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:In effect, there's no way to operationalize a spoiler ban in the Howling, so '''there is no ban'''. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''19:07:21 Sat '''16 Apr 2011 </span> | :In effect, there's no way to operationalize a spoiler ban in the Howling, so '''there is no ban'''. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''19:07:21 Sat '''16 Apr 2011 </span> | ||
::You're selectively quoting from the paragraph, in my view. The thing reads in full: | |||
:::Spoiler information relating to not-yet-released stories must be kept to series or, in some cases, story articles. Please do not create articles about narrative elements rumoured to exist within stories that haven't been released. It is impossible to verify such things before the story is released. | |||
::As the second and third sentences go on to say, it's talking about keeping spoiler information on story/series pages versus putting them on in-universe (i.e. narrative element) articles. It doesn't '''at all''' talk about your user page, a file description page, a template, or the forum. If it had meant to ban that, it would have talked about those namespaces. Instead, the paragraph as a whole is talking about the main namespace. | |||
::But I think you're missing the point. It's ''impossible'' to police this without requiring that admin spoil their own enjoyment of the show. Even if every admin were willing to submit to a "tough, you must be spoiled to be an admin here" kinda policy, the sheer ''workload'' of keeping up with the Howling would be ridiculous. Particularly when the show is actively in season. The whole point of The Howling, from my perspective, is that it's essentially a place where users can do what they want (so long as they don't violate copyright or deliberately defame people). Again, '''there is a warning''' up on the Howling's page saying that spoilers are allowed. I really can't understand why you're ignoring that, or trying to find some loophole in the spoiler policy. It's just not a thing admin are obligated, by policy, to actively worry about. | |||
::If you'd like clearer language on the spoiler policy, fine, I"m willing to change it to ''specifically'' say "Spoilers are allowed in the Howling." But that wouldn't represent a change to policy. It would just added emphasis. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} <span style="{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}">'''20:39:23 Sat '''16 Apr 2011 </span> | |||
