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Yes. RandAllThor Send a noteboard - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM
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!
This message last edited by RandAllThor on 20/09/2009 at 12:25:42 PM
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Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? - 20/09/2009 08:40:03 AM 2026 Views
Yes. - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1347 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 660 Views
Yes - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1295 Views
No. *NM* - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 647 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1099 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 696 Views
NO! *NM* - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 701 Views
No *NM* - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 786 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 703 Views
Yes please! *NM* - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 709 Views
NO *NM* - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 683 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 720 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1131 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 646 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 648 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1245 Views
YES. *NM* - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 666 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1129 Views
Yes, why not? - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1454 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 659 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 630 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 638 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 685 Views
Yes! - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1160 Views
yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 700 Views
Yes - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1089 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 635 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 655 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 642 Views
Yes *NM* - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 616 Views
I vote yes. - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1204 Views
Yes - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1131 Views
Yes - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1125 Views
Yes. Don't click the link if you don't want to read it. *NM* - 21/09/2009 02:39:16 PM 688 Views
No - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1222 Views
I think you missread the rules... - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1655 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1200 Views
I'm strongly against it - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1378 Views
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 1315 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1210 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1135 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1317 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1545 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1183 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1360 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 1054 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1163 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1087 Views
Good to know. - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1289 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1385 Views
Re: Good to know. - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1184 Views
Interesting - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1249 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1065 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1147 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 626 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1132 Views
Ever hear of Napster? - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 1056 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1267 Views
Sounds right to me. - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1356 Views
Thank you for the clarification. - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1097 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1412 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1239 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1133 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 660 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 630 Views
No *NM* - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 629 Views

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