that is as long as you can explain why it should be different. (unlike my boss who just says "do it differently" and walks away)
One thing I like in reviews, and try to do myself, is to give specifics of the tool. Size, weight, and material construction. I KNOW you can go look these things up, but that's extra work for readers (of which there might be many) as opposed to work for the writer (who only has to do it once). Whether a tool is selected or not could really depend on weight or some dimension important to pocket carry, so these numbers could be very important to a potential buyer. I agree about the photos as well, and here's a point where I'm probably weakest. But even a slightly out of focus shot is better than nothing.I think it's fair in a tool review to give a description of the duration that the tool was tested over. I can give a fair overview of the Vic Rambler, for instance, but would really consider myself an expert on the Crosscut and Micra, two tools I've carried a LOT. Honesty, in the sense of pointing out flaws, even in a tool you love, I think is important. Just because an issue or potential issue with a tool doesn't bother you, doesn't mean it should be glossed over. Gear teeth on SOGs might never bother me since I don't normally pocket carry, but knowing it's a problem, I should probably mention it in a review. This is sometimes a hard category, because we might not personally experience a given problem, even if we've read of others having the issue.All of the stuff I just said was written with no particular review I've ever read in mind. More from a perspective of what I think about when I'm writing reviews. And, yeah, I don't always follow these guidelines.
I thank you all for taking the time to write all the wonderful reviews, they are very informative and joyful to read.I like to see photo of the review subject place next to common everyday items to demonstrate its size, I feel it makes much easier to understand the bulk of the review subject than reading specification.
Quote from: Kampfer on August 05, 2014, 10:40:29 AMI thank you all for taking the time to write all the wonderful reviews, they are very informative and joyful to read.I like to see photo of the review subject place next to common everyday items to demonstrate its size, I feel it makes much easier to understand the bulk of the review subject than reading specification.This, certainly if the specifications are not in metric measurements
Not to derail the topic, but I think the reason the U.S. didn't want to convert to metric was the cost of retooling production industries. As the U.S. becomes less of a world producer of exported things, maybe it'll become economically reasonable to switch.That's at least one explanation I heard. Take it for what it's worth.The metric system is awesome, and i wish I could think/estimate in metric. Unfortunately, I have my guestimator calibrated to Imperial. So, I can give a close guess on what a cup of popcorn kernels looks like. NO idea on its metric volume or mass. I can tell if an MT is at or around 2 ounces. I have no idea what that means in grams. Sad, really.