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Delaying the effect of human actions seems like a great idea in general. Humans tend to get angry and do/write something they would either regret later or something that hurts others.

Even if the reviews aren't verified, simply confirming with the poster a few days later whether they want to make changes before making it public may reduce the number of rash remarks.

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This seems to be the intended effect of the Presidency and the Supreme Court in the United States. Congress hastily shoehorns a bill to vote, the President has a chance to veto it. If a truly unworthy law makes it so far as to be executed into law, the people have the chance to bring a lawsuit wherein the Supreme Court can strike the whole thing down on a reasonable constitutional basis. Perhaps it would be wise for the United States government to start bankrolling Tolkien reboots?

Shouldn't this rule applying to everything instead of just the amazon one's ?

Yes, as much as practically possible. For instance, in an online forum, days long delays would be impractical, but maybe 10-20 minutes.