Are reviews being hidden on STEAM?

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  1. Sir_Hemlock

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    Lately, more often than not, when trying to read reviews on STEAM I get the following message:

    You've read all the helpful negative reviews!

    What is going on?
     
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    If I had to guess, I'd say they might be removing hateful, spiteful, inflammatory or obscene reviews. Moderating just as any community on the web must moderate.

    But that's purely speculation. While I have a steam account, I very rarely use it.
     
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    There is a SHOW drop down in the upper left corner. Try expanding the timeframe. If it is set to "Today" and there are no reviews today you will get a message like that.
     
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    Can't find it?
     
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    I still see them.
     
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    Seems to be a bit random.
     
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    Weird it's also doing it for positive reviews tab as well. It doesn't make sense that Steam actively blocks you from reading reviews you've supposedly already read....:confused:
    I certainly hope it's a Steam issue and not Portalarium.
     
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    People who read reviews can flag it as Helpful or Unhelpful. If a review gets flagged as unhelpful sometimes it does indeed get hidden.

    That's my impression of the system anyhow, I could easily be wrong.
     
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    I"ve flagged at least 4 reviews that I found helpful - 3 favorable & 1 unfavorable but had a valid point (unlike others which were basically rants).
     
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    http://store.steampowered.com/reviews/

    Q. I'm a developer. Can I delete reviews of my product?

    A. Not directly. If you find abusive or offensive reviews written about your product, you can flag it as spam/abuse. The review will continue to be listed on your store page, but in a collapsed form and marked as spam until a moderator can either delete the review or remove the spam flag.
    Q. My game or software has changed a lot since it launched. Will reviews reflect that?

    A. The reviews that are shown most prominently on your store page are selected from recently-written reviews, which should reflect the current state of your game or software.

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    If you click on 'Community Hub' and select the Reviews Tab, you should be displayed both a filter for 'Show' and 'Language'. The reviews which are not marked helpful and are too old are indeed not displayed as it seems for the selection options.
     
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    Cheers logain
     
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    hmmm i am not sure. I wonder why certain posts show no view count or any info. Just N/A. My post as well.
     
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