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Last year we visited a campsite on the Isle of Wight.  After that visit I wrote a review which was not complimentary because the campsite didn't deserve it.  This review was put on and I noticed at that time another review similar to mine in regards to problems with the owners etc.  I have just had another look and all the bad reviews have been removed and only good ones remain.

Why have a reviews sections if you only display good reviews???  When I book a break away and I read the reviews section  I want to hear to hear the good and the bad, and then I can decide whether or not to go.

I was looking throught the campsite reviews the other day ( not all of em!!) and the same thought did cross my mind.

From where i was sitting it did appear that all campsites get good reviews.It cannot be easy to feel that you have to give a negative review but it should be listed so that we can form our own opinions on those sites.

If negative reviews are removed or not allowed to be submitted then we would lose our faith in the review system overall.

Just my opinion anyway!!

Negative reveiws are on there.   The is one campsite that a couple of members slated after a rally there, and these are published.   
This campsite deserved the negative reviews - I had been before, and found it great this time had to agree with the negative reveiws - it was dreadful.   It was a site that I had very mixed feeling for - I'd been there the previous year and had a good time - this time, the treatment given out to tents was dreadful.   
This site has now received some possitive reviews so prehaps things have changed.  I know the negative ones are still there as I was only looking last night.

How many other people have submitted reviews that haven't appeared? And were they critical? The system is only useful if all reviews are included. Unless they're offensive of course.

Marlowe

We publish plenty of bad reviews, you actually only have to read the reviews for campsites to see this.  If you follow the criteria then you will have a lot more chance of your review being published, and of course, only ever submitting one review, sl*gging off a site owner and then no more reviews submitted, looks suss from our end would you not say.  Have peeps that do this only ever visited one campsite? hmm!

Tips for helping to get your review published:

Don't use 'TEXT speak' - this isn't a mobile! Use capital letters to start sentences and proper punctuation please. This saves us hours correcting reviews.
Write a full review - cover the site's facilities in full, the toilet block / playground - did it have hookups etc etc
Tell us about the surrounding area ( eg shops / beaches / bars / attractions etc etc) and provide info to help other visitors
Be objective - we won't publish personal gripes
Give constructive criticism where necessary.
Add details not already covered in the existing reviews or website
Be patient, we may have a big backlog at busy times

Cheers  Ratty