basically it would work similiar to your rating system only within a category. only a member of a certain membergroup can create a new topic with a picture of a product, then a small description about the product. forum members who have used the product can then click, rate this product button, choose from a star rating of 0-5 including half stars if possible, type a description of thier experience with the product then click submit rating. when other users see brand X topic and they open it, they will see how many users have rated the product and what pros and cons people had about it.
there is a thread rating mod for smf that i have tweaked a little to work but it isn't complete. it is only about half of what i am wanting. that mod lets you choose which forums to allow rating which is nice, it rates 1-5 stars.
here is a link to a site that uses reviewpost. it doesnt have to be that in depth, but it will give you an idea on what i am trying to describe. click on the first link you see with 5 stars and several reviews so you can see. you have to register at the forum to post a review.
http://www.wakeboarder.com/products/showgallery.php?cat=181
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