As a moderator of Smogoff, I feel like I have a duty to protect the people of Smogoff from scammers, confidence artists, tricksters, charlatans, crooks, and rascals of all kinds.
Additionally, the high amount of self-procaimed "gamers" in Smogoff, a group particularly vulnerable to pre-release hype (see: no mans sky, cyberpunk, fallout 76), makes me worry when I see so many Smogoff posters buying into the "Page 5" hype.
So, because of these two things, I want to officially state that all Smogoff posters who are looking forwards to this "Page 5" product should be incredibly wary.
The first thing that makes me wary about buying into this "page 5" hype is the sheer difficulty of making it to page 5.
And although az is a top notch poster, getting a post to page 5 is no easy task (unless you're young dramps). It's not unlikely that this thread will run out of steam.
The second reason I think that all smogoff posters should be wary is the leak of "Page 5". Admittedly, I do think that the word "the" is a very promising start. In fact, I think that it's one of the best words to start a post with.
But we don't know if starting the post with "the" was intentional. Considering that az is the creator of "Page 5", that word might be intended to be one of the hundreds of words that you shouldn't start a post with - like "chemistry", "housing" or "echidna". Knowing az, it's highly likely that "the" is simply a typo of one of the many words you shouldn't start a post with.
So I ask that all Smogoff posters be wary. I think everyone should be positive about the eventual result of "Page 5", but don't buy into the hype to the point where you'll be heartbroken if "Page 5" gets indefinitely delayed by upper management.