards in 3D doesn't impress me in general.

>how do you know if somebody is independant ?
>how do you decide this ?
>which evidence makes you decide: he is independant ?
>this interests me.

That can be quite easy. If you make a review about the analysis function of
Rebel Tiger II (I assume it has one) the impression would be subjective when it
comes to usability and evaluation. An independent reviewer would explain what he
likes and dislikes about that function and why. If the why's are bogus or if the
flaws of the program are skipped then there's reason to believe that the
reviewer has an agenda.

A review should contain both parts IMHO. An objective and relatively thorough
examination of features (plus and minus) and a subjective impression on how they
operate according to the reviewer. Most of the reviews at the Rebel site only
contain the latter part.

But this time it's only my opinion, so everyone can do what they please. I'm
only explaining how I would do it.

Now it's close to bedtime I think or maybe breakfast.

Mogens.



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