If a comment is actual spam, you can long-click on it and select "Report as Spam". I don't know what, if anything, the market does with that info, but it seems like it's worth a try. You could also try doing the same thing with explicit language etc though I don't know what the fallout would be if you flag stuff that you just don't like, but isn't actual spam/abuse.
Personally I LOVE the ability to see what users are saying. It's true that many of them are rude. My policy is to ignore the rude comments unless there is something constructive in there. I figure many of the commenters are bored kids and don't share my sense of netiquette. Get off my lawn! Lolz!1! -T On Dec 15, 7:28 pm, "Xavier Mathews" <xavieruni...@gmail.com> wrote: > Google has the comments enable just like Cnet etc because of the fact > when other users want an app but don't want to download without > hearing a review on it first. This is only a problem because of the > retarted comment the users are not really leaving reviews like Cnet. > > On 12/15/2008, Sundog <michael_...@tmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I quite agree. I don't think the comments, good or bad, serve any > > useful purpose whatsoever. In the time someone takes to read comments, > > they can simply download the app and try it out! I think the comments > > should be abolished entirely. Open source should not be equivalent to > > complete anarchy. > > > And yes, though I have one of the most popular games on the Market, I > > absolutely will not release anything else until it is worth the > > trouble. Frustration is watching your app hit 50,000 downloads, taking > > the abuse, and not knowing when or even if you're ever going to see a > > dime from it.Excuse the frustration, but for a freebie, who needs the > > aggravation? > > > On Dec 15, 1:55 pm, Mark K <mark.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes it seems some of the users of the store are quite acerbic and > >> rude. They download applications for free that some one put time and > >> effort into, and then make slanderous and rude comments if the > >> application is not to their liking. I published an application, but > >> then withdrew it after some very scathing comments. It was just a > >> simple Black Jack game (no ads or commercial interest), yet some of > >> the feedback was rather venomous. I don't itend to publish again until > >> I can sell applications at the store. No point in giving away free > >> stuff, if I'm just going to be slandered. It might be mistake to have > >> a free app stores, too many users now expect to be able to get > >> something for nothing. I just wrote the application for myself anyway, > >> and I use it all the time. You'd think people would just be glad that > >> they can get free software, and not complain. If I don't like an app, > >> I just un-install it, and don't complain. > > >> Mark > > >> On Dec 12, 11:46 am, "Xavier Mathews" <xavieruni...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Well Right about now Google has there hands tied. But with Android > >> > being the biggest project i am sure in the near future something will > >> > be done. > > >> > On 12/12/2008, cvandro...@gmail.com <cvandro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > hi, > >> > > as an Android developer I'm really surprised to see so manyabusive > >> > > comments on practically all Android application available in Software > >> > > Market. Some of them are really just junk, porn ads and explicit > >> > > language. Is Google going to do something about it? I think this > >> > > really endangers the whole point of Software Market and hurts > >> > > reputation of Android and Android developers! > > >> > > regards, > >> > > Yes another Android developer > > >> > -- > >> > Xavier A. Mathews > >> > Student/Browser Specialist/Developer/Web-Master > >> > Google Group Client Based Tech Support Specialist > >> > Hazel Crest Illinois > >> > xavieruni...@gmail.com¥xavieruni...@hotmail.com¥truestar...@yahoo.com > >> > "Fear of a name, only increases fear of the thing itself."- Hide quoted > >> > text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > Xavier A. Mathews > Student/Browser Specialist/Developer/Web-Master > Client Based Tech Support Specialist > Hazel Crest Illinois > xavieruni...@gmail.com¥xavieruni...@hotmail.com¥truestar...@yahoo.com > "Fear of a name, only increases fear of the thing itself." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
