Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Feedback inflation

"A+++++++++++++++++++++++++"

Let's get one thing straight. The only time this many plusses should appear after an A is in a Christmas Story fantasy.

Feedback on eBay should answer two questions:
  • Were you generally satisfied with the transaction?

  • What -- product quality, communication, delivery, packaging -- if anything did you find to be most noteworthy about the transaction?
Anything else -- like ALLCAPS, +++++++, or !!!!!!!! -- is equivalent to Amanda Peet's nude scene in The Whole Nine Yards. Unprovocative, purely distracting filler that has no reason for being there and signals everything is about to go downhill. If you appreciated how quickly I paid, just say so. If you want to kill Yanni Go-Go, just shoot him. And if you want to make a sequel...don't.

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