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nonsense spoiler tags

Random · 2007-01-10 22:08:21

I'm just reading some of the threads there clearly marked "9-10am SPOILERS INSIDE" .. and there's still spoiler tags being used in the thread. It makes it a pain to read the thread. Surely one warning is enough without spoiler tagging each individual bit? I mean ... if there's gonna be a thread per episode anyway? Or have…

10-01-2007 10:08pm

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I'm just reading some of the threads there clearly marked "9-10am SPOILERS INSIDE" .. and there's still spoiler tags being used in the thread.

It makes it a pain to read the thread. Surely one warning is enough without spoiler tagging each individual bit? I mean ... if there's gonna be a thread per episode anyway?

Or have I missed something?

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#2 11-01-2007 10:10am

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Indeed, it's something that I find irritating too.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but this post from the forum Code of Conduct-
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=51821648&postcount=2
would seem to me to indicate that spoiler tags are to be used in general discussion threads; I don't see anything about using them in threads with 'Spoiler' in the title.

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#3 11-01-2007 12:50pm

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i find it irritating too

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#4 11-01-2007 7:00pm

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Well, I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm not breaking the rules if I decide to post in one of these clearly marked spoiler threads without using spoiler tags? Or am I?

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#5 11-01-2007 9:22pm

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you should still use spoiler tags for spoilers about unaired episodes and next weeks episode teaser, but spoiler tags about what happeded in the episode isn't necessary at all

edit:// nm, i see the code of conduct already covers that

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#6 11-01-2007 9:46pm

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All well and good. But what about episodes that hadn't aired anywhere when posted, as is the case of Day 6 hours 1-4?

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#7 12-01-2007 2:16pm

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Mountjoy Mugger wrote:

All well and good. But what about episodes that hadn't aired anywhere when posted, as is the case of Day 6 hours 1-4?

I still don't see any problem, once the threads are clearly titled as the few current ones are.
Anyone complaining about getting 'spoiled' by looking in a thread with a title stating the episode name/time and marked [US] and
won't get much sympathy from me.

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#8 12-01-2007 7:21pm

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Spoiler tags are not required in threads marked with spoilers in the heading.

Excessive use however will be frowned upon.

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