AnimeSuki Forum - View Single Post - Complaint: Nothing is being done about casual spoiler culture in some threads

cyth · 2013-02-05, 19:31

I've given some thought to what can be done, and I think the problem might be partially solved technically.

First issue is that members don't know how to use spoiler descriptions. Remove spoiler descriptions!

To alleviate this change, the forum could introduce different spoiler tags that would have a distinct look, two at least: spoiler tags for Source and Regular spoiler tags. So it would come down to a choice between one type of spoiler and another, rather than putting effort into writing the description, which for some people, my mind be boggled, is an impossible task.

The spoiler policy should also be changed, if you decide to implement this. Instead of explicitly forbidding source spoilers, their use would merely be discouraged in anime topics. This would lift some burden off moderator team and, if Triple_R's assessment is valid, get rules more in line with the forum's culture.

I'm probably shooting myself in the foot for suggesting this, but I'd give it a try anyways.

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cyth Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 38	I've given some thought to what can be done, and I think the problem might be partially solved technically. First issue is that members don't know how to use spoiler descriptions. Remove spoiler descriptions! To alleviate this change, the forum could introduce different spoiler tags that would have a distinct look, two at least: spoiler tags for Source and Regular spoiler tags. So it would come down to a choice between one type of spoiler and another, rather than putting effort into writing the description, which for some people, my mind be boggled, is an impossible task. The spoiler policy should also be changed, if you decide to implement this. Instead of explicitly forbidding source spoilers, their use would merely be discouraged in anime topics. This would lift some burden off moderator team and, if Triple_R's assessment is valid, get rules more in line with the forum's culture. I'm probably shooting myself in the foot for suggesting this, but I'd give it a try anyways.