I think the phrase "No spoilers though" is pretty clear.
But the follow up does imply that the poster can white-font at their own discretion, which isn't strictly true.
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I think the phrase "No spoilers though" is pretty clear.
But the follow up does imply that the poster can white-font at their own discretion, which isn't strictly true.
I agree. But I wouldn't be averse to changing the last sentence to just say "an admin may delete it."
But by saying it will be white fonted, I think it implies it's okay if you white font a spoiler in the thread, don't you?
I just ask because a poster put a white fonted possible casting spoiler in the Buffy thread, then asked if it was out of line. By looking at the slug, I don't think it's clear that it is out of line.
For the record, I have no problems at all with spoilers in white in the NAFDA thread. Honestly, I think people ought to be able to use their willpower and not read the white font if they don't want to be spoiled. But when the discussion comes up of what's allowable and what's not - the prevailing opinion is that save Angel discussion in the BtVS thread and vice versa, there should be no white font in those threads. If there should be no white font in those threads, why would an admin white font a spoiler accident?
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Jess and ita just said what I was trying to say with way fewer words.
Until the next show works for me. It's probably easiest to remember, anyhow.
I like the until next show.
Except that can be 6 weeks during some of the hiatuses (hiati?). It seemed to me that everyone was happy with one week.
I think "until the next show" should be clarified as "until the next show airs or would have aired."
Except that can be 6 weeks during some of the hiatuses (hiati?). It seemed to me that everyone was happy with one week.
That's why the full sentence, which I was too lazy to type, was until the next show airs or would have aired. Which is still one week.
But by saying it will be white fonted, I think it implies it's okay if you white font a spoiler in the thread, don't you?
OK, that makes sense. I'll change the slugs to say "deleted" only.
It isn't the will-power. it is more that it is amazing what one can figure out from very oblique discussion and/or reactions. For example, if someone posts a spoiler, and it makes PMoon very happy and Susan W. angry, I can deduce that perhaps Spike is going full on evil.
I changed the descriptions in the current Buffy, Angel and Firefly main threads. Any others?