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We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
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Let me restate my earlier point, this time as a proposal:
Change "aired on the WB, including promos"
to
"Officially published by the network."
*marries amych*
"Officially published by the network."
That is clear and simple.
"officially published by the netword or the production company".
still clear and simple.
How do you know the info is slim before you search, though?
I hate to say it, but I think you may be overthinking this one. I really don't see the vagueness in the original proposal.
I suppose it depends on how you define "press advertising." I was defining it as "someone official says something to the press, knowing perfectly well they'll be quoted."
Wouldn't that be a *major* change to our spoiler policy? So far, interviews with spoily info are noted as such, at least in Spoilage Lite, which is the only place I'm willing to tread for spoiler confirmation.
I would define "press advertising" as an advertisement.
I think you may be overthinking this one.
Except for the part where I don't know if the rest of the casting news I know qualifies for discussion or not. How is that overthinking?
"Officially published by the network."
Yes please.
Wouldn't that be a *major* change to our spoiler policy? So far, interviews with spoily info are noted as such, at least in Spoilage Lite, which is the only place I'm willing to tread for spoiler confirmation.
Well, but it's only for a) changes in the regular cast that b) are announced between-seasons.
So we could still have discussed Giles' departure, since that was officially announced over the summer, but we couldn't have discussed Angel's until after Graduation Day... oh wait. Never mind, that's not true, different example. We couldn't have discussed Riley's departure until after Into the Woods aired, because that wasn't officially announced over the summer.
"officially published by the netword or the production company".
What, in the WB Times? It isn't clear at all.
"That was an un-named source" "That was from a fansite!" etc. And we'd already be spoiled.
I personally like the promo limitation because it's so clear and easy to follow, you know? There's no grey area. Promo has been shown including X fact or it hasn't. Plus, it's the rule I "grew up with" when I went spoilerfree after S4 Buffy, so it's what I'm used to.
Yes. This.
Forget about the anit-spoiler drift etc. If we give up this as a policy a bunch of people are going to have to unsub massively.
Except for the part where I don't know if the rest of the casting news I know qualifies for discussion or not. How is that overthinking?
Okay, if it were me? I would just decide that, if I can't decide, it's still too spoilery. I would assume most of us would come to the same conclusion. Granted, I'm making assumptions here, but so are you. It's just you seem to assume that this proposal would lead to major spoiler leakage and I'm not convinced it will.