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07-23-2002, 12:27 PM
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Retired Ent
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Spoiler policy
I've received some complaints that people were giving away major plot points to films with little or no warning, and some of the movies weren't even out yet (legally
 ). We want people to be able to discuss upcoming movies without worrying about ruining the movie for themselves.So, we've introduced the spoiler tag to the vBCode. This hides spoilers so that they must be highlighted to read, and no one will be inadvertently spoiled. Example:
Our spoiler definitions are based on those from TheForce.Net, a leading Star Wars site: Quote:
Please follow these guidelines. Block out these items in your post, and don't put spoilers in the title, either, as these cannot be blocked out. I don't anticipate any problems with this, but if for some reason a user continuously ignored this policy, we could revoke his access to the Entertainment Forum. Note that the guidelines for each individual forum are slightly different, so make sure you are familiar with all of them. If you have any comments or suggestions about spoiler policy for this forum or in general, please feel free to respond to this topic.
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07-23-2002, 01:59 PM
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Hoplite Nomad
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I've no problem with that
but if people open a thread that says bootleg AND the word spoiler is the first thing written in the thread well..... their complaints are just ....
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07-23-2002, 02:29 PM
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The Rogue Elf
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It's alright with me too. But I myself am the kind of person who wants to know everything except surprise/twist endings. So now all the fun for me is spoiled -- forgive the pun.
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07-27-2002, 01:57 PM
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Elf Lord
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I was wondering what those gray boxes were... I'm such an idiot.
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07-27-2002, 02:49 PM
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Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages
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07-27-2002, 05:59 PM
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the Shrike
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All thanks to HOBBIT! Yay!
And does it have to just US release? NZ always gets these things last... 
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08-30-2002, 11:52 AM
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Elf Lord
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So how do you make the little gray box,then?
*cough* never mind, I got it.
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09-29-2002, 06:23 PM
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Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!)
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OK, I have a very irritating computer, and when I press the Spoiler button, it goes berserk. Could someone please tell me what code to type in on either side of the spoiler text? (i.e., I type in and on either side of text I want to bold - what do I put in the brackets for a spoiler thingie?)
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09-29-2002, 08:54 PM
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Ok..
Thank you Hobbit!!
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09-29-2002, 09:01 PM
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the Shrike
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[ spoiler ] text [ / spoiler ]
Without the spaces.
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09-29-2002, 09:32 PM
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Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!)
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Thanks, BoP!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?*"How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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11-28-2002, 12:03 PM
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I Antha
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Ok I'm gonna try,
Ok, I got it.
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12-07-2002, 05:22 PM
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Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood
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I'll give it a go.
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12-07-2002, 05:25 PM
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Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood
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Thanx BoP, it worked! I'm gonna use that often now!
How do you get to have the grey bow but be able to make out the writing behind it??? |
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12-07-2002, 06:16 PM
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the Shrike
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Double click on the grey area with your mouse, or select the text, by clicking and dragging with your mouse.
Welcome people.
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12-17-2002, 03:12 PM
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Ok I'll try
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12-21-2002, 04:54 PM
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Is this How you do it?
Yep Works!
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12-23-2002, 10:34 PM
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I'm going to try it, because it sounds complicated...
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01-02-2003, 10:53 PM
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I Antha
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The curious me is wondering if it gets unspoiled if you put it in a quote.
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01-03-2003, 05:29 AM
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Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood
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No, it stays spoiled. It only gets "unspoiled" if you highlight it.
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