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.
