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It's their 15 minutes in the spot light. Some will do almost anything to get that IMO.
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Yes, many YouTubes are laughable (meaning sad). “Today I’m going to show you how to fix .... Never done this before, hope it works.”
When Fine Woodworking does a review in the magazine, it is always well-researched and thorough.
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Some people have a strong drive to show off their lack of sence and knowledge.
They seem to congregate on youtube.
What a waste of oxygen.....
On the other hand the world is full of people with advanced skills whick they prefere not to teach as they lack formal training.
They make wonders in their workshop but nobody will ever notice.
What a waste of skill........
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Same goes for trucks and cars. I want to know how it has done in 5 years or so, not when you drove 50 miles in it.
Appliances are the same.
I guess some of those out of the box videos are ok for the part timer that piddles, but I need the durance tests. I really don't need to watch you un-box the thing! Very annoying.
Also, I like seeing what others have built and designed- I just don't need to see you drill every single hole. And please stop with the 5 minute irritating introductions I have no interest in- you're not a professional TV series.
Rant over.
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"Reviews" are highly questionable; some are funded/pimped by the manufacturer or reseller, others are the result of simple incompetence, or the drive to generate click bait for their websites or blogs. I take all with a quite liberal grain of salt....
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(This post was last modified: 06-24-2019, 07:35 AM by TDKPE.)
You could extend that to Amazon reviews of products, among others. 5 star rating for something someone took out of the box and hasn't even tried yet. Or a 1-star review because shipping took an extra day, which has nothing to do with the product itself. Saw some of those odd ratings for a cable I needed to convert USB to a Centronics parallel printer port - 5-stars because it looked right. "I haven't tried it yet, but it looks right." type stuff. That's not helpful.
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I get requests for a review from Amazon usually within one or two days of the arrival of the product. No meaningful review can be made after that limited time.
I give little credence to the reviews unless they show that the reviewer has had the product for a while.
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There's a guy who reviews tools by taking them apart and commenting on the electronics, bearings, gears, etc. He seems to have a lot of knowledge, but he uses so many slangy terms he's really hard to follow. AvE on youtube, if I recall correctly.