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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeBlank" data-source="post: 2694622" data-attributes="member: 1806">Just chiming in with my 2 cents.On reviews stating whether a product was a comp copies: I have nothing against the practice, but I do like for a reviewer to state whether they received the product for free. I wrote a few reviews for d20 Magazine Rack, and love the format there. When the reviewer lets me know how he got the product, I feel like he is being honest with me. When this info is left out of the review, I feel like the reviewer thinks he has something to hide. Crothian, most of us will probably assume that PDFs were sent as comp copies, since this costs the publisher practically nothing. But it helps you integrity, or at least the appearance of integrity, if you say so up front.On the practice of providing comp copies, I am all for it. If a reviewer states up front that he paid for the copy, that lends as much bias as getting it for free. The reviewer must have had some reason to buy the product, either familiarity and good past experiences with the publisher and/or writers, or at least with the subject matter. Of course, if the product turns out not to the reviewers liking, this could result in a more negative review, because expectations were higher. On the other hand, most people do not buy a product that they expect to dislike. (diaglo being the exception, whenever he buys a d20 product. When he tells me he liked something for d20, I know it must be exceptional.)On reviews of earlier edition products: I'd love to see it, but understand why many do not do it. We do have to regular threads about sharing experiences with the older modules, but no real thorough reviews. diaglo, this may be your place to shine.</blockquote>

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