Thank you!!! That is very much appreciated!!!:-)
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because I hate writing reviews :-)
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I tend to be less critical of the cigars I am smoking so I am not too objective of a smoker.
I should review sticks as I do not have a particular brand, vitola or wrapper I prefer.

Usually if the cigar draws well and is medium to full bodied I am happy.
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we noticed :-):-):-)
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When I smoke something that bowls me over I post it up. Did one on Camacho Select. Owe one on Montecristo Reserva Negra. It's been so freakin' cool and rainy here that I don't get to smoke much even though it's Spring and almost Summer
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#1

What he said.

Darrell, I do believe we are brothers from different mothers.


And...
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#2

What he said.

My additional thoughts & opinions in a minute...
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Here are the two I've posted today.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17143

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17155
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#3

Most of the reviews I have done in the past 6 months are in the Blind Taste Test thread in the MAW/PIF forum, I just don't usually port them over to other category once the stick is disclosed. I could probably start doing that.

I really like that thread--I think it's about my favorite thread in the whole forum. Why? Because it's fun, kind of "mysterious," and something of a game. It also gives me the opportunity to smoke some cigars that I might not purchase otherwise, and to share the same kind of cigars with folks. Between the smoking, taking notes, taking pictures, editing & uploading the pictures, the writing & posting up the reviews, it does take time. But to me that's part of the hobby. What I especially like about this hobby is discovering new flavors, tastes and aspects of a cigar. Sharing them with people is what I think this forum is about.

So I'll continue to do it, because it's my way of contributing to the board. Even though it's just my opinion, I figure it might be helpful to someone else. Folks seem to be more appreciative of the rare or the new cigar reviews, but I hope that someone can find something helpful in all the reviews that I post.
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I love the BTT thread. I have two reviews in there so far, that I have not ported to the review forum.
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I like writing reviews, since I post in a forum where you get alot of people asking about cigars that they have never had. They go onsale, and in a few minutes there is a thread where people are asking for opinions on on of the cigars onsale. I always chuckle and wonder if anyone else is thinking the same thing. With habanos, there is a situation where almost everybody smokes about the same thing in their first year, and they don't branch out much until A. an unfamiliar cigar goes onsale, or B. they are exploring and really need to know what to expect from one of their upcoming targets. It is also hard to justify writing a review when you have the palate of a billy-goat. I taste sweet, tangy, tea, tobacco and tar. If a cigar has any of those tastes, I am good to go. I can't figure out the mongo picture reviews, though. I always wonder how they can concentrate on taste when they are busy snapping photos. But I have a really short attention span. But in general I agree that there is not enough encouragement from others in response to reviews, but to me I don't think that is necessarily something you should expect. I CAN see how it would make someone less inclined to post one, thinking, "what's the point, no one is reading them anyway." But that's not so. Post-whores always chime in, "nice review", but there are hundreds of people reading your reviews, because they are an integral part of the smoking phenomenon. People DO read that stuff. If there is a cigar they want to know about badly, they are READING your review. VIEWS are what is important, because there is no reason to read a thread you have no interest in, believe me. So if you have 90 views and no comments, you still helped 50+ people. And that's what it is all about.:-)
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Thanks Moe..... we all need a lil reminder every now and again.

From now on, I am going to review everything I put in my mouth. :-)
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EVERYTHING Tim?? Lets keep some of the graphic stuff private ok? :-):-)
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I used to- I have my old review template on my computer still. My problem? No smokes to review at the moment :-)
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Moe, Lets get to the main part of your post. Which review did you use to make the purchase and for what was it?
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ERDM Italian RE
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One thing has crossed my mind in the past about reviews. On the CC section, everything is well organized by brand, and it's easy to find the review you want to read. In the NC section it's basically "everything else" (The other ones). To my mind this does two things:
1) It seems to place NC's in a "second class" status, implying they're lesser cigars than CC's
2) It makes it harder to find a review of an NC stick you're interested in. Also, when you do write a review it gets buried quickly, so I question whether many people really read them. If we could come up with a more organized method for NC reviews, I think more people may do them.
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:-)
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I don't. There are so many more NC brands (seems like hundreds) that's it not really practical to format it like the habanos reviews. With a quick search, you can find anything easily, imo.

:-)
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I like that idea a lot. Maybe make sub forums for the most popular ones such as gurkha, RP, CAO, ERDM, RYJ, Uppmann, punch, drew estate, tat, illusione, etc. Or, you could do sub categories within the sub forums. Click on Tatuaje, and underneath you get tat, cabaiguan, etc...:-)
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