The spoiler policy was changed to reflect the Cross-Show Whitefont Rule. And that should not have happened under the grandfather rule.
Which it didn't - the grandfather rule was only voted on in May.
I'm not going to harp on the grandfather thing right now - we're all operating on memory for how any of this stuff came about, for one thing. And the divide between the various conceptions of the policy - There is a concrete written policy. What some people are arguing (and this wasn't entirely clear to me in the beginning) is that there is another, phantom policy. In their view, it's the phantom policy that needs changing, not the concrete one. How or whether the grandfather thing might apply is something we're pretty far from answering, and I think we're making progress on other issues. So personally, I'ma let it go for now.
'Cause, I'm fairly certain, that if the shield of Grandpappy doesn't cover you, the Casting Info/Upfronts update to the FAQ would pass.
I think that has to be a separate proposal. I don't think a proposal can do 2 things. Or can it? I really don't know.
I'd second the proposal, though.
Why are you basing "necessary" on the WB's random date of running the promo? You'll still know about the character before 9:01 October 8.
Because it is a long standing standard I have learned to live with.
Fair enough. I think it's arbitrary, but it's what you chose, and it's worked for you.
Now, some people -- well, only Pinwiz that I know of -- avoid promos. Again, honest question -- why don't you do that, if you don't want to know anything before you have to?
If Joss said he's human that would somehow stay out of the discussions?
Inasmuch as other spoilers are kept out of the discussions, sure. There have been spoiled people posting in the show threads since time immemorial. And sometimes folks slip, being human, but really ... do you think they'd be more likely to slip if the proposal passes?
Okay. And part of your argument is that you'd have nowhere to discuss the show. I'd propose the "Spoiler Virgins: Speculation Leads to Genital Warts and Hellfire" thread. That was supposed to be funny. The title, not the suggestion.
One of the reason why my suggestion for a thread called 'People who want to discuss the BCS come on over' was vetoed was thread proliferation. I assume the same would apply here.
And, also, we do have a non-spoiler thread - it says right in the header of the NAFDA threads that they are spoiler free. It's the definition of spoiler on this board that is under debate. I think.
I think that has to be a separate proposal.
I am back in the land of confusion. I thought this proposal was about amending/clarifying/changing how major in between season cast changes can be discussed. What's the second proposal?
but it's what you chose,
Well, it's what the community chose.
Now, some people -- well, only Pinwiz that I know of -- avoid promos. Again, honest question -- why don't you do that, if you don't want to know anything before you have to?
Sometimes I do, but generally I'd rather participate in the discussions on the show threads.
Because it is a long standing standard I have learned to live with. Fair enough. I think it's arbitrary, but it's what you chose, and it's worked for you.
Trudy (and I) have chosen to not seek out spoilers. But the standard of what is permissible in NAFDA threads was not chosen by us, it was chosen back on WX (I think, we can't go there to search) or perhaps even TT when our spoiler policy was formed.