What a review is
Two parts: one thing you like and one thing you would fix. Both must be about the product itself and specific enough that they couldn’t be pasted under any other product. Anyone can review any product except their own, once per product per round. A takeover always comes with a review of the product being replaced.
Moderation
An automated moderator checks every review, vote comment, maker reply and product listing before it appears. It turns away text that is generic, copied, abusive, off topic or promotes another product. It never judges whether you liked the product, and it never approves anything it could not check: if it is unavailable, your text waits and you can try again. If something is refused you see why, and your text is kept so you can edit it. Until a review is approved, only you can see it.
We may also hide content after it appears if it breaks the Terms or is reported and found to break them.
Disclosure of earning
Reviewers can earn credits: 0.10 for an approved review, 0.10 for a poll vote with an approved comment and 0.01 for an upvote after Visit (once per product), up to 1 credit per account per day, from 24 hours after joining. Reviews that earned credits carry an “Earned” label. The amount never depends on whether a review is positive or negative, and a No vote earns the same as a Yes.
No paid or fake reviews
No one can pay launchladder or anyone else for a review, a better review or the removal of a review. Reviews of your own products, reviews you were paid for elsewhere, and reviews exchanged between friends or accounts are not allowed. Accounts involved in vote rings or copy-paste reviews lose earning and may be closed.
Replies and reports
The maker of a reviewed product can reply once to each review. To report a review, reply or listing, email hello@launchladder.lol with a link to it; we check reports before the next bell.
Questions? Write to hello@launchladder.lol.