Star Wars: The Force Awakens, spoilers, and you.

[Rubix he/him]

Hey Everyone.

 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is just hours away from premiering, and I know people here on the site are going to want to talk about the movie after they've seen it. For that purpose, there's a thread up (linked here), for all discussion of the movie. Any discussion regarding spoilers of any kind need to stay in that thread until AT LEAST the new year (the admins are still discussing when exactly we'll end the moratorium on spoilers). Even if you have a new theory that is sparked by the movie, if you need to reference something in the movie, please hold off on posting the theory as its own thread until this spoiler-free period is up. 

 

As this movie is one of the most anticipated films of the last few years, we're going to be VERY quick to respond to spoilers posted outside of this thread. Our basic plan is that on a first offense, if we determine that you're posting details (real or not) to troll, flame, or ruin the movie for other members, you're going to be banned until at least the new year, and possibly until the end of the spoiler period. If we conclude that it was an innocent slip, your post will be edited or removed, and you'll receive a PM letting you know that we've done so, and letting you know that you need to not do so again. I know that this policy is harsh, but I've seen many other places on the internet where trolls are posting spoilers abound, and I'm not going to have that happening here.

 

If you see any spoilers, please remember that the report button is your friend, and we'll get on it as soon as possible.

 

If you have any questions, as always, feel free to leave them here in the thread, or drop me a PM.

 

 

Rubix

[Young Bard he/him]

I have to ask. How much was this post was influenced by Kipper on the Random Stuff thread?

[Rubix he/him]

I have to ask. How much was this post was influenced by Kipper on the Random Stuff thread?

 

Honestly, we had been talking about it based on a number of factors. One of which was our experiences browsing other sites, such as Reddit and Facebook and running into people dropping either real spoilers or fake spoilers. Another was the fact that my day job is working at a movie theater, where I'm working 9:30 PM to 3 AM tonight, and where I'm almost positive that the movie is going to be spoiled for me, even though I'd really rather that it wasn't. We'd already been talking about putting a clear policy into place, and we were talking about what we wanted it to be. Admittedly, Kipper's post came along before we had the opportunity to finalize and make this post, but it was going to be made anyway.

[Kobold King he/him]

Honestly, we had been talking about it based on a number of factors. One of which was our experiences browsing other sites, such as Reddit and Facebook and running into people dropping either real spoilers or fake spoilers. Another was the fact that my day job is working at a movie theater, where I'm working 9:30 PM to 3 AM tonight, and where I'm almost positive that the movie is going to be spoiled for me, even though I'd really rather that it wasn't. We'd already been talking about putting a clear policy into place, and we were talking about what we wanted it to be. Admittedly, Kipper's post came along before we had the opportunity to finalize and make this post, but it was going to be made anyway.

 

 

Dang. Working in a theater when a movie you want to see is playing must be rough.   I salute you, Rubix et al. This is a great policy.

Edited December 17, 2015 by Kobold King

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Agreed, thanks guys!

[Zas678 he/him]

To reiterate, DON'T place spoilers here. This is just the announcement saying that there's only one place for spoilers on 17th shard, and it's HERE. Please don't post spoilers here.

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

Good Job Admins! However, your news post says that anyone who trolls or post spoilers, even fake spoilers, would be banned. Kipper wasn't.

[Rubix he/him]

Good Job Admins! However, your news post says that anyone who trolls or post spoilers, even fake spoilers, would be banned. Kipper wasn't.

 

Policy is in effect from the time of posting forward.

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

Policy is in effect from the time of posting forward.

Thanks for the info!

[Blaze1616 he/him]

 Another was the fact that my day job is working at a movie theater, where I'm working 9:30 PM to 3 AM tonight, and where I'm almost positive that the movie is going to be spoiled for me, even though I'd really rather that it wasn't.

 

Your theater doesn't do employee pre-screening? All the theaters in my area do, which is why I ask. Not pre-screening really gives the employees the shaft...

[Rubix he/him]

Your theater doesn't do employee pre-screening? All the theaters in my area do, which is why I ask. Not pre-screening really gives the employees the shaft...

 

We do when the production company lets us. Disney said no to every theater in the country.

[Young Bard he/him]

We do when the production company lets us. Disney said no to every theater in the country.

 

That seems... mean. Were they just super tight about spoilers?

[Blaze1616 he/him]

We do when the production company lets us. Disney said no to every theater in the country.

 

Upvoted out of pity, not because I like what you said. That just sucks.

[Rubix he/him]

That seems... mean. Were they just super tight about spoilers?

 

That's their official answer.

[Ookla the Absent]

Still kinda mean. They coulda let you have an employee showing right before the first showing or something.

Edited December 23, 2015 by Gargoyle

[ChickenPlague he/him]

Do similar rules apply to Deadpool?

[firstRainbowRose she/her]

Until we have a chance to discuss it further, I would say yes.