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ReviewDB is a plugin made by [[User:Mantikafasi]]. It allows people to review Discord users.
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== Compatibility ==
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ReviewDB is available on the following client mods:
[[File:ReviewDB Screenshot.png|thumb]]
* [[Vencord]]
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* [[Aliucord]]
* [[Vendetta]]
* [[Enmity]]
* [[BetterDiscord]]
ReviewDB also has a [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reviewdb-twitter/kmgbgncbggoffjbefmnknffpofcajohj Twitter version].


The only actively maintained version is the Vencord one. It includes modern features like blocking and review deleting.
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| data4  = [https://github.com/mantikafasi/ServerGo/ mantikafasi/ServerGo]
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ReviewDB (formerly known as UserReviews) is an Aliucord plugin made by [[Mantikafasi]] on July 1, 2022. It allows people to review other Discord users.
When the plugin was first released, it only had the review feature. As the number of users increased, self-made review deletion and reporting features were added.
=== Ports ===
To make it universal, [[Mantikafasi]] and other developers ported ReviewDB into other client mods.
* [[BetterDiscord]]: Ported on 2 August 2022 via [[Ittai]]. Got rejected by BetterDiscord reviewers.
* [[Replugged]]: Ported on 8 August 2022 via [[Ittai]].
* [[Vencord]]: Ported on November 16, 2022.
* [[Enmity]]: Ported in early 2023 [https://github.com/spinfal spin] and [https://github.com/acquitelol Rosie].
* [[Vendetta]]: Ported sometime in 2023 by Maisy.
* [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reviewdb-twitter/kmgbgncbggoffjbefmnknffpofcajohj Twitter]: Ported on 6 June 2022.
[[File:Betterdiscord-rejecting-reviewdb.png|alt=|none|thumb|500x500px|BetterDiscord rejecting reviewdb]]
[[File:Early-dev-version-of-reviewdb.png|thumb|Early development version of reviewdb]]
=== Website and Dashboard ===
On April 9 2023, a [https://reviewdb.mantikafasi.dev Website and Dashboard] was made by [https://github.com/spinfal spin].
The dashboard initially only allowed people to look at reviews via Discord ID. However, as people increasingly requested to opt-out, a page for opting out was added.
A download page was also added to facilitate downloading. This page provided links to download ReviewDB for all available client mods it supported.
== Features ==
== Features ==
With ReviewDB, you can review Discord users and bots. By default, anyone can review you. You can opt-out from ReviewDB by going on [https://reviewdb.mantikafasi.dev the website]. You can also report reviews to ReviewDB moderators with the flag icon next to each review.
With ReviewDB, you can review Discord users, servers, and bots. By default, anyone can review you. You can opt out of ReviewDB via the [https://reviewdb.mantikafasi.dev ReviewDB dashboard]. You can report reviews on any profile by pressing the flag icon next to each review. This will send it to the administrators, who may then delete it and ban the user for anywhere between one day and one month.


On Vencord, you can also delete reviews and block users directly on your user reviews page.
On Vencord, you can also delete reviews from your profile and block users from reviewing you directly on your user reviews page.


== Vencord removal ==
== Reception ==
On Oct 8, 2023, ReviewDB was removed from Vencord by [[User:Vendicated]] with [https://github.com/Vendicated/Vencord/commit/390987e4a9d58c4c0eb9d4f6b4101ecf1203ccba commit <code>390987e</code>] because of abuse and harassment.
ReviewDB has mostly been well received. However, there are occasional complaints about harassment. The ability to opt out of being reviewed has been added in response.


At the time, [[User:Mantikafasi]] had no interest into adding own review deletion after [[User:Vendicated]] suggested it to him.
On Oct 8th, 2023, ReviewDB was removed from Vencord<ref>[https://github.com/Vendicated/Vencord/commit/390987e4a9d58c4c0eb9d4f6b4101ecf1203ccba commit <code>390987e</code>]</ref> due to a disagreement over its moderation between [[Vendicated]] and [[Mantikafasi]]. More specifically, Vendicated wanted users to be able to delete reviews from their profiles to counter abuse and harassment effectively.


Mantikafasi then made his own Vencord fork called VencordPlus, that came with ReviewDB. However, only a few people used it (Manti and his imaginary friends)
This led to Mantikafasi creating his own Vencord fork VencordPlus<ref>[https://github.com/StupidityDB/VencordPlus VencordPlus repository]</ref> with ReviewDB included. However, this fork saw minimal adoption.


On Jan 14, 2024, Mantikafasi decided to add own review deletion and blocking up to 50 users, which convinced Vee to bring it back to Vencord.
On January 14, 2024, they agreed, and Mantikafasi added the ability to delete reviews from one's profile and to block up to 50 users. Thus, ReviewDB was readded to Vencord.<ref>[https://github.com/Vendicated/Vencord/commit/8bd54173dbb1af446e1d710dd65dd3d67f68fc0e commit <code>8bd541</code>]</ref>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* As of March 10, 2024, the ReviewDB website is blacklisted by Avast.
 
* On March 8, 2024, Oracle bombed Manti's server which caused a two day downtime of that website. The website is now hosted on Cloudflare Pages.
* The ReviewDB server was originally written in Python using the Flask library. But because the library was single threaded and the code was a mess, it was rewritten in Golang.
* Around early February, a bot called Rule Creator using the Google Gemini AI could review users. It can no longer do so as it was banned from ReviewDB.
* Previous versions of the server treated users from different client mods as different users, this allowed people to send multiple reviews on the same profile.
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* From March 9, 2024, to March 11, 2024, the ReviewDB website was blacklisted by Avast.
* On March 8, 2024, the server hosting the ReviewDB dashboard was deleted by its provider, Oracle, causing a two-day outage. Subsequently, the dashboard was moved to [https://pages.cloudflare.com/ Cloudflare Pages].
* Around early February, mantikafasi experimented with letting an AI bot named "Rule Creator," powered by [https://gemini.google.com/ Google Gemini] review users. As one might imagine, this did not go well, and the bot was automatically banned from ReviewDB by its automatic slur filters.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 29 March 2024

ReviewDB
ReviewDB showcase
StatusActive
Official Websitereviewdb.mantikafasi.dev
Repositorymantikafasi/ServerGo

ReviewDB (formerly known as UserReviews) is an Aliucord plugin made by Mantikafasi on July 1, 2022. It allows people to review other Discord users. When the plugin was first released, it only had the review feature. As the number of users increased, self-made review deletion and reporting features were added.

Ports

To make it universal, Mantikafasi and other developers ported ReviewDB into other client mods.

BetterDiscord rejecting reviewdb
Early development version of reviewdb

Website and Dashboard

On April 9 2023, a Website and Dashboard was made by spin.

The dashboard initially only allowed people to look at reviews via Discord ID. However, as people increasingly requested to opt-out, a page for opting out was added.

A download page was also added to facilitate downloading. This page provided links to download ReviewDB for all available client mods it supported.

Features

With ReviewDB, you can review Discord users, servers, and bots. By default, anyone can review you. You can opt out of ReviewDB via the ReviewDB dashboard. You can report reviews on any profile by pressing the flag icon next to each review. This will send it to the administrators, who may then delete it and ban the user for anywhere between one day and one month.

On Vencord, you can also delete reviews from your profile and block users from reviewing you directly on your user reviews page.

Reception

ReviewDB has mostly been well received. However, there are occasional complaints about harassment. The ability to opt out of being reviewed has been added in response.

On Oct 8th, 2023, ReviewDB was removed from Vencord[1] due to a disagreement over its moderation between Vendicated and Mantikafasi. More specifically, Vendicated wanted users to be able to delete reviews from their profiles to counter abuse and harassment effectively.

This led to Mantikafasi creating his own Vencord fork VencordPlus[2] with ReviewDB included. However, this fork saw minimal adoption.

On January 14, 2024, they agreed, and Mantikafasi added the ability to delete reviews from one's profile and to block up to 50 users. Thus, ReviewDB was readded to Vencord.[3]

Trivia

  • The ReviewDB server was originally written in Python using the Flask library. But because the library was single threaded and the code was a mess, it was rewritten in Golang.
  • Previous versions of the server treated users from different client mods as different users, this allowed people to send multiple reviews on the same profile.
  • From March 9, 2024, to March 11, 2024, the ReviewDB website was blacklisted by Avast.
  • On March 8, 2024, the server hosting the ReviewDB dashboard was deleted by its provider, Oracle, causing a two-day outage. Subsequently, the dashboard was moved to Cloudflare Pages.
  • Around early February, mantikafasi experimented with letting an AI bot named "Rule Creator," powered by Google Gemini review users. As one might imagine, this did not go well, and the bot was automatically banned from ReviewDB by its automatic slur filters.

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