Admin will now delete all threads "spoiling" the outcome of olympics.

[Villiage Idiot]

What does this mean?
Are you apologizing for creating and participating in the alias in general?
Or are you apologizing for creating the thread which sparked this response from frozen?

The latter. There were much easier ways to troll for the previous abuser of this alias, but I wasn't smart enough to figure out how.

[Buster Highmen]

Well, props to you for sacking up. I still think you're a psycho.

[Arty50]

Well, props to you for sacking up. I still think you're a psycho.

This brings up an interesting question. Multiple Personality Disorder is when one person thinks he or she is several people. So what do you call it when several people think they're one?

[bbirtle]

By the way, cause I think I missed a deleted thread or something... what's wrong with posting Olypics related stuff? As long as you clearly indicate in the thread title "Spoiler" and choose a title that doesn't give away anything?

I don't actually even own a TV so don't care too much, but just curious.

[altagirl]

By the way, cause I think I missed a deleted thread or something... what's wrong with posting Olypics related stuff? As long as you clearly indicate in the thread title "Spoiler" and choose a title that doesn't give away anything?

I don't actually even own a TV so don't care too much, but just curious.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Just the posts disclosing who won in the title, or posting the results in a thread with no warning in the title. Kindof like the NSFW rule.

[road trip]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Just the posts disclosing who won in the title, or posting the results in a thread with no warning in the title. Kindof like the NSFW rule.

Exactly!

[InspectorGadget]

Posting Olympic, TdF, F1 or other results - like labeling a thread NSFW when appropriate - without noting spoiler in the title is unforgiveable. edit - AG beat me to the NSFW reference.

Maybe because I've never done it myself, but I think using an alias is chicken shit!


Thanks F.

[Rontele]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Just the posts disclosing who won in the title, or posting the results in a thread with no warning in the title. Kindof like the NSFW rule.

You are definitely not wrong--I just was hot having had now two events spoiled by a) bad posts; b) my own stupidity for reading said posts.

I do think that there is a place on this board for a good discussion regarding the Olympics, especially the skiing threads.

I deleted my thread because it was, as stated above, an overreaction.

[Rontele]

I have to add though that a function of this board is that when scrolling over the thread title, the text of the thread is revealed. So an inadvertent "scroll over" where the thread author has taken steps to advertise that results are in the thread may still reveal the results.

[Samwich]

I posted this in another thread, but honestly everyone... if you really care so fucking much about not having the events spoiled, and you're going to great lengths to not find out (telling people to stop talking about the olympics, turning off the radio/tv, going on a crazy killing spree on skis inspired by the biathlon, etc) then just don't check the board. It's really that simple. This is a ski board, it's not out of the realm of imagination or possibility that perhaps some inconsiderate person may have posted the results. If you're willing to leave the room when someone starts talking olympics, you should be willing to forego the board for one day. It's really not that hard.

The only person I have any sympathy for is frozen, because it is actually his job to check the board. So please, everyone, think of frozenwater before you post. Because everytime you masturbate, frozen kills a baby duck. Or something.

[splat]

BODE TAKES FIFTH!!!!!!!!!!


and drinks it.



this thread must now be deleted.

[The AD]

if you really care so fucking much about not having the events spoiled...then just don't check the board. It's really that simple.

Although this is true, Sam, there's such a thing as common courtesy and posting the results in a thread title goes waay against this.

[Samwich]

Although this is true, Sam, there's such a thing as common courtesy and posting the results in a thread title goes waay against this.

hell yeah, i agree. Still, there is also such a thing as justified anger, and I'm not seeing any of that around here. There are assholes everywhere, you can't change that. You just have to learn how to minimize their impact on you. When people can be anonymous, they can truly be assholes. Therefore, there are a lot of assholes on this board. In order to still be a part of this community while minimizing their impact on you, you have to think before you log in. Does the following really seem like a logical thought process to you:

"I don't want anyone at all to spoil the Olympic skiing results for me, so I will try my absolute hardest to prevent anyone from talking about it around me. Hmm... I wonder what people are talking about on the skiing forum?"


And these are the same people who go on and on about personal responsibility. I have only seen one person say that they are angry because someone posted it and they were dumb enough to look. Everyone else is just angry because someone was inconsiderate enough to post it.

[hev]

Apropriately labeled titles (i.e. spoiler alert) should remain IMO. otherwise I suport it.

[BakerBoy]

Whatever happened to outing all the trolls? It'd be funny. And not like Olympic spoiler funny. I really want to know who Squawman is.

[PaSucks]

hell yeah, i agree. Still, there is also such a thing as justified anger, and I'm not seeing any of that around here. There are assholes everywhere, you can't change that. You just have to learn how to minimize their impact on you. When people can be anonymous, they can truly be assholes. Therefore, there are a lot of assholes on this board. In order to still be a part of this community while minimizing their impact on you, you have to think before you log in. Does the following really seem like a logical thought process to you:

"I don't want anyone at all to spoil the Olympic skiing results for me, so I will try my absolute hardest to prevent anyone from talking about it around me. Hmm... I wonder what people are talking about on the skiing forum?"


And these are the same people who go on and on about personal responsibility. I have only seen one person say that they are angry because someone posted it and they were dumb enough to look. Everyone else is just angry because someone was inconsiderate enough to post it.

The anger is justified because the thread in question was done intentionaly to piss people off and ruin it for everyone. It's one thing if someone fucks up once and quickly appoligizes for it, it's another for an alias to post results in the thread title and then stand behind a BS censorship defense as to why he won't delete it.

[skideeppow]

I like this thread considering that the men's downhill was spoiled for me

I thought I spoiled the combined for you this afternoon? Eurosport, much more exciting than the shit I am watching on TV right now.
I am going to have to wait and watch some awful skating to see the two runs of slalom.

[ill-advised strategy]

censorship?!?!?!?!?!

oh sweet lord!!!

won't someone think of the children!





yes, please delete the spoilers. fo sho!

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What'd I miss?