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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 15:24:10 GMT -5
If you visit here it doesn't really matter, since you can count on several posters carelessly spoiling things in big thread titles if anything of importance happens. Mods generally fix them pretty quickly but you'll probably see them anyway. I usually don't watch SD and read spoilers anyway, but it'd be nice being able to make the choice other than "Don't visit this site ever".
Or we get even more ridiculous things like:
"ALBERTO DEL RIO WINS TITLE FROM BIG SHOW (SPOILERS INSIDE)" which is dumb enough you should probably have your posting privileges revoked for a few weeks while you work out why it wasn't a good idea to do that.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jan 19, 2013 15:32:54 GMT -5
Spoilers never bothered me, but I think people who spaz out over spoilers are crazy. You implying I'm crazy, boy? I'll bring up what's always brought up in threads like this, spoilers are fine but keep them away from people that don't wanna heard them. There's a distinct difference between watching something for the first time and reacting to it and watching it knowing what you're gonna see.
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Post by Nathan Bridger on Jan 19, 2013 16:05:22 GMT -5
6) Where do you most often view video highlights for all WWE programming? - Other sites (please specify) Yes, please tell WWE where you watch video footage of their programming so WWE can send them cease and desist orders.
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Post by Goon on Jan 19, 2013 17:52:33 GMT -5
You have to admire them somewhat, going all the way with a multi-question survey they probably don't give a damn about, just to learn about sites with WWE footage they haven't found yet. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2013 19:01:53 GMT -5
Spoilers never bothered me, but I think people who spaz out over spoilers are crazy. You do realise it's against the rules here right? Yeah - that's why people should use the spoiler tag. I meant more in real life. Like if you're talking about a show/movie and someone flips out like, "Come on man! SPOILERS! Some of us haven't seen it yet! GAWD!!!!!" Like spoiling the end of DKR is on par with spitting in someone's face or something. I mean, get a life buddy - take it easy yknow? Me personally - I could give a s***. Knowing how a movie/show/match ends affects my enjoyment of it 0%. I don't watch things JUST to know what happens - that's a very small part of it for me.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Jan 19, 2013 19:11:21 GMT -5
The thing with spoilers is, at least in this forum, you can usually tell whether something bad/good happened judging a spoiler thread by its length.
...Not counting the times we go full-dick mode and make the thread ridiculously long on purpose for no good reason. Man I miss those days.
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Post by percymania on Jan 19, 2013 23:45:57 GMT -5
Question #6 is a trap. Also, why are they so concerned with Bleacher Report?
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jan 19, 2013 23:59:46 GMT -5
You do realise it's against the rules here right? Yeah - that's why people should use the spoiler tag. I meant more in real life. Like if you're talking about a show/movie and someone flips out like, "Come on man! SPOILERS! Some of us haven't seen it yet! GAWD!!!!!" Like spoiling the end of DKR is on par with spitting in someone's face or something. I mean, get a life buddy - take it easy yknow? Me personally - I could give a s***. Knowing how a movie/show/match ends affects my enjoyment of it 0%. I don't watch things JUST to know what happens - that's a very small part of it for me. That's all fine and dandy, but it's rude to other people to spoil things so carelessly. Knowing all the plot twists and character deaths in something hurts the suspense and shock value of said events. People invest time in games and movie franchises, and part of the suspense is not knowing where everything is heading.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2013 0:35:41 GMT -5
Yeah - that's why people should use the spoiler tag. I meant more in real life. Like if you're talking about a show/movie and someone flips out like, "Come on man! SPOILERS! Some of us haven't seen it yet! GAWD!!!!!" Like spoiling the end of DKR is on par with spitting in someone's face or something. I mean, get a life buddy - take it easy yknow? Me personally - I could give a s***. Knowing how a movie/show/match ends affects my enjoyment of it 0%. I don't watch things JUST to know what happens - that's a very small part of it for me. That's all fine and dandy, but it's rude to other people to spoil things so carelessly. Knowing all the plot twists and character deaths in something hurts the suspense and shock value of said events. People invest time in games and movie franchises, and part of the suspense is not knowing where everything is heading. I agree, but that rudeness goes both ways. I've seen some people get really infantile about having something spoiled accidentally (which honestly, most of the time it is accidental - very few people maliciously spoil things in my experience). That's what I meant by the OP. People acting so irrationally to real person over something fictional. I understand emotional investment, but also - act like an adult about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2013 8:45:20 GMT -5
I told them I usually don't care for spoilers but I don't mind a rare historic moment being revealed.
Then commented on Facebook "Spoil Main Event & Saturday Morning Slam all you want, I don't watch those anyway."
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Jan 20, 2013 10:22:41 GMT -5
it's a trap.... they just want to find all the leaks and sue them into the ground Haha came in here to post this when I read this:
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