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36. How, exactly, would a "tornado" spoiler work?

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:37 PM

Jun 2014

The point of sports is that it's fun to watch, and the fun can be spoiled by knowing the outcome. The game is news, sure, but it's also fun, and some of the fun comes from not knowing the outcome.

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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