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KamaAina

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33. Um, no.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #9)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:31 PM

Jun 2014

Here's my approach:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=834402

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So a message here in GD was hidden because of a spoiler [View all] KamaAina Jun 2014 OP

when a spoiler isn't a spoiler because the spoils are spoiled snooper2 Jun 2014 #1

If you are trying to avoid the World Cup scores, you shouldn't be online NightWatcher Jun 2014 #2

A person can be online piecemeal, a few minutes at a time tkmorris Jun 2014 #7

if you don't want to know the score, avoid the places that might report the score NightWatcher Jun 2014 #10

Not hard at all tkmorris Jun 2014 #26

Yes. In fact, posting a spoiler warning is easier kcr Jun 2014 #39

True, but it doesn't excuse posting spoilers. It's still rude kcr Jun 2014 #37

there's lots of rude assholes, if you really are trying to avoid something, try harder NightWatcher Jun 2014 #40

Or insist that people post spoiler warnings and they can't participate if they don't kcr Jun 2014 #41

staying off the internet or sites where it might be spoiled takes zero seconds NightWatcher Jun 2014 #43

Right. And if someone encounters rudeness in RL, it's their fault for not being a recluse kcr Jun 2014 #47

Do me a favor and avoid every news service on Tuesday nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #58

Sometimes news sources offer warnings for spoil-worthy events, particularly online kcr Jun 2014 #60

The so called spoiler alert by NBC was put in place by the IOC SPOILER ALERT nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #61

Am I one of your stalkers then because I think posting spoilers is rude? kcr Jun 2014 #62

I did not say that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #70

I love you, nadin, and would not have voted to hide your post. But ... 11 Bravo Jun 2014 #73

Yes we fully disagree on this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #78

I won't argue about shitty alerts in general. I think there are a lot of people on DU who pull that kcr Jun 2014 #88

Then somebody better tell the News Media to stop doing that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #91

How is the source of your info that you're spoiling for others relevant? kcr Jun 2014 #93

I am sorry, but given we have been posting here as goals happen well before this world cup nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #98

Yes, and often those discussions happen in threads with spoiler warnings kcr Jun 2014 #100

No, no they don't nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #102

No one ever gives spoiler warnings when they start a thread? kcr Jun 2014 #104

It is not a constant as you wish to make it nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #106

That's the point. Some don't, and it's rude behavior when it's deliberate kcr Jun 2014 #108

Don;t worry, will not spoil a wild fire for you nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #109

Yeah, not the same. kcr Jun 2014 #110

Here, they are nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #117

It was rude Nadin tkmorris Jun 2014 #64

Yes, it's rude for life and time to march on without stopping to consider your feelings. nt TeamPooka Jun 2014 #86

I don't see too many advocating for indefinite spoiler warnings on everything. kcr Jun 2014 #89

And an event that was breaking news on multiple news services nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #92

Like I said in another post, how is that relevant? kcr Jun 2014 #95

Stay away from twitter Facebook yahoo news nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #99

Yes, that's a smart thing to do kcr Jun 2014 #103

If anybody wannts to avoid it STAY OFF ANY SOCIAL MEDIA nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #107

Doesn't change the fact it's rude and inconsiderate kcr Jun 2014 #112

It is not rude to share breaking news after the major services break them. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #113

It is if it's a spoiler for an event that is ruined if the outcome is known. kcr Jun 2014 #114

Go complaint to AP, Reuters, BBC and MSNBC nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #116

No, I'll point out that deliberately disseminating that info knowing that it spoils it is rude. kcr Jun 2014 #118

You got what you wanted nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #120

Well, that's up to you, of course. kcr Jun 2014 #121

I would say a classic case of bias CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #3

She got zapped! morningfog Jun 2014 #8

Huh?? She was tombstoned! madinmaryland Jun 2014 #18

No. The post was just hidden by a jury. MineralMan Jun 2014 #21

No, the poster is assuming that the alert was sent by zappaman...nt SidDithers Jun 2014 #22

Nope. zappaman Jun 2014 #24

Nip nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #25

That was a bs hide nadin. neverforget Jun 2014 #30

I am nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #31

It should have been hidden tkmorris Jun 2014 #4

LOL, it is a fucking soccer game! WTF? nt Logical Jun 2014 #126

I don't read LBN for that reason if I don't want to know the outcome of a world cup match. zappaman Jun 2014 #5

Meanwhile on my Yahoo page the result is posted front and center. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #6

Actually, it turns out that the whole thing is a dream that Hodor is having petronius Jun 2014 #14

LOL. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #16

Did you alert on it? MineralMan Jun 2014 #9

Um, no. KamaAina Jun 2014 #33

Well, see, someone did alert on the one in GD. MineralMan Jun 2014 #34

Where do I go to see Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #79

You only know if they tell you. tammywammy Jun 2014 #81

I know, she told me that months ago. cwydro Jun 2014 #130

You can't. Some folks, though, will be happy to MineralMan Jun 2014 #124

LBN requires faithful use of source headline, so spoilers there are unavoidable pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #11

Darn you! I haven't checked my inbox for the jury results yet, and now you've petronius Jun 2014 #12

Skinner has weighed in on "spoilers"... bluesbassman Jun 2014 #20

Instead if breaking news I will now use nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #32

Your choice, seems a little silly though. bluesbassman Jun 2014 #49

I am sorry, but I think it was silly nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #55

There is a vast difference between a news event and a sporting event tkmorris Jun 2014 #69

Good hide... SidDithers Jun 2014 #13

What did spoil? It was news. There isn't a broadcast delay. morningfog Jun 2014 #82

In the meantime, my local radio news station announced the MineralMan Jun 2014 #15

It wasn't even delayed-broadcast; it aired in real time, unlike the Olympics. alarimer Jun 2014 #66

I have trouble understanding the spoiler thing panader0 Jun 2014 #17

I might start doing that for nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #28

How, exactly, would a "tornado" spoiler work? Brickbat Jun 2014 #36

Literal-LOL! "Spoiler Alert! Don't click if you don't want to know about the petronius Jun 2014 #45

Hey, I'm laughing too. panader0 Jun 2014 #54

When I see the vehemence of some of these replies, I picture: petronius Jun 2014 #59

While it's hard to enforce, I've often seen more respect for hiding spoilers in GD, and people who Brickbat Jun 2014 #19

You made the huge mistake Warpy Jun 2014 #23

Another one not hidden. Sure looks like a personal thing again hobbit709 Jun 2014 #27

That one has "spoiler alert" in the title, so people who don't want to know won't open it. Brickbat Jun 2014 #29

I received an alert on my phone from our local news site. herding cats Jun 2014 #35

People who don't want live events "spoiled" should get the fuck off the internet, full stop Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #38

Spoiled Alert: People who want the entire world to not mention something NightWatcher Jun 2014 #42

There were a ton of fireworks going off around here, eleven-ish... countryjake Jun 2014 #44

What, you couldn't demand that your neighbors not fire off spoiler fireworks? pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #48

There's a certain snobbery against those who are highly excited... countryjake Jun 2014 #63

And in a certain region of the country nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #71

Oh yeah, the risk of fire even up here in wa is too real. countryjake Jun 2014 #111

I learned the joys watching it with my dad (spoiler alert, we are talking socccer) nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #115

Just came back on to see you've now been "flagged for review". countryjake Jun 2014 #128

I knew nothing about soccer until my son got onto a little kids' team pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #77

How neat that you did that! countryjake Jun 2014 #122

Spoilers are first world problems. MineralMan Jun 2014 #46

It was the poster, not what was posted. SixString Jun 2014 #50

I gather as much now. KamaAina Jun 2014 #51

I think you are right BainsBane Jun 2014 #96

+1,000 n/t malaise Jun 2014 #97

no such thing as a spoiler for real life events, sorry geek tragedy Jun 2014 #52

Rosebud was his sled. Dr. Strange Jun 2014 #53

And Bruce Willis was really dead...(nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #57

Verbal Kint was Keyser Soze opiate69 Jun 2014 #65

Shane dies at the end petronius Jun 2014 #75

John Cusak, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, et. al were Malcolm Rivers' dissociated personalities... opiate69 Jun 2014 #83

you makes your post and takes your chances. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #56

An abuse of the system, IMHO, and pointless as well... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #67

Stupid-ass bullshit "jury" system. n/t tabasco Jun 2014 #68

once again, entertainment trumps information.... mike_c Jun 2014 #72

To me it is the principle of hiding shit just for hiding nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #80

And I told you this would sink nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #123

yup mike_c Jun 2014 #127

Of all the threads I've posted over the years, this has become the most successful. KamaAina Jun 2014 #74

It's amazing what gets people worked up on this board. neverforget Jun 2014 #94

At this point I see this as part of a pattern nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #101

Meh, One fuck I do not give about some soccer match Champion Jack Jun 2014 #76

People who are actually following the World Cup all know the result malaise Jun 2014 #84

That is why from now on I will stay wiht my homeys on FB nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #85

Check this out malaise Jun 2014 #87

Somebody did have to tell the POTUS nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #90

Your "homeys"? cwydro Jun 2014 #131

People complaining about a spoiler need to get a life. dilby Jun 2014 #105

I agree. nt laundry_queen Jun 2014 #125

That's just idiotic itsrobert Jun 2014 #119

Life doesn't come with Trigger warnings, Spoiler alerts or NSFW badges. GoneOffShore Jun 2014 #129