Since it’s been over a month since ROTS came out then yes there is going to be discussion of the movie and probably posts with spoilers in the title.
But I can also tell you for the first weekend or so that most forums wouldn’t allow for spoilers to be put in topic titles. Or the spoilers had to be hidden as a courtesy which I find totally reasonable.
I don’t run this website. At the end of the day it’s John and Wai’s decision. But I at least understand Elliots and others point of view that spoilers in thread titles aren’t necessary.
I kind of like John’s suggested solution that news topics aren’t automatically posted on the forum. In a lot of cases it ends up splitting up the conversation anyway between multiple threads.
I knew the entire plot of Star Wars before I saw it…didn’t have a fit because I’m not arrogant enough to act like the world should stop turning because I didn’t see something that was already released into the world.
Avengers spoilers would’ve been fine if Marvel posted the ending on YouTube 10 minutes after it was released. Now do WWE.
Anyway, this thread is same circular discussion as the last one that got locked, so I’ll stop contributing to the madness. Hope we’re not chasing posters away by talking about events that happened, but I also think Elliott is going to need to find a UK-centric forum, or he’s just going to run into the same thing pretty much everywhere else.
Add my name to the keeping things how they are category.
Spoilers are impossible to avoid in this social media age. You’re bound to get a spoiler wether you log in here, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, etc and it’s the viewer’s personal responsibility to avoid these if a show has already been broadcast live.
I liken it to WrestleKingdom every year. I’m 100% not going to catch the show live and I know that my social will be packed with spoilers the next morning. For that reason, it’s my personal responsibility to refrain from utilizing these channels until I’ve watched the show to remain spoiler free not look to others to alter their discussion until I’m caught up.
For me, I utilize this forum to seek out spoilers - I simply don’t have the time to watch all the content that is out there. I look to this forum, your POST shows and the accompanying discussion to update me on what’s happened on the shows I’m not catching live and help prioritize what I do want to watch on “rerun”
I think using the live broadcast date is the best barometer to measure wether a topic is a spoiler or not. Taped shows can be treated with a bit more sensitivity until they broadcasted to the public - beyond that, it has to come down to personal responsibility.
No change required in my opinion, I’m in the Uk also and have been spoiled on plenty wrestling related moments, when it happens though, I curse myself for allowing that to happen, not try and dictate or censor people based on my preference.
I don’t get that. I’ll always go back to Brock vs Taker at Mania 30. I was legit stunned when Brock won. It was a favorite moment of mine, because I’ve never been a huge Taker fan after the Ministry days and I love Brock. If i had known Brock won going in, the shock wouldn’t be there. The reaction wouldn’t be there.
Same as when Seth cashed in the MITB. The people in my house were going crazy, either for or against Rollins. It was an atmosphere that would not have happened, if we knew the result.
I can look at my favorite hockey game ever, game 7 of the 2013 series between the Leafs and Bruins. The Leafs were winning 4-1 with less than 11 minutes to go. I thought for sure the Bruins were finished. What happened next was one of the greatest comebacks I ever have and probably ever will witness, as a sports fan. If I had been spoiled, that epicness is not there.
This is not just an issue here, but other wrestling forums, TV show forums, etc. I get that they want clicks on their articles, but why are here places trying to push away people, by telling them not to come, until after they watch something? I’d want all the discussion I could get.
If you put 2 threads in front of me, one that says “Spoilers win tag titles” or “Rollins and Murphy win tag titles” I’m more likely to open the first one, even if I already know the result. Same as if a death on a show happens.
I often am not available to watch shows live and end up watching them on delay. I know I live in North America, but I just stay away from things with spoilers.
I like in the UK and in order to avoid any Rumble spoilers via push notifications, etc. I disabled the mobile data on my phone and showed some personal restraint in which sites to visit.
It’s a ridiculously selfish viewpoint to argue that everyone should avoid having their fun until you catch up.
Yes, it can be frustrating living in this region with big event live wrestling largely occuring in North America or Japan but there need to be workarounds. It’s the same strategy I’ll be using for the Superbowl this week.
I’m sort of curious, who in this thread, said anything like that? I have glasses, but I thought I could still see fine. Maybe you could point it out for me. What I saw and have said myself, is that a match spoiler, doesn’t really need to be stated in the title of a thread. I’m not sure how a thread that says “Hangman and Kenny win the tag titles” is going to give you any more fun than a thread that says “New tag champions crowned on Dynamite.”
I don’t know, just seems a bit weird to me. If anything, telling people they shouldn’t take part in any of the dozens other topics on a forum, until they see a show, seems kind of like ruining fun.
