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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 1962 Views
Yes. - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1289 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 626 Views
Yes - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1220 Views
No. *NM* - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 613 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1038 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 669 Views
NO! *NM* - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 672 Views
No *NM* - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 747 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 668 Views
Yes please! *NM* - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 674 Views
NO *NM* - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 648 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 688 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1064 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 611 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 624 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1186 Views
YES. *NM* - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 634 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1076 Views
Yes, why not? - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1384 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 626 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 600 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 602 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 650 Views
Yes! - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1100 Views
yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 672 Views
Yes - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1026 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 606 Views
Yes *NM* - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 623 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 610 Views
Yes *NM* - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 588 Views
I vote yes. - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1143 Views
Yes - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1063 Views
Yes - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1055 Views
Yes. Don't click the link if you don't want to read it. *NM* - 21/09/2009 02:39:16 PM 657 Views
No - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1159 Views
I think you missread the rules... - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1595 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1134 Views
I'm strongly against it - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1316 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 1238 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1132 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1059 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1252 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1478 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1115 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1288 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 995 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1098 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1021 Views
Good to know. - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1220 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1324 Views
Re: Good to know. - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1119 Views
Interesting - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1189 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1004 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1077 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 595 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1066 Views
Ever hear of Napster? - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 989 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1202 Views
Sounds right to me. - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1292 Views
Thank you for the clarification. - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1038 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1344 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1167 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1075 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 626 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 594 Views
No *NM* - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 599 Views

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