What's the harm? Jason has already put a spoiler-free review out there that some treat with skepticism, so why not allow other voices to chime in with their thoughts as well? If visitors choose not to read them, that's their prerogative, but I don't think everyone should be denied the chance to read them on that account; I have no interest in certain sections of this site, but I would hardly say they should be shut down solely because I'm not interested in using them. Speaking for myself, I am expecting an advance copy and don't have a blog of my own to review it on. If I can't post my review here (my first choice), I'll post it to another WoT site, so any ban on spoiler-free reviews here wouldn't prevent me from getting my review out there. I think a reasonable compromise might be to allow spoiler-free reviews but only to the extent that the reviewer sends the admins some kind of proof that they have the book (a scanned copy of the first page of Chapter 2 would due, for example). That way, the admins wouldn't have to worry about the authenticity issue, and anyone interested in pre-release reviews could read them here.
Just my two cents!
Just my two cents!
This message last edited by RandAllThor on 20/09/2009 at 12:25:42 PM
Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board?
20/09/2009 08:40:03 AM
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No, if people want to review the book, they can do it on their own blogs. *NM*
20/09/2009 09:27:18 AM
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Yes. Visitors who don't want them should simply avoid reading them. *NM*
20/09/2009 02:42:15 PM
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If it's going to be in a separate section, and it's spoiler free, why is "NO" even an option?
20/09/2009 05:04:11 PM
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Absolutley! ^ If they don't want to read that section then it shouldn't be a problem. *NM*
21/09/2009 04:24:37 AM
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Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board?
20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM
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Yes-- reviews are an essential part of any fanpage-- People have the option not to read them though *NM*
20/09/2009 06:53:42 PM
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Why is No even an option? there supposedly wont be spoilers duh *NM*
20/09/2009 11:40:37 PM
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Yes. If a review is clearly marked as such, please who don't want to read it don't have to. *NM*
21/09/2009 12:59:54 PM
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If they are quarantined in an announced post, I don't see and problem for me, so yes I guess
21/09/2009 01:09:41 PM
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No
21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM
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I think you missread the rules...
21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM
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so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work?
22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM
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I'm strongly against it
22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM
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I hadn't thought about all that, you should have made some kind of pros and cons list
22/09/2009 08:53:39 AM
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Re: I'm strongly against it
22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM
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So are you going to be the one to enforce this?
22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM
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Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this?
22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM
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Re: I'm strongly against it
22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM
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I had no idea about these legalities.
22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM
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Re: I had no idea about these legalities.
22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM
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You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak.
22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM
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Ever hear of Napster?
22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM
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But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself.
23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM
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Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself.
23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM
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