Feedback thread for Season 5 - Modding

The only real issue was spoilers and keeping readers/non-readers apart, which will be less of an issue from now on, obviously. I thought the mods kept on top of the issue pretty well and seemed to respond quickly.

MrWalsh wrote: »

No more annoying than people who ONLY criticise the show, and do nothing but complain about every episode every week.

Some of us enjoy it and to have each and every aspect dissed simply because it is different to the book is ridiculous. Its putting me off the forum as a whole tbh because its becoming so negative.

Its fine to say why you dont like something but some of the latest negative criticisms have been childish to say the least.

So you can't discuss a different viewpoint to you? I watch the show because it's an adaptation of my favourite books and some of my favourite characters. If I think they aren't handling them well I'm within my rights to say so. Saying "why do you still watch?" is incredibly condescending and brings down the level of discussion.

I think the modding has been absolutely grand, it's a tough gig and I just want to say thanks for keeping the place running very smoothly

I tended to avoid the "Funny" thread until I watched the episode. In theory bringing in a time ban of say 10pm on Monday after Sky Atlantic makes sense but if somebody sees something before hand and can't link it they may forget to post it later. No strong feelings either way as it'll be my own fault if I click into the thread without thinking.

As a book reader I actually thought there was a lot less bookreaders in disguise in the non-readers threads while Nody swooped in quickly on other occasions. The way this season went though some things were heavily signposted and non readers could come up with accurate theories by themselves. It's probably hard not to be paranoid though if I hadn't read the books, I know I probably would be :pac:

Unless The Winds of Winter (Book 6) is released before April next year then there really is no issue for now as the show is probably level/ahead in basically every story. Or has a different story altogether. We'll all be in the dark minus a few lingering theories from the books.

I imagine I could be placed under this "hatewatching" thing that's been thrown out because I have criticised the direction of some of the plots taken by the show in comparison to the books but I certainly wouldn't think I have, I do like the show and if it didn't exist I'd have never read the books. The idea of the book readers threads is so that those who have read the books can discuss the episode and by extension compare and contrast. This is a discussion forum and that's the purpose. I like to think I always gave credit for the things I liked too. I just want the wider audience to see some of the stories that I enjoyed. Anyway I think the modding when it comes to robust discussions has been handled well, as in there isn't really any visible modding done. And that's what you want

It's nice to have this forum and I think it's been running smoother than ever, whether that's down to the posters or the modding I don't know but we'll say both.

I didn't particularly like the predictions for the next episode threads that cropped up in the last few weeks but then again I was under no obligation to read them. I like not having the * in "My Forums" though

If I think of anything else I'll add it in

Would agree with that. The cliffhanger over Baristan was spoiled this season by posters talking about a post show comment from the actor. Wouldn't take much for them to have a little consideration but if they can't do that then just have a separate thread for it.

On the criticism point, I think genuine criticism is good for discussion but when every post starts along the lines 'I have given up on the show, this is the last week I am going to watch' yet the poster is there week after week years later it's not genuine.

The fact that it was mentioned in the season finale thread that Kit Harrington stated he was finished with Game of Thrones was a tad unfortunate,not sure if I'm correct in making this statement.Presumed it was the case given the conclusion to the season finale.It opened a whole can of worms/speculation re his fate and I never tend to source any information re future episodes/seasons of the show outside of the non book readers episode threads.Apologies if I'm mistaken re this.

To be honest, I stayed off the forums more this season because of the leaks. It made discussing the show and making predictions very stilted.

There was no way of knowing if a person would spoil me with actual TV knowledge. Im a book reader so I stayed to those threads but I still want to enjoy the show at its regular Monday morning pace.

I don't think this is a modding issue. In fact when I started a predictions thread for the last episodes it was pointed out that some of the show had leaked, which was a great warning, but effectively that fact killed off any speculation. Those who were afraid of being spoiled didn't engage and those who made predictions were concerned that they would be accused of spoiling if they predicted correctly.

during the first four weeks it was hard to be near the forum at all.

Im interested to know, from boards admin / mods point of view how you feel the leaks affected forum participation