All members read: About SPOILERS

[Ace of Spades]

Here's a stupid idea:
People are lazy. Some are too lazy to write "spoiler". Maybe if there was a "spoiler" radio button with the "smilies" the lazy sloths would use it.

[Xanthul]

You know what Ace of Spades, thats a good idea !! Anyway the post smilies are small, i dont think people would notice them a lot... but a radio button that would insert a big banner at the start of the post saying SPOILER would be good i think... ill tell ziroc !!

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"I´ve been captured... and I don´t care" -Ertai, Captive of the Blinding Angel

[Memnoch]

Originally posted by Ace of Spades: Here's a stupid idea: People are lazy. Some are too lazy to write "spoiler". Maybe if there was a "spoiler" radio button with the "smilies" the lazy sloths would use it.

Lazy? That's very disappointing to hear, mate. I hope you're not in that category. It's bad enough if it's unintentional - if it's deliberate and purely because people are LAZY then that is much worse.

I don't understand what's so difficult about this simple request. All it requires is a bit of commonsense and courtesy from each one of us. This may help people with spoiler protocol - if they're not too lazy to read it, that is.


Warn before you Spoil: A spoiler is something that reveals information about a plot twist or the location of some object/character/hidden place in a game. Spoilers are by their nature subjective - you will need to use your judgment to determine what these are.

Many people in this forum talk about 'general' game issues, such as "What is the best party for whatever" or "Should I drop whoever from my group?". These types of posts usually don't require spoilers as they are general information. Other people might have specific game questions like "How do I get past so-and-so" or "Where is such-and-such". These would be considered posts requesting spoiler information. Some are obviously bigger spoilers than others. There are also posts which refer to specific plot twists in the games here. A lot of people who come here do NOT know about certain plot twists which the rest of us might take for granted. Unmarked spoilers about these detract from these people's gaming experience. The majority of people don't like finding out about a plot twist before they were meant to. (Like someone telling you the ending of a movie before you see it)

As a courtesy to other board members who may not have gotten as far in the game as you have, please abide by the following when requesting or revealing spoiler information: Do NOT reveal the spoiler in your title. Put a SPOILER tag in the title so people know you will be revealing spoiler information. Put spoiler spaces just before the part where you are revealing the information.




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[Xanthul]

Just another bump

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"I´ve been captured... and I don´t care" -Ertai, Captive of the Blinding Angel

[Kormar the Wanderer]

I always try to make a note if I am giving a spoiler. If anyone sees me giving some away without warning feel free to let me know...

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"Beware fool that you put too much stock in the power of the spoken word, lest the unspoken one trample you from behind."
Kormar

[Lioness]

Bumping for the newbies!

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[Mage]

If someone on here asks for help on a certain subject, and another person kindly provides this information for them, how can it be considered a spoiler? If the first person didn't want the information, he/she wouldn't have asked for it in the first place. Right?

[Ace of Spades]

Mage:
An example would be a topic that says "How can I..." The question is in the actual post. If the post continues "...kill the dragon in the Fairy Woods?"
Well, most people are going to read the thread because they didn't know there was a spoiler. The topic should have read "How can I...***SPOILER***"
Another example would be a topic that says "Is Bartholomew real?" They are probably asking for confirmation that he IS real. A reply of "Bart is real. He has a +3 Sword of Sharpness" is inappropriate. If you must respond that way, you SHOULD use a ***SPOILER*** warning.
BTW, the examples are made-up, not ***SPOILERS***
~Ace~

[Xanthul]

A final BUMP

lately things are going better, well done you all !!

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"I´ve been captured... and I don´t care" -Ertai, Captive of the Blinding Angel

[Beaumanoir]

I Whole-diddley-Hearted-ly Agree

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