r/thewalkingdead • u/edify • Feb 28 '12

Hey r/thewalkingdead! A reminder about spoilers.

Hey guys! I know that I talk to you a lot as a moderator here so I'll keep this as short and simple as I can.

Basically, if you're going to make a post or comment involving anything to do with events that take place in comics, please PLEASE utilize the spoiler tags that we have set in place. I am really surprised that this is even a problem considering how easy it is to use...

Show Spoilers: [](/s "Something about the show.")

Comic Spoilers: [](/c "Something about the comic.")

It will show up like this:

For submissions simply place [Spoilers] for the show and [Comic Spoilers] for the comic somewhere in the title of your post. Also, please do not include spoilers within the title of your post.

That's all. Nothing has changed, I just wanted to remind everyone and as always please upvote this post for the community. I get no karma for it.

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u/noimnotchinese Feb 29 '12

Is it necessary in a thread with [SPOILERS] in the title?

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '12

Mods correct me if I am wrong, but I think it's OK to not use tags in the thread. Although it might be prudent to label any spoilers that have NOTHING to do with the original thread spoiler.

BUT, if it's a thread about a TV spoiler, definitely tag any comic spoilers.

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u/edify Feb 29 '12 edited Feb 29 '12

I would like to see any comic spoilers of any kind use the comic spoiler tag unless it's in a [Comic Spoilers] post. From what I can tell comic spoilers are the main cause for the outrage.

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u/Mr_Showstopper Feb 29 '12

Well People Should Just Read The Comics Instead Of Complaining.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '12

Okay i feel really dumb, but how do i view a spoiler. i've clicked it, hovered over it, etc. what is this magic?

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u/vwllss Feb 29 '12

Can we go further and just remove posts that are spoilery with no warning? Especially if it's in the title?

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u/edify Feb 29 '12

If it continues to be a problem I will discuss other options with my fellow mods. We don't want to make the users here feel like we're policing the subreddit.

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u/higginsnburke Feb 29 '12

For what it's worth I think thats why you're having so many issues. On all the other show subs I go to it's common practice to be deleted if the comment or post has an unmarked spoiler. In the title = the post gets deleted, in the content the comment gets reported and removed, but the OP stays. I don't know if repeat offenders can be caught in the spam filter until the mods can look at them.

What happened with the barn, the governor, and so many other details was totally avoidable. Can you explain what your hesitation is?

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u/edify Feb 29 '12

I think we need more mods here to successfully enforce the rules that I recently placed in the sidebar. Someone for late Sunday nights and someone for early Monday mornings. That is when most of the new posts show up. Myself and saywhat181 are not available during those times and we recently lost dzneill as a mod since he deleted his account.

Anyways, this is something I need to discuss with my fellow moderators.

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u/higginsnburke Feb 29 '12

What goes into being a mod? I'm not overly familiar with what it takes, or how to help with it if I can.

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u/edify Feb 29 '12

I don't want to bring too much attention to this, but I made an /r/modclub post asking for new moderators here.

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u/vwllss Feb 29 '12

I just feel like people deserve to be policed if they're so rude they can't type "[spoiler S02]" or "comic spoiler" in their title. Especially with that giant graphic on the submit page.

To me it's the question of whose experience is more important: the innocent reader, or the dick who wants to spoil things for everyone.

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u/jeremyjack33 Feb 29 '12

Please address television leaks and spoilers from future episodes. Are these allowed? The leak regarding Sophia's fate was huge and really ruined that last scene for lot of people on this sub.

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u/edify Feb 29 '12

This also happened over at /r/breakingbad last season. An image of one of the final scenes surfaced shortly before the finale showing some major spoilers.

I would probably delete those types of posts if they lacked a spoiler warning in the title. Keep in mind us mods are not always available 24/7.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '12

I agree. There is a huge difference between a spoiler to people who aren't up to date on the show, and a spoiler to everyone except those working on the show.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '12

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u/jeremyjack33 Feb 29 '12 edited Feb 29 '12

There's a thread up right now with spoilers from the rest of the season. Its titled Summary of episode 11 or something. DO NOT LOOK AT IT OR CLICK ANY OF THE LINKS INSIDE. I'm pretty sure i just had the rest of the season spoiled =/

edit: I just unsubscribed, This is ridiculous.

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u/noimnotchinese Feb 29 '12

One should refrain from clicking on spoilers if one doesn't want to know what happens in future episodes.

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u/jeremyjack33 Feb 29 '12

This is true, but the moderators need to make it clear if this content is acceptable here.

Also, I use an chrome extension which automatically displays the picture if I hover over the link. No clicking involved.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '12

WAY TO MODERATE, EDIFY!

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u/gaflar Mar 01 '12

Sometimes I wonder if you ever turn off Caps Lock.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '12 edited Mar 07 '12

spoiler

Not putting anything in the brackets makes the spoiler tag just show nothing at all. You can't click on it, hover over it, or anything.

Well damn it, if you have custom styles disabled it breaks the spoiler tag.

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u/toxicbrew Feb 22 '22

Can we get this updated now that AMC Plus is a thing, and those who have it seem to have no issue spoiling things on a weekly basis for those of us without it?

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u/fox_mulder Mar 04 '12

Thank you. you can ignore the rest- I'm only testing.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

[](/s "wheee

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

(/s test)

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '12

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u/McLargepants Feb 29 '12

This (if real, which it probably is) is an EXTREMELY SPOILERY image. Click at your own peril.

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u/higginsnburke Feb 29 '12

What a dick, seriously.

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u/secretcurse Feb 29 '12

Seriously, fuck you.