Pug? Who is this Pug of whom you so reverently speak...just kidding! On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Parks White <[email protected]> wrote: > Re: Amazon UK ...You are most welcome. > > Re: Pugs parentage... ( ad nauseam)...Now that I have read lengthy > references to Pugs parentage dating back to the mid 1990's on Crydee.com... I > am still not sure why this still constitutes a spoiler as it is an > unimportant fact and does not effect the plot of any of the books. I assume > new readers in Thailand will assume Pug had parents. It is only a possible > spoiler (more of disappointment really) to realize they are ordinary people > just like us.... > > Parks3 > > Sent from my iPad > > On 6/04/2012, at 8:15 AM, Paddyjack <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Paul Dutton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On the plus side, Parks3 did alert me to the fact that amazon uk have now >>> got their act together and made the reprint of ACI available for Kindle >>> App. Thanks! >>> >>> Nothing in stating my gratitude for this means that I don't respect the >>> rules on spoilers. >>> >>> In fact they are very necessary. The subject of the email is not always >>> clear and I hope there are people out there who are yet to read "Magician". >>> They don't need to see the enjoyment stolen from them by finding out later >>> plot details too soon. >>> >>> A spoiler does not restrict discussion at all; it just pushes it down the >>> page. There have been many feisty discussions here over the years (pun >>> intended). >>> >>> Returning to lurking. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >> >> >> Personally I think this rule should have evolved by now, with 30+ >> books written. Even though someone did not read Magician or any early >> books you are getting spoiled by reading later books. Heck, how many >> times in ACI did you read a brief description of past events, when >> Gorath did that, when the Emerald Queen invaded this thing happened, >> or it was found out she was not this or that, or after obliteration of >> his people, that character now has hope to rebuild his country because >> this and that..... Should Ray also writes "spoiler alerts" in his >> books too? <grin> >> >> Joking aside I know my opinion is not popular, even with Ray, and I'm >> not saying "I'm right, let's change this tomorrow". But sometimes I >> feel like it's just "the law is the law" and nobody is really thinking >> about it. I've been here since the 90s, and in those days I could >> understand the necessity. But now I'm not so sure. >> >> PJ >> > >
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