Repeated Mass Upvoting of Negative Reviews Damaging Review Visibility

I’d like to report an ongoing issue regarding a user who keeps mass upvoting all the negative reviews on Bon Appetit Kdrama page  Just recently, this user pushed every low-rated or negative review to the top, burying balanced and positive ones that previously had higher visibility.

This constant manipulation is really affecting the fairness of the review system and discourages genuine reviewers from sharing their thoughts. It creates a misleading impression for new viewers and damages the credibility of the site’s rating and review structure.

It’s clear that these upvotes are not organic  the pattern happens too quickly and targets only the bad reviews, regardless of when they were posted. Please look into this user’s activity and the accounts involved, as it’s possible they may be using multiple or fake accounts to influence the rankings.

I strongly believe that the integrity of MDL’s review section depends on addressing such behavior swiftly. Thank you for taking this matter seriously and helping maintain a fair and trustworthy community.

https://kisskh.at/profile/criticasinfiltro/review/497256

https://kisskh.at/777998-the-tyrant-s-chef/reviews

https://kisskh.at/profile/7436069/review/497628

 Kate:

Mass upvoteing be it negative or positive reviews (since both happen, depending on the drama) is an ongoing issue. Some restrictions for new accounts would be useful. Allowing only accounts that have been active for a month (as an example) would for sure not completely remove the issue, but it would for sure make it smaller, since at least some of the people who create the alt accounts for upvotes/downvotes would not bother to actually come back in a month to do that. 

And yes, I can see the random spike of upvotes under 7 and below reviews of Bon Appetit, Your Majesty. I was surprised with the random new upvotes I got in past 2 days. Been doing reviews for years and this is not a typical case.

Thank you for shedding more light on this ongoing issue. It’s hard to see what could be done to fix it for both positive and negative reviews, and it really affects the credibility of the entire platform. I genuinely appreciate reviews like yours because they come from a real account and offer thoughtful analysis. It’s unfortunate that whoever is behind these fake accounts would stoop so low and end up ruining other drama pages as well. 

You seem to be overlooking the main issue here. Many users  not just me, have noticed the sudden and suspicious upvoting patterns the reviews were balanced only a few days ago. There was never any organized effort to boost positive reviews. What users genuinely want is fairness, not mass upvotes appearing which clearly suggests fake activity.

If some people think BAYM  is a mediocre drama, that’s their opinion, but that doesn’t invalidate the concern about manipulation. You mentioned reading the reviews, yet most of the ones being discussed referenced MR Queen , which has no real connection to this drama’s plot. The reviews I reported were misleading and did not reflect what was actually shown.

MDL Support team  should be allowed to investigate and take appropriate action. You don’t get to defend or justify suspicious accounts when so many users have voiced the same concerns. MDL is a discussion platform where users can express opinions and reply to one another  that doesn’t warrant defamation or name-dropping. Being a VIP user doesn’t give anyone the right to discredit others who are simply speaking up about what’s happening. 

 Mu Hyul:

Our precious Ella is accusing the writers of reviews.  Many people agreed with the reviews and complimented them. 

Claiming that these reviewers are using bots to upvote their own reviews is defamation, not discussion.

I’ve already blocked you, stop responding to this report. You’re coming across as desperate and aimless at this point, I’ll report your account if it continues.  

 Ella:

I’ve already blocked you, stop responding to this report. You’re coming across as desperate and aimless at this point. And don’t call me by that name doing so could be considered harassment , and I’ll report your account if it continues.  

LOL!  That's a fake account so ironically, Mu Hyul can "report gross violations of community norms."  And technically, that's barely a personal attack, not harassment.  Good luck reporting that, as I couldn't get the staff to do anything about threats made against me.

Why do people think they get to dictate what other people get to write and respond to on PUBLIC comment boards???

Appararently the admins catered to the demand to uplift positive reviews. Since they have today pinned upmost a positive review with 12 likes. When the most upvoted review (negative) has 265 likes. This sets a dangerous precedent.  

Admins, pls explain your decision. Is there any point in rating and reviewing if you choose what gets the most views.

 Kate:

Yeah they did not pin anything, if you think admins manually pin reviews you are mistaken, they don't have time, and they don't care enough for this issue to do that 😅 Also for me all the reviews on first page still have 100+ upvotes, no 12 likes thing.

I’m honestly perplexed by this user’s attitude. Had I known such MDL bugs existed, I wouldn’t have made this complaint. I’ve already blocked the user they keep commenting and accusing the admins, who are simply resolving issues rather than engaging in anything improper.