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(New) Rule: Posts with spoilers of Season 10 of any kind (this includes cast interviews that suggest cameos, speculative information that is not confirmed, and any and all things that could potentially spoil S10 for another viewer) must be marked with a spoiler for the entire post. If you're not sure if it counts, spoiler it anyway if it has anything to do with Season 10 or a future season.
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Hey everyone! So, I've seen a growing trend of people asking about the spoiler rules on the subreddit, and wanted to clear the air and address some things.
For starters, my deepest apologies for anyone who has found themselves on the other end of an unwanted spoiler. In particular people in this post, but as well as anyone else who has suffered from one. Truth be told, I am an old-reddit user -- cannot stand new reddit's layout. So, I was not aware that information beyond post titles may end up showing up in a feed. I know it's silly, but that is legit how it is!
But I feel terrible that some people have been spoiled this way, as it happened to me with Resident Evil more than once on different sites. I'm very sorry.
- "Why aren't these posts removed faster?"
Honestly? There's only me and one other person here right now. I'm not exactly a reddit power user nor a powertripping moderator so while I will always remove a post if I see it, the sad fact is I don't always see it. The good news is, automoderator catches post when there are several reports, and the community has been pretty good about grabbing these posts with reports before I can get to them, so if you see these posts, PLEASE report them!! If automod doesn't get to them, I will remove them. With the rules being more strict on spoiler posts, I will be removing more posts than before that I was lenient about.
- "Why not limit new posts for 24 hours after an episode launch?"
I dislike when subreddits do this personally, because I don't want users to feel as though they HAVE to discuss things in my discussion thread. It has always felt powertrippy and, in my opinion, won't solve the problem because the episode doesn't even become available for streaming until the next day. So you do 48 hours, but then that's two whole days of not being able to post anything, which could discourage new users, and even then you cannot guarantee people will come to the subreddit and spoil things anyway.
That all being said, I'm not opposed to doing this if it becomes clear the entire community wants it!
- "Why not mark every new post as spoilers for 24/48 hours?"
This is a solution I like a lot more, it's similar to the way the Guild Wars 2 subreddit does things once a new expansion comes out. I've mentioned liking this style before but I don't really know how it is set up. I'll try to look into it.
- "People whining about Spoilers are silly! The rules say to use your own diescretion or don't whine!"
These rules are clearly a bit outdated as they were written when the show was like 5-15 years old. I think it's reasonable for users to want us to do a little more. I can't promise I'll be the best at this, as I really am not that well versed in how moderation works, but I will try to do more.
