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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowslayer" data-source="post: 2693113" data-attributes="member: 8400"><p>Actually if you follow a review link from the main page you don't see that...and I'd be willing to bet that most of the casual guys here get to the reviews by those links.</p><p></p><p>Look, I'm not trying to get anybody's goat here. Crothian, I'm sorry I came off as snotty. (but don't hang it all on me either) When I said "whoever you are" I was illustrating that I don't know you other than as "Crothian from the message boards" Maybe in ENworld land that carries some weight among the regulars...but last time I checked, this wasn't a private club. Is it wrong to feel that a review written by someone with a title, like Staff Reviewer, should show the credentials, or lack thereof, of the reviewer, in order to help the reader decide how seriously to take it? This site IS supposed to be the best of the best, correct? </p><p></p><p>Anyway, Joe Kushner illustrated my point exactly in this "don't sweat that Shadowslayer guy, he's not really one of US" post.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In fact I believe that gives me a good perspective to comment on the nature of reviews. In fact I AM just a casual ENworlder. I'm usually on here once a day, but don't get too involved. I'm an involved gamer. I've been gaming a long time, and I game a lot. But I also work for a living and don't have a lot of bread to buy books, and neither does my group. We make do pretty nicely with just PHBs, the SRD, and the odd "treat yourself" book buy. </p><p></p><p>So yes, I read the reviews, becuase if its anything other than a WOTC book, I have to order it. By the time I've decided my money's wasted, I've already bought and paid for it. I don't have the option of browsing before I buy. (And I don't get time off work to go to cons and poke around either) </p><p></p><p>And, I'd hazard a guess that there's a helluva lot more gamers my boat than in yours.</p><p></p><p>So your guy's words carry a lot of weight. Does it make me a bastard to want to know the credentials of the reviewer? I don't care if you got the copies free. I don't care if you were paid or not. I just want to know who the reviewer is. In fact I believe that a review that wants to be taken seriously by a cautious buyer would include it automatically.</p><p></p><p>Or are the reviews only for those that are already in the club?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowslayer, post: 2693113, member: 8400"] Actually if you follow a review link from the main page you don't see that...and I'd be willing to bet that most of the casual guys here get to the reviews by those links. Look, I'm not trying to get anybody's goat here. Crothian, I'm sorry I came off as snotty. (but don't hang it all on me either) When I said "whoever you are" I was illustrating that I don't know you other than as "Crothian from the message boards" Maybe in ENworld land that carries some weight among the regulars...but last time I checked, this wasn't a private club. Is it wrong to feel that a review written by someone with a title, like Staff Reviewer, should show the credentials, or lack thereof, of the reviewer, in order to help the reader decide how seriously to take it? This site IS supposed to be the best of the best, correct? Anyway, Joe Kushner illustrated my point exactly in this "don't sweat that Shadowslayer guy, he's not really one of US" post. In fact I believe that gives me a good perspective to comment on the nature of reviews. In fact I AM just a casual ENworlder. I'm usually on here once a day, but don't get too involved. I'm an involved gamer. I've been gaming a long time, and I game a lot. But I also work for a living and don't have a lot of bread to buy books, and neither does my group. We make do pretty nicely with just PHBs, the SRD, and the odd "treat yourself" book buy. So yes, I read the reviews, becuase if its anything other than a WOTC book, I have to order it. By the time I've decided my money's wasted, I've already bought and paid for it. I don't have the option of browsing before I buy. (And I don't get time off work to go to cons and poke around either) And, I'd hazard a guess that there's a helluva lot more gamers my boat than in yours. So your guy's words carry a lot of weight. Does it make me a bastard to want to know the credentials of the reviewer? I don't care if you got the copies free. I don't care if you were paid or not. I just want to know who the reviewer is. In fact I believe that a review that wants to be taken seriously by a cautious buyer would include it automatically. Or are the reviews only for those that are already in the club? [/QUOTE]
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