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Lizzie Poppet

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17. It's fairly simple when a handful of idiot 4chan refugees aren't being d-bags.
Sat Jul 28, 2012, 02:33 PM
Jul 2012

Funny how that works...

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Agreed. Put all those asinine posts in one thread that people can choose to go into. GodlessBiker Jul 2012 #1
If you don't want spoilers, don't go online. HuckleB Jul 2012 #2
meh -- it's also quite simple to put a spoiler alert in a subject line fishwax Jul 2012 #3
It's also pointless. HuckleB Jul 2012 #4
no, it's courteous fishwax Jul 2012 #5
What would be courteous is to not throw a temper tantrum because one went online and ...... HuckleB Jul 2012 #7
Yes, that would be courteous. It would also be courteous to keep spoilers out of subject lines. fishwax Jul 2012 #8
If one is online, it's actually mildly difficult to avoid spoilers of any kind. HuckleB Jul 2012 #12
Actually, it wouldn't be difficult at all if one poster would simply edit their subject lines fishwax Jul 2012 #15
It's fairly simple when a handful of idiot 4chan refugees aren't being d-bags. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #17
I think both sides have some responsibility here. Skinner Jul 2012 #10
Maybe early on in the Internet age, but not anymore. HuckleB Jul 2012 #11
It's really not that difficult to put spoilers in the message body rather than the subject line. Skinner Jul 2012 #14
Knowing that anyone who goes online is already ensuring that they are likely to see results... HuckleB Jul 2012 #18
Skinner disagrees. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #19
Cool. HuckleB Jul 2012 #22
And if you don't want to follow Skinner's rules, get the fuck off his website! 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #21
LOL! HuckleB Jul 2012 #23
Easily amused, aren't you? Perhaps when Skinner responded "SELF-DELETE THAT SHIT RIGHT NOW!" 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #24
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service (see #4) Ha!!! NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #26
Fully agree gopiscrap Jul 2012 #29
Completely agree. nclib Jul 2012 #6
HEY<NO ASSHOLES OLYMPIC SPOILERS pinboy3niner Jul 2012 #9
I think it's great to have threads discussing the competitions, but spoilers in the subject line myrna minx Jul 2012 #13
Yeah. I'm baffled at the people doing so deliberately. What're they trying to accomplish? (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #20
Well, I won't be posting any results at all, so MineralMan Jul 2012 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #25
People have been posting results in the subject line. yewberry Jul 2012 #27
Someone was posting winners in the *subject* line, not in the in the body of a post. myrna minx Jul 2012 #28
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