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One more thing...I am sure you have seen the Holiday '06 line and I think you will agree...WOW!
Look guys, if you can't talk about something in public...
don't talk about it in public. Send each other a PM.
What you're doing right now comes across as though you're just lording coveted information over other members, dangling it over people's heads, the subtext being "I know something you don't know!"
Everyone appreciates it when people share information, but nothing positive comes from simply saying "wow, the retros in December sure are hot. *WINK WINK* but I can't say any more!" If that's the case, wait until you can say something substantial. Whipping kids into a froth because you're privy to information that they don't know and you can't share serves no purpose other than, perhaps, self-aggrandizement.
No one's asking you to compromise your jobs or your sources to share information, but by the same token you can at least be considerate of the community when it comes to when and how you choose to share that information.
"Say, Elite A, can you BELIEVE the new retro?"
"Oh I know, I was BLOWN AWAY! Everyone will go absolutely MAD when they find out!"
"And what about the AMAZING NEW FEATURE, didn't it just make you want to shout it out from the hilltops, even though you know you totally can't?"
"Tell me about it! But what about the HORRIBLE CHANGE?"
"Yes, that'll break a few hearts! It'll be CHAOS in here when the hoi polloi learn of it!"
Come on, what the heck is that? Is that how you'd like to be treated?
When you dangle information just out of the average member's reach, you're not doing your sources a favor and you're not doing the community a favor.