On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Jason Green <[email protected]> wrote:
> I understand how easy it is. I'm simply stating that it's a bit silly. > > Do we REALLY need spoiler spaces when we're discussing a book that > > A) was published 30 years ago > > And > > B) was written by an author who is the focus of this list. > Yes, you do. For reasons stated multiple times, including in the FAQ. There are fans on the list from all over the world, some of whom do not speak English as their first language. In some of those countries, not all Ray's books have been published -- and the ones that have were not necessarily published in order, so there may be books that simply are not available to them. Even with ebook distribution, it's non-trivial for someone who doesn't like in the US or parts of Europe to get legal access to an ebook. Short answer -- if you agree it's an easy rule to follow, why fight it? It's the rule, even if you don't like it. It's been the rule for at least 15 years that I'm aware of, and despite periodic complaints I haven't yet seen one reason why it's unjustified other than "I'm too lazy to go figure out which book I'm spoiling -- it's YOUR problem, not mine, so deal with my laziness." If you agree it's easy, then what's sillier -- the "silly" but easy rule, or spending more effort complaining about than it would take just to follow it?
