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Reviews and Your Reputation

Helm does not accept payment to modify reviews, and unlike every marketplace that says the same thing, Helm can prove it. Every moderation action writes an audit row in the same database transaction as the change, so an unlogged moderation is impossible.

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Helm University track 7: Reviews and Your Reputation
The lessons

What each lesson prepares you to do.

Written as outcomes, not topics. Every lesson says how long it takes and whether the feature exists on Helm today.

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  1. 7.1
    Who can leave a review, and when
    This lesson prepares you to: Explain that a review requires a real order, and that there is one review per person per product and per storefront.
    6 minShipped
  2. 7.2
    Why new shops show no score
    This lesson prepares you to: Explain why no score appears below three published reviews and why that protects new sellers.
    5 minShipped
  3. 7.3
    Replying to a review in public
    This lesson prepares you to: Write a public reply that helps the next buyer rather than arguing with the last one.
    7 minShipped
  4. 7.4
    Appealing a review to an admin
    This lesson prepares you to: Raise an appeal, and know the grounds that are and are not accepted.
    6 minShipped
  5. 7.5
    The promise we can actually prove
    This lesson prepares you to: Explain Helm's append only moderation audit log and why deleting a product does not delete its reviews.
    6 minShipped

Reviews are not editable by anyone, including us

Every moderation action writes an audit row in the same database transaction as the change itself. Deleting a product does not delete its reviews, and a shop with fewer than three reviews shows New store with an honest count rather than a flattering score.