Are game journalist really that more competent than forum posters?

[dunno001]

Kantor said:
I can only really speak for reviewers here, but the difference on this site between a reviewer and a forum poster who can review well is that the forum poster hasn't applied to be a reviewer :/

And if you ever think a review that we or any other site has written is childish or poorly written, go read some user reviews and try to say that they're any better.

Out of fairness, though, you guys do have a vetting process. That's what stops pretty much all of the bad user reviews from being reviewers. I'd guess that as an overall trend through the gaming industry, as an average, a "pro" review is better than a poster review, but some of the best poster reviews are better than most pro reviewers.