Spoiler netiquette question

Apr 3, 20002 posts by 2 posters
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David Ballarotto

It's my understanding that I may have broken some netiquette by not leaving spoiler space in some posts.

But, I'm more than willing to go along with the same rules and understanding everyone else is, but clarify for me and others what is supposed to be separated by spoiler space?

Is it worth spoiler space if you know that

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Bruce Willis is going to appear for a few episodes as Rachel's boyfriend and Ross' girlfriends' father.

Because to me that doesn't seem like a big deal because that's been all over the entertainment news wires and so on, both here and abroad.

Now I'll agree that if you have a blow by blow description of something that's yet to be seen in either foreign or domestic markets, that you should include spoiler space. However, I'm not so sure the Willis stuff needs spoiler space. I knew about that from the Associated Press, and it didn't seem to me to be Top Secret. I guess what I'm arguing is if you have something that's supposed to be secret......that you should use spoiler space. But something that's been released as general information doesn't need it. That being said, I'm more than willing to adopt the same standard as anyone else, but sometimes even though we have a lot of people here who are outside the U. S., it seems that we go overboard sometimes with spoiler space.

ActiviaDavid Ballarotto

<big snip> This past week some spoilers have been said about 620 on without space..

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The fact taht Bruce Wills is going to be guest starring isnt a spoiler, in my oppinion either. But the fact that he is going to be dating Rachel is. also some people have said that because of something happening this is going to happen...which you can easily infur..I dont usually have a problem with this just as long as its not a big spoiler. But a lot of spoilers have been givin out with out space in regards to epsidos before 619 that I've seen. Major things that were going to happen..... ~Act