PSA: Dangermousie's spoiler policy

[dangermousie]

(Because I know people get concerned about spoilers)

I am a total spoiler junkie. You can spoil it all for me, including linking me to a script of an episode and I will love you for it. (There have been a very few notable exceptions, like the Farscape Peacekeeper Wars, but then I clearly indicate so). I actively seek out spoilers, I like reading them if someone tells me some etc. However I know my flist has plenty of spoilerphobes, not to mention people who live somewhere where they might not be able to see the episodes/shows/movies right away.

So, here is my spoiler policy, open for modification upon request :)

CURRENTLY AIRING WESTERN SHOWS (e.g. Battlestar Galactica), DRAMAS, ANIME/MOVIES THAT CAME OUT RECENTLY/BOOKS IN GENERAL (unless it's Oliver Twist or similar)

SO. I will not post spoilers of any kind outside a cut, except maybe for "I liked this ep" or "I hated this ep" and such similar and purely generic indication of mood. I am not a rabid enough shipper for anything or hold such strong opinions on anything in the show that my mood would be an automatic give-away. However, if this bothers you, let me know and I will change the policy.

By spoilers of any kind I mean:

a. Discussions of eps that haven't aired yet
b. Discussions of eps that have aired within the week (or movies which have opened within the last couple of months). If they have aired more than a week/couple of months ago, I will start posting general details about the ep outside the cut, but specifics will go behind the cut. If I know someone who is a spoilerphobe has a bigger lag, I will extend the complete cutting policy until they have a chance to watch, but I might not know about that issue, so please let me know
c. Previews for shows. I know people get phobic about them

WESTERN SHOWS/ANIME/ASIAN DRAMAS/MOVIES THAT ARE OLDER

I will cut detailed spoilers but not general ones except:

a. If I know there is a spoilerphobe who plans to watch/is watching. In which case I will cut everything the way I do with current shows or whatever their preference is.
b. If I know nobody plans to watch/everybody has seen this already/nobody minds spoilers (e.g. the awful Taiwanese drama Peach Girl), I won't cut.

ONE EXCEPTION

If it's a currently airing movie/drama/show, I won't cut as much if it's based on widely known and established sources, unless someone requests. Example. I am currently watching Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. It is currently airing, but it's based on the most popular girls' manga ever (which is from 1990s), had multiple other adaptations etc. So everyone is likely to know the story already: there is no point in cutting. Thus, I won't be cutting general comments (I would cut the nitty-gritty still) unless it turns out I have a watching spoilerphobe who is unfamiliar with the story and would like to stay unspoiled on my flist.

Comments

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about me getting spoiled for Boys Over Flowers. I can be a spoilerphobe but in this case I'm less so because I know it's familiar to the people on your lj.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

But I don't have a problem cutting! Seriously, let me know and I will totally cut BOF stuff the way I would with Galactica. Honest!

[bzoppa.livejournal.com]

It's really ok. I actually do look at the spoilers for this, at least in terms of your discussions. I like to wonder how they'll get to what you guys know. Sometimes I seek them out. Either way works for me.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Cool! Thanks :)

[vierran45.livejournal.com]

For me, BSG is the only show where I'm actively avoiding spoilers like the plague. And wonder of wonders, I have actually remained unspoilt. Even though I haven't even watched Season Three yet...

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

That is impressive!

[salimbol.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a sensible policy to me, especially with regards to BBF. As you say, pretty much everybody already knows the story already!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Backwards and forwards, literally :)

[zsuness.livejournal.com]

Well, for me, spoiler does not just mean plot. Even if I know what is going to happen in BOF (based on the Japanese version, which I have no idea how faithful is was to the original work), if you post visuals from a future episode I consider that a spoiler. As for text, I can just skip that the moment I see it's about a future ep, but it's hard to avoid visuals if they're not under a cut. If it's just me, though, please don't cut it. It's not like I'm gonna kill myself over it.
I'm also very late to most kdramas/jdramas, so details and visuals from a drama which aired last year or before that ARE actually spoilers for me. I won't ask you to go out of your way to cut these, though, especially since I got to learn about many kdramas thanks to your posts and pimping.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I'll try to cut really spoilery images in the future :)

[zsuness.livejournal.com]

You don't have to if it's just me, especially not with BOF. But thank you.

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

I like being spoiled for most things - especially dramas. It's one of the things I love about your posts - they're so informative. (not to mention usually quite amusing.)

The only exceptions are Vampire Knight & Gentleman's Alliance as I really like the complicated plots & I'm reading them as they're released. So I'm avoiding VK anime spoilers like the plague since it's so far ahead of the American manga releases (although I've already heard a few major things that about made me rip my hair out).

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am OK with being spoiled for VK and GA but yeah, sometimes a bit of surprise is nice.

And thank you :)