I think that you really need to cite the discussion that grandfathers this issue.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
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Laura "Sunnydale Press" May 22, 2003 11:59:07 pm PDT
It was a vote. Some people think that the spoiler policy is grandfathered. We're trying to see if that's the case.
The Spoiler Policy is in the FAQ.
No, I get the grandfathering. I'm just unclear on when this shift in spoiler policy was discussed before being implemented.
No, I get the grandfathering. I'm just unclear on when this shift in spoiler policy was discussed before being implemented.
That seems to be the sticking point.
Unless proven otherwise, it seems reasonable to assume that the spoiler policy as stated in the FAQ predates the board and should be grandfathered.
We're trying to determine when the shift occured. Well, I'm not so much trying as saying 'hmm, don't remember' at intervals. But I'm trying to remember, so I think I get partial points.
Not seeming so reasonable from here. If the current wording was something that was discussed in Bureaucracy before being implemented, then yes. It would fall under grandfathering and we can stop talking about it for six to eight weeks. But if there wasn't an actual discussion or consensus, bullshit or otherwise, it doesn't.
Doesn't seem so reasonable to me, either. To me, it's kind of a special case, since it's the INTERPRETATION of the rule that's become stricter over time, without discussion or consensus.
Then forget about interpretation. Consider it grandfathered it as written.
Q. What do you guys consider a spoiler?
A. Anything that hasn't been broadcast. So anything from the show and the preview trailers is okay, anything from TV Guide or anywhere else is a spoiler, including casting news, episode titles and plot twists. No white fonting. Spoilers should only be posted in the spoiler thread.
No drifting or anit-spoilers to one side, no casting news to the other.