Feature: The Armchair Empire's Ethics Policy

Our Review Ethics Policy was developed in 2000 when we realized that we owed a duty of care to our loyal readers, which amounted to about 7 people at the time. We decided to keep the policy secret as we didn't want our readers to think we were trying to hide something by being upfront about having a policy because, as we all know, nothing sows doubt faster in the mind of the reader than explicitly telling them the standards to which we adhere.

After 13 years it's high time The Armchair Empire reveal its Review Ethics Policy, which includes the calculations that determine review scores.

The Armchair Empire's Ethical Treatment
of Our Loyal Subjects

The Armchair Empire will not tolerate most wrongdoing or impropriety at any time. The Armchair Empire may take appropriate measures in correcting the issue if the ethical code is broken.  Unless there's a very good reason, any infractions of this code of ethics will not be tolerated.