And Another Thing About RMS.......

15 years ago

and why you GW members are so much better.

Recently it seemed that there were a few posts here about why certain member's rooms didn't get better ratings over at RMS. Rarely do I ever go over to RMS becuase I think that it is so poorly done and it seems like such a popularity contest.

I ended up over there this morning and came across a picture of an RMS room that HGTV featured. Without going into any details to give it away they raved about the "handmade_______". The item they were writing about was clearly a very popular catalog item. Hmmmmmmmm. That was bold.

You guys are so real w/ such wonderful livable truthful homes!

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Comments (7)

rmkitchen
15 years ago
What's RMS? Thanks!
ttodd
Original Author
15 years ago
Sorry - Rate My Space.
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rmkitchen
15 years ago
Thank you! And YES, I only went to that site once a few years ago and I was highly offended. That sounds a bit dumb but I thought "I am too old for this junior high school clique-y nonsense."

I, too, love this forum and how generous, inclusive and supportive the folks here are -- like you!
palimpsest
15 years ago
It may have been handmade by some small child in Malaysia...
allison0704
15 years ago
LOL Pal!
User
15 years ago
Sad, but true Pal.
AHomeWest
15 years ago
It seems to me that if your main room photo is attention grabbing in a good way, it most attracts the trolls on RMS who will then pick apart every detail and be overly harsh. "It's good, but not good enough. I don't like that thing, you should just throw it away. How dare you assume you're on our level...who do you think you are?"

While on the other hand, those rooms which are so-so float under the troll-radar (trolldar?) and end up getting better ratings in the long run.

In other words, you are held to a higher standard if you have "potential." Which is fine if you're wanting to be taught a lesson (or be on Design Star, I guess)...but most just want honest and fair feedback with some helpful comments for improvement thrown in.