Comment · Wed, October 28, 2015 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
No more product reviews on Ceretropic?
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mindpatch · 6 points
I find I'm missing that feature more and more.
What they were answering
uranian_willy · 1 points
I know the limitations of relying on the anecdotal, but I find actual user experiences to be useful.
how do you verify that the experience reports are authentic? :y
while my emoticon indicates that i was teasing a bit (and just a bit - i promise), this is a serious issue that i have been thinking about for years and it is not one which is limited to nootropics vendors. for instance, on sites such as erowid or bluelight, how does one verify that reports on novel substances haven't been written by vendors? for that matter, how does one verify that the reports weren't just written by kids taking the piss?
i'd like to clarify that i'm not accusing ceretropic of creating false user reviews, but am instead encouraging critical thinking and caution. iirc, a particularly glowing trip report on erowid for 5-MeO-DiPT (which was, again iirc, responsible for introducing the slang/advertising name "foxy methoxy") was written by a vendor.
be careful out there, folks!
edit: removed an erroneous plural form of a most definitely singular portmanteau
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
You can't verify them; or at least it is pretty difficult to. I have been approached by multiple companies, who's sole job is to go out and make fake reviews. I did not realize how systemic the problem was until recently. I would not be surprised if we learned that a quarter or more of the reviews out there were fraudulent. I really wouldn't.
I would never be involved in something like that. I think it is morally reprehensible. Many others companies do not feel that way, though.