On 12/04/2013 8:10 AM, Kalmia wrote:

>> online to rate restaurants?..... friends and family.
>
> I do. If a place is outstanding, then the world should know. I find
> the reviews esp. helpful when traveling to a new area.
>
> I DID once complain to tripadvisor.com that a husband and wife both
> panned a place - almost verbatim - and they didn't catch it.
> Certainly skews the average.
>



My problem with them is that they lack credibility. It's not like a
proper restaurant where there are supposed to be some professional
standards. There are far too many instances of of them being written by
friends and relatives or, at the other end, disgruntled customers.