Ezinearticles: Rules on Product reviews

I just updated one of my articles to change the anchor links. I noticed that I needed to add more text to it since it was an old article. This was a product review. In my review, I found the product was not that great and I said so in my article.

My resubmission was flagged and Ezine said the following: The problem that we are having is that we are not able to accept any articles that advocate against any individual or group or that contain an insulting, negative, obscene, or degrading tone.

They showed me where they felt I needed to change the text here:

Ex: "...brands are not equal in quality, and this particular (brand name taken out) just did not make the cut."

Please edit your article to remove any content in violation of this, and resubmit for review.


Did I do something wrong by informing people the truth about my test of the product, or should I have lied and said nothing but good things about the product? I thought the purpose of a product review was to give your findings. Maybe there's a way to say the same thing without being so direct, but that's just the way I am.

I need feedback.