Many IMVU developers and members alike are angered by the IMVU’s “Peer Review” system. Some say it takes days before their products can actually get into their catalogs. But then others say that Peer Review is a good idea because most parents that have younger kids (under 18 years old) who use IMVU would not want their kids using inappropriate objects, or even coming across them in the catalog.

Here are some statements from when I asked:

Mikami said:
“It’s stupid and pointless.
The adults are no fun and don’t realize they are killing imvu instead of helping it.
Kids come on the internet for fun and to get away from parents.
I honestly hate peer review.
It doesn’t help. I get my credits back.”

Amarantine0 said:
“PR, as a concept, is actually a very good idea. I fully agree with the reasons for why it was implemented.

This quote taken from a post made in the Suggestions thread, by another member, explains best why I agree with PR:

Quoted by: MariahMorningsong
“However, I am a very logical person, and I am not insulted by being asked to do PR. First, when each of us clicked that “I agree” to the ToS upon signing up, at that point we agreed to help police the catalog. (If people actually read what they were agreeing to they should know that.)

Second, PR came about after people complained because of so many improperly rated items getting into the catalog, then being disabled or re-rated. We wanted a way to keep them out. Unfortunately, there are still people who want to make everything GA, no matter how inappropriate [some of the items may be] for the teens. As I have put in multiple threads, what is needed is a test for people to take before they review, proving that they understand what they are supposed to be reviewing for, along with having an understanding of the VGP, ToS, and MCG.

Third, nobody forces anyone to review items; it is voluntary. If you don’t want to volunteer, you don’t have to. I have a teenager who has an account here. I would prefer that things which are inappropriate are not in the catalog for the teens to stumble across. I know other parents feel the same way. Therefore, it is worth it to us to do the review.”

Now, PR as it currently stands is flawed. I am sure that just about no one will disagree with that. It does need work, and there are changes to be made. Why should anyone be penalized for voting correctly? Why are the tiers of developers affected when their accuracy level is rated according to how they voted in PR? Again, they are penalized for voting the right way although their correct votes are considered to be wrong, due to items passing which clearly should not.”

DistortedBrwain said:
“PR is bad. It is supposed to stop stuff from being published in the catalog that doesn’t follow the MCG and/or contains copyrighted music or drugs, swearing, etc., but it doesn’t work.
On top of that, when I submit something it can take days before it gets through, and some good products from developers that do follow the MCG don’t ever get through because of people that vote the wrong way for whatever their reasons may be.”

lPorcelainDoll said:
“It wastes time.
My products have been in Peer Review for three days now.”

HiddenSecrets said:
“Real waste of time.”

Lithium said:
“I’m on the fence with PR. I do it when I am sitting here snacking just to give a hand to get stuff in the catalog for developers. I have caught a lot of stuff that was rated incorrectly. Although music products confuse me . . . I usually skip those.

But, as I go through PR, as I am at the moment, I am seeing stuff that was created back around July 20th, 2008. @_@

I mean c’mon! The idea of starting to develop again has crossed my mind recently, but after seeing what you have to go through . . . I’ll take my time elsewhere.”

HarukaMichiru said:
“Peer Review needs to be deleted for good. It’s something that can be abused very easily by malicious users, plus I’m not making any credits from my products that are stuck in PR. I could be making some real credits if my stickers weren’t going through the really slow PR process.”

LadyMelisande said:
“I love the idea of Peer Review, but the exicution leaves something to be desired. I think that having a system in place where a group of our peers can review each other’s work, to check for things that are broken or that break the rules, is a great thing, and, if people use it correctly, it can help a lot in keeping the catalog clean for users of all ages to enjoy.
I also love the fact that Peer Review is a way to get free advertising. I make sure to always add my special background codes and banner to all my items even if they are going to be hidden. That way if someone who is reviewing one of my items likes what they see, they can go to my catalog and bookmark the link and come back later after the product passes. Or, if they like a particular hair color, they can come back and ask me to do it again in another style. That’s a lot of fun, and it helps my customer base grow.”

So, as you can tell, a lot of people are not happy with Peer Review. I also had a poll for people who didn’t want to give an explanation:

18% voted they loved Peer Review, 63% voted they hated it, and 18% voted “it’s whatever.”

By: BabiiBunnie

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