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Comment by Alexander Noot on July 9, 2012 at 7:40

Well, the Famars knife review has been posted. And it's a perfect example of what I was talking about earlier. There seems to be no objective comment in the entire review apart from the specs mentioned.

Although it's enjoyable enough to read, and the excitement of the owner about his new knife is understandable......who on earth gives out multiple 10's in a review?

I love the fact that he does reviews....but I wouldn't call his writeups reviews with any stretch of the word. Overviews, showings, unboxings all true. But review? There's no real critical note, no looking for faults, no making the points that the maker could improve on.

Will it help the maker in sales? Offcourse. But that's what a sales pitch of a commercial is for.

Will it help the maker make a better product or deliver a better service? No. And THAT is the point of a review. Finding faults so that a better product can be made in the future.

Does the mean that a knife can't be perfect in a certain aspect? Offcourse not. It can have a certain thing nailed down. But 9,97 points? really? That's pretty much a perfect 10. I refuse to believe that any product is near perfect in all points.

Comment by Alexander Noot on April 17, 2012 at 1:44

Well yes. I'd also advise someone not to "review" their knife right when they bought it.

Because in general....it's very difficult to be anything other than excited about something you just bought.

Much better to carry something for a few weeks and see how you feel about it then. I've seen this time and time again on other forums. People have been waiting for a certain knife for AGES...and then they finally get it and write what they call a "table top review"....and basically start listing all the selling points that the manufacturer has on his website and say a couple of things that they think look nice on the blade....

This is not a review people.

Comment by Alexander Noot on April 16, 2012 at 1:47

I've been checking out the reviews posted at iKC lately and there is a bit of a trend that bothers me.

Reviewers simply seem to praise anything they get into their hands. There's no critisism, no comparing to other knives, other manufacturers, no checking against standards or expectations. Ther latest reviews posted seem to be more of a "Look at this cool knife I got isn't it awesome" show-and-tell style thing than that they actually look at flaws, pro's, cons, features etc.

Is anyone else noticing this?

Comment by stephen tungate on July 20, 2011 at 13:35

hog this sounds to be a good place for us who like to here and find out how good a brand or style of knife can perform. thanks for starting this forum it will be great to have this knowledge and be able to look back on it.

Comment by Alexander Noot on July 20, 2011 at 3:12

Thanks for the Welcome Steve. I'll try to add something to the discussion.

Comment by johnny twoshoes on July 19, 2011 at 17:54

Steve, looks like we could have some good conversations in this group. I look forward to it's evolution.

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