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Ta-da! Our re-vamped Reviews section is live - please let us know your thoughts

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KateMumsnet · 03/05/2012 16:07

A quick nudge to invite you all over to our new, gussied-up Reviews section. Do come and have a good look around - we've given these pages a lick and a polish and (if we do say so ourselves) we think the place has scrubbed up nicely.

As well as giving our appearance a bit of a spritz, we've tried to streamline the whole process. It's now quicker and - we hope - more intuitive to rate a product you own, a campsite you've visited or a best-seller you've read, or to find out what other MNers think of a product you're mulling over.

And we've extended and expanded our reviews categories - you can now browse and upload reviews for techie products from apps to e-readers, and peruse Mumnsetters' recommendations for your next family car (or nippy little sportster, if that's what tickles your fancy). The eagle-eyed amongst you will note that these product categories are currently terrifyingly empty - so do feel free to review a tech product or vehicle you own .

There are around 20,000 reviews overall, each one generously uploaded by a MNer who felt moved to help fellow MNers avoid costly mistakes, or find a sanity-saving product. Reviews are central to the MN ethos of making parents lives easier - so a huge thank you to all of you who are seasoned reviewers, and an extra eyelash-flutter to those who might be persuaded to upload a tech, car or any other review over the next few weeks Grin.

This is still very much the beta version/ work in progress, so apols in advance for any glitches or bugs that you might come across - do let us know about them here and we'll do our best to fix them sharpish. And don't forget to let us know what you think of the changes overall - good or bad! - and tell us your suggestions for how we can improve things further.

Many thanks,

MNHQx

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nowit · 03/05/2012 17:39

Ooohhhh coffee machines
It look really nice Kate, using Firefox here

KateMumsnet · 03/05/2012 17:33

GreatGooglyMoogly and DaisyMaisyJessicaEmily - that's because our system currently gives greater weight to a product which lots of MNers have given four or five stars, placing it higher than one with five stars from only one or two reviewers.

It's a work in progress though, to be sure - and we'll likely make adjustments over the next few weeks.

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CoffeeAhorlicksAnonymous · 03/05/2012 17:30

It seems great, have nosied round most of it, great for gift ideas and days out I wouldn't think of. Really good if you know exactly what you want as can go straight to the reviews. Jolly good job.

DaisyMaisyJessicaEmily · 03/05/2012 17:28

Aside from that looks a helluva lot better

DaisyMaisyJessicaEmily · 03/05/2012 17:27

Was just coming to say what GreatGooglyMoogly said, there are more 5 star ones near the bottom!

GreatGooglyMoogly · 03/05/2012 17:22

I've only nosed around in the double buggy section so far, but shouldn't they be in order of number of stars they are rated (if I am sorting it that way, which I am)?

KateMumsnet · 03/05/2012 16:56

CoffeAhorlicksAnonymous - thanks, the tech team are poking around in the back to see what's up.

CarpeJugulum - yes, I'm afraid a mobile-optimised version is in part two of the Big Plan - but it's coming soon, promise.

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CarpeJugulum · 03/05/2012 16:50

Link doesn't work for mobile site - just makes an odd intro page Confused

CarpeJugulum · 03/05/2012 16:49

Link doesn't work for mobile site - just makes an odd intro page Confused

CoffeeAhorlicksAnonymous · 03/05/2012 16:25

Hello, the book review main page has the book genres listed twice.

KateMumsnet · 03/05/2012 16:23

Eek that doesn't sound right OneHandFlapping - I'll go and bang on the Tech shed door.

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OneHandFlapping · 03/05/2012 16:13

Is looking very weird on mine with pictures of pushchairs etc overlaid on top of sidebars (using Internet Explorer 9).