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Did this.
Apparently, the algorithm didn't think my posts were "helpful" enough.  They look pretty darn good to me.  A bit short, but right to the point.

Being locked out of posting a review request is extremely annoying; especially since I feel I have already fulfilled all the requirements to post one.

Apparently, it functionally destroyed the 3-post rule, and made it into some kind of requirement.  Worse, there is no way of knowing what this "algorithm" considers a "meaningful post", and the concept of such a post will change from person to person.

As of now, the site is still telling me to buzz off every time I try to submit my website for review.
What if I simply don't WANT to review a bunch of business websites? 

Northie wrote:

Terminator wrote:

What if I simply don't WANT to review a bunch of business websites? 

Then it means that you're not willing to contribute to these forums.

Bull.
I have no problem reviewing personal or informational websites, but I want nothing to do with websites that are trying to sell me something.  The problem is that I have already looked at dozens of websites posted for review, and nearly all of them fit this category.  We have got a whole host of home improvement sites, weight loss programs, gift shops, the works.  A regular capitalist bazaar!  I know that this is the norm, but there is no need to pick on us socialists because we reject the abstract concept of money in favor of balancing available resources.

Simply put, not all websites are out there to pocket your money, and I abhor the ones that are.  Therefore, I will not review them, simply because I would probably have nothing constructive to say anyway...

We get a lot of people asking for a review, just to get a link back to their site. Sometimes people ask for a review and then never acknowledge the advice given. Some even get upset at the advice given.

What a bunch of losers.
Why would people ask for a review just to get a link back to their site?  If anything, I would thing they would be interested in at least seeing what people had to say about their site.

Looks like we're still beating this old horse - - Northie is right about the old 10-post rule site-wide ... what happened to that?

Terminator -- maybe this isn't the place for you; a good 95% of the website "reviews" aren't trying to SELL YOU SOMETHING ... but, using "Bravenet", you and they are trying to SELL US SOMETHING with the crap at the top of your site ... maybe you need to turn loose of a few bucks and get your own domain.

Terminator wrote:

If I had a paypal account or a credit card, I would have already done that, for exactly that reason. 
However, currently my priorities lay elsewhere, and I am willing to put up with a free host for now.

Fine -- then, stop complaining about how Nic set the rules up or move to other Forums ... they too have similar rules; get over it.

Sounds like a shivvy rule... personally i would keep both the old and new algos gong... 10 general and 3 reviews, at least that would show a bit more dedication from the random in and outers.

T, you do of course realise that those "capitalist" sites trying to steal your hard earned money are pretty much what pushes the web into being bigger and better at a consistent rate - despite a military beginning the web is what it is because of those dirty dirty "capitalist" buggers. At the risk of almost calling you a hippie, you must also realise that nothing (as big as the net) comes from an egg of love and devotion - its money driven.. like your free hosting (guess what they get in return - and heres another twist... your website is probably just helping pimp their capitalist product). With a name like terminator i would have expected a larger understanding of how the world goes round.

We are here to learn though right?i hope you find this more "enlightening" than insulting as insulting is not the motivation behind my reply.