01-07-18, 04:44 PM | |
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I rarely buy DVDs either, but I add reviews for DVDs I get through trades, borrow from the library, etc. Even some very popular workouts have few or no reviews!
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01-08-18, 11:32 AM | |
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A few months ago, I was looking for reviews for Margaret Richards' Perfect 10. There weren't any in the VF reviews. But, when I did Google search, there were VF reviews. They just hadn't been put in the reviews section or the links had been broken.
There may be more examples of this.
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01-08-18, 01:30 PM | |
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Vintage VFer, I just tried to do a search to see what you mean, and I do see it.
http://www.videofitness.com/reviews/...bep10-v1v2.php That is actually from the Old review system before I updated it. (It was updated in 2009). Wendy was supposed to hide/remove all the old reviews on the server but I guess they are still out there. Those reviews are in the new system and they are found by going to the Margaret Richard page then finding the workout: http://www.videofitness.com/reviewsd...nst.php?id=119 It is true the "Title Search" on the home page of the review system is not great. It would be better if it worked more like google. If you can't find a workout by title, looking by the instructor is the better way to go. athompson10, Yes, new workouts need to be added to the system before they can be reviewed. And I have to approve the additions first. I do that once a week now on the weekends, so there is sometimes a delay. I no longer get automatic emails when new workouts are added, so I make sure I check every Saturday or Sunday now. I have asked Wendy for access to the code so I can fix this and approve them faster, but she has not responded to me. (I will try emailing again.) Everyone, I wrote the custom VF Review system in early 2009 so I could stop adding the reviews manually and also to help me learn how to become a proper web programmer. I did all that work for free while I was unemployed and it took me a few months. I now am a pretty good web developer and I could make this system much better, however, since most people don't even use the system anymore, I don't have much motivation to spend the time. I would like to make some small improvements, but I do need to get permission from Wendy and access before I can do anything.
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01-08-18, 06:49 PM | ||
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I'm glad you got something out of it, Lisa, but think that VF got the better end of the deal.
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01-08-18, 08:47 PM | |
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I'm glad Lisa weighed in--she does do a great job!!!
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01-09-18, 12:35 AM | ||
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I really like being able to click on a reviewer's name and being able to see/read all the reviews they've written. Some VFers were/are quite prolific reviewers. I keep meaning to contribute more to review section but it takes me so long to formulate and write down my thoughts and I'm not sure how many people still use the review section or if it's just me poking around there. I do wish "videofitness.com online inspiration - at home perspiration" in the banner at the top of the page (in the review section) was clickable and would link back to the homepage (like how it does on the rest of the site). I'm always trying to click on it to get "home", forgetting it's not clickable (not sure what the correct terminology is). Also, is it possible to make a correction to the release date listed for a workout? I noticed the other day that Franny Benedetto's Block Party Hi/Low likely has the wrong release date listed. |
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