Partagas Cifuentes 2006?

bobarian · 09-09-2011, 01:27 PM

"By your definition all reviews are pointless unless your taste is the exact same as the reviewer."

This is quoted from the above post and emphasized here for truth.

Reviews are meaningless attempts to persuade others to see your point of view and gain their attention and admiration. There are no reviews of any kind which do not come from the subjective experiences of the reviewer.

In any field the most popular reviewers are either loved or hated by the majority of people. Some examples would be Suckling on cigars, Robert Parker on wine, Zagat on restaurants, etc. Although their reviews and others may be helpful, they are indeed pointless.

Bax · 09-09-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

"By your definition all reviews are pointless unless your taste is the exact same as the reviewer."

This is quoted from the above post and emphasized here for truth.

Reviews are meaningless attempts to persuade others to see your point of view and gain their attention and admiration. There are no reviews of any kind which do not come from the subjective experiences of the reviewer.

In any field the most popular reviewers are either loved or hated by the majority of people. Some examples would be Suckling on cigars, Robert Parker on wine, Zagat on restaurants, etc. Although their reviews and others may be helpful, they are indeed pointless.

Yeah, but they are enjoyable to many. That alone makes them more than meaningless. I personally enjoy reviews even for cigars I don't care for.

bobarian · 09-09-2011, 03:16 PM

Enjoyment does not equal relevance or usefulness.

Bax · 09-09-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Enjoyment does not equal relevance or usefulness.

Then cigars, sports, fishing and such are meaningless? I would have to disagree with you on this point. I belive that enjoyment is paramount in ones life.

My whole gripe here was that I thought it was a little disrespectful (Though I'm sure it was not intended) to the OP and to the posters who responded to the request for opinions to dismiss them as useless. Perhaps it's useless to him but he should have chimed in with his input on the cigars in the topic. The OP obviously wanted input and we gave it. If we don't like a brand that at least in my case have tried at least half a dozen times and didn't enjoy , should I be labled a "hater"? Not a single person on here told the OP not to try anything. There are litterally hundreds and hundreds of review threads on here and I'd bet you've got at least 1 "Nice review" post in there Bob

bobarian · 09-09-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bax

I personally enjoy reviews even for cigars I don't care for.

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Originally Posted by Bax

Then cigars, sports, fishing and such are meaningless? I would have to disagree with you on this point. I belive that enjoyment is paramount in ones life.

My whole gripe here was that I thought it was a little disrespectful (Though I'm sure it was not intended) to the OP and to the posters who responded to the request for opinions to dismiss them as useless. Perhaps it's useless to him but he should have chimed in with his input on the cigars in the topic. The OP obviously wanted input and we gave it. If we don't like a brand that at least in my case have tried at least half a dozen times and didn't enjoy , should I be labled a "hater"? Not a single person on here told the OP not to try anything. There are litterally hundreds and hundreds of review threads on here and I'd bet you've got at least 1 "Nice review" post in there Bob

I guess I neglected to quote the relevant part of your post(please see above). I was speaking to the relevance of reviews specifically. You have intentionally misquoted or misconstrued Cliff's posts to include the words "pointless", "useless" and now you misquote me by saying I called enjoyment of life to be "meaningless"

If I post "Nice review" it says nothing about the relevance or usefulness of the review in my cigar smoking life. It merely means I enjoyed the review.
Also if you look at the history of the use of "Nice review" in threads other than actual reviews you may find its meaning to be different.

OLS · 09-09-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

[b]Reviews are meaningless attempts to persuade others to see your point of view and gain their attention and admiration.

Boy you really GOT ME on this point, lol.

bobarian · 09-09-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by OLS

Boy you really GOT ME on this point, lol.

Lol, granstanding is certainly permitted!

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09-09-2011, 01:27 PM	#1
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Partagas Cifuentes 2006? "By your definition all reviews are pointless unless your taste is the exact same as the reviewer." This is quoted from the above post and emphasized here for truth. Reviews are meaningless attempts to persuade others to see your point of view and gain their attention and admiration. There are no reviews of any kind which do not come from the subjective experiences of the reviewer. In any field the most popular reviewers are either loved or hated by the majority of people. Some examples would be Suckling on cigars, Robert Parker on wine, Zagat on restaurants, etc. Although their reviews and others may be helpful, they are indeed pointless.

09-09-2011, 03:16 PM	#3
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Partagas Cifuentes 2006? Enjoyment does not equal relevance or usefulness.