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Review mobbing

Is there anything that can be done when it is plainly obvious that whatever Reddit sub the Angry Virgins (aka incels) hang out in are mobbing a shows reviews? Illustrative example: Foundation (2021): average 7.6, with a clear skew towards 8-10 - and yet all of the "Helpful" reviews are the enraged 1-star reviews whining about wokeness and especially gender changes (something specifically approved by Asimov's estate) and some of them looking suspiciously like bots. It is such obvious system-gaming that it really ought to have been dealt with years ago.

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@ianc_462199  October 3 2021 Foundation (2021- ) A complex saga of humans scattered on planets throughout the galaxy all living under the rule of the Galactic Empire. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reference https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 500 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings IMDb Users 10,078 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.6 / 10 Rating        Votes 10   28.9%  2,913   9   19.0%  1,916   8   19.7%  1,984   7     8.8%     890   6     4.0%     407   5     3.3%     328   4     2.5%     248   3     2.8%     285   2     2.8%     284   1     8.2%     823 Arithmetic mean = 7.5   Median = 8 - - - October 10 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 643 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 13,308 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.5 / 10 Rating        Votes 10  27.0%   3,597   9  18.5%   2,459   8  20.4%   2,710   7    9.7%   1,296   6    4.8%      636   5    3.4%      459   4    2.6%      350   3    2.9%      391   2    2.8%      375   1    7.8%   1,035 Arithmetic mean = 7.5   Median = 8 - - - October 17 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 754 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 16,246 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.4 / 10 Rating         Votes 10   26.0%   4,221   9   17.9%   2,909   8   20.8%   3,383    7   10.6%   1,723   6     5.0%     819   5     3.7%     602   4     2.7%     444   3     2.9%     472   2     2.8%     456   1     7.5%   1,217 Arithmetic mean = 7.4   Median = 8 - - - October 24 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 871 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 19,092 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.4 / 10 Rating         Votes 10   24.8%   4,730  9    17.7%   3,377  8    21.1%   4,020  7    11.1%   2,127  6      5.5%   1,059  5      4.0%     757  4      2.9%     545  3      3.0%     576  2      2.7%     524  1      7.2%  1,377 Arithmetic mean = 7.4   Median = 8 - - - October 31 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 960 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 21,860 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.3 / 10 Rating       Votes 10   24.2%   5,284  9   17.4%    3,804  8   21.1%    4,615  7   11.7%    2,547  6     5.9%    1,287  5     4.1%      900  4     2.9%      631  3     3.1%      669  2     2.7%      594  1     7.0%    1,529 Arithmetic mean = 7.4   Median = 8 - - - November 8 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 1,049 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 24,724 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.3 / 10 Rating        Votes 10   23.5%  5,808  9   17.4%   4,297  8   21.7%   5,356  7   12.1%  2,992  6     6.0%  1,485  5     4.1%  1,015  4     2.9%    707  3     3.0%    754  2     2.6%    653  1     6.7%  1,657 Arithmetic mean = 7.4   Median = 8 .

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@ACT_1 Um, yeah?

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@ianc_462199  You could have added this Check statues later.... .

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@ACT_1 *shrug* I summarised it.

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@ShippersAreEvil​ Hi! So sorry for the late reply, we are working through a backlog. Can you confirm if this is still an issue? Thanks!

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@Bethanny​ 😀 ? ? November 8 2021 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 1,049 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 24,724 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.3 / 10 - - -    March 22 2023 Foundation (2021- ) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reference https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/reviews - 1,658 Reviews https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/ratings 63,094 IMDb users have given a weighted average vote of 7.4 / 10 Rating          Votes 10   18.7%    11,777   9   17.0%    10,742   8   25.1%    15,839   7   16.8%    10,605   6    7.4%      4,654   5    4.2%      2,626   4    2.5%      1,599   3    2.2%      1,375   2    1.8%      1,145   1    4.3%      2,732 Arithmetic mean = 7.5   Median = 8 - - -    Foundation (2021– ) User Reviews Filter by Rating:    1 Star : 298 Reviews   2 Stars: 172 Reviews   3 Stars: 182 Reviews   4 Stars: 137 Reviews   5 Stars: 122 Reviews   6 Stars:   82 Reviews   7 Stars:   99 Reviews   8 Stars: 133 Reviews   9 Stars: 143 Reviews 10 Stars: 259 Reviews .

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@Bethanny​ Of course it is (it is nothing to do with the weighting of ratings, and everything to do with how *reviews* are being gamed to drive 1-stars to the top of the "Helpfulness" list (a list which is not remotely fit for purpose and should be scrapped). 

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@ShippersAreEvil​ Thanks! I have reported the issue. Cheers!