Um. When is it not a spoiler? Seriously, what do you mean?

To clarify: when the promo airs, or if this motion passes, I will talk about it.

Here's another question... You write a fic that has either or both of the casting 'spoilers' in it. Do you put a spoiler warning on it when you send it to the lists?

It depends on the list. Seriously. They all have their own rules. I mean, my author's notes will mention it mainly as a context guideline. It also depends on the story. I see plenty of things with spoilers come through lists with no warning, which is occasionally amusing, but as most of what I write these days is AU, it hasn't come up for a while.

Generally, I only send fic with major spoilers to Silverlake, and in that case, it's labelled "spoiler/speculation based"

That's neither here nor there, however, as that's not here.

This discussion pertains to this space, not to the rules of the various lists.

As for what I propose to do about it, *I* simply plan to support the current proposal, and vote yes on it.

But for two, if this one changes at the last minute, this news that people have already been upset over was nothing to be upset over.

Yeah - and those that are upset over not being able to talk about it will also have no reason to be upset...

They've already released posters

Where? To whom?

Serious question - because if this truly is common knowledge then it's a moot point. SMG coming back after season 5 really was common knowledge. SMG leaving at the end of season 7 was common knowledge. Is this? Can anyone please try to answer this for me?

And if it's going to be out soon according to the current spoiler rules anyway, why are we doing this again?

Because at this point, we have more than two months before the season opener.

We could have a promo tomorrow, or we could have it a month before the show. A month before the show means another month and a half of this, which is really rather a long time in online time, even if it's soon in real time.

To clarify: when the promo airs, or if this motion passes, I will talk about it.

Right, and when the promo airs it's fine to talk about it.

That's neither here nor there, however, as that's not here.

This discussion pertains to this space, not to the rules of the various lists.

I was just curious.

And if it's going to be out soon according to the current spoiler rules anyway, why are we doing this again?

Why wait? This is a discussion board some of us would like to discuss now. It sure would have been nice for summertime filler.

But I get that they ruin things for you I do care about the enjoyment of the Everything-is-a-spoiler Buffistas, that's why I rarely post in the show topics and that's why I'm waffling on this new proposal now.

Because at this point, we have more than two months before the season opener.

And, once again, what else is there to talk about in the show thread for the next 2 months?

Where? To whom?

The WB debuted their new promo posters for AtS S5 at last weekend's Comicon in San Diego.

The WB has, in addition, already made their summer changes to the official website to reflect the casting changes. (IIRC. I know they had at least one version of it up a couple months ago.)

It's more widely-known than ASH going from regular to recurring.

The WB debuted their new promo posters for AtS S5 at last weekend's Comicon in San Diego.

The WB has, in addition, already made their summer changes to the official website to reflect the casting changes. (IIRC. I know they had at least one version of it up a couple months ago.)

Is this considered enough to make it common knowledge?

(I was not at Comicon, nor do I go the to WB board, so had I not be already spoiled (I was spoiled at a time that tended to lessen the enjoyment of last season) this would not have been something I would know from these sources)

Is this considered enough to make it common knowledge?

Beats me.

You asked where the posters debuted.

I can't tell you where they've put them up since then, or how wide an area they've covered, because frankly, I don't leave the house much, and when I do, it's just to go to the grocery store.

But if I see one of the ugly-ass things, I'll let people know. Or they can know it by the sound of my aesthetic sensibilities shreaking in pain.