Post by artemi on Aug 23, 2006 21:04:24 GMT -5
Welcome to one of the true spectacles on the Worldcage, where the view above is completely open, unfettered by that imposing cage. Here one is aloud to dream of heroes of yore, talking of the brave exploits of those who came before. However, because of the freedom of this sanctuary, some rules must lie in place to not ruin the stay of those who may come this way…
1. First, if you think that your thread will be discussing critical, surprising, or otherwise mysterious plot elements of the story, SAY SO! It should be enough to simply state that the thread will have spoilers in it by including that in the Subject line.
2. If you are in a thread that does NOT have the spoiler tag, and you wish to say something that would tell parts of the storyline, SAY SO! Give fair warning, before you put it in your post. One of the best ways to do this is to have the words "SPOILERS AHEAD!!!" in noticeable lettering, then do a quick summery of your spoiler, so others reading will be able to tell if they already know the following information. Try to use vague descriptions here, so it doesn’t reveal more spoilers… You also may want to include some nice paragraph spaces so that they can skip past that section if needed.
3. NO FLAMING. This area is for mutual discussion of beloved topics. Do your best to keep this in mind when/if someone disagrees with your position.
4. Remember, normal Temple rules apply to the Garden. Try to keep those in mind, along with the above, and you should do fine here.
And last, here’s an example for you.
Subject: Comics and the Infinity Gauntlet (Spoilers ahead!)
Topic: Woah… I recently have gotten into Superman, and so I decided to look into more comics. I heard about how cool Thanos was, so I picked it up. But one thing has been bothering me…
SPOILERS AHEAD – How he looses
What?! They just run up and yank the Gauntlet off of him? He is the bearer of the most powerful item in the Marvel-verse; I still don’t get how they did it.
END SPOILERS
Still… It was a good one, and worth all the talk I heard before hand. I wonder how it would be different if some of them reacted differently, though…
1. First, if you think that your thread will be discussing critical, surprising, or otherwise mysterious plot elements of the story, SAY SO! It should be enough to simply state that the thread will have spoilers in it by including that in the Subject line.
2. If you are in a thread that does NOT have the spoiler tag, and you wish to say something that would tell parts of the storyline, SAY SO! Give fair warning, before you put it in your post. One of the best ways to do this is to have the words "SPOILERS AHEAD!!!" in noticeable lettering, then do a quick summery of your spoiler, so others reading will be able to tell if they already know the following information. Try to use vague descriptions here, so it doesn’t reveal more spoilers… You also may want to include some nice paragraph spaces so that they can skip past that section if needed.
3. NO FLAMING. This area is for mutual discussion of beloved topics. Do your best to keep this in mind when/if someone disagrees with your position.
4. Remember, normal Temple rules apply to the Garden. Try to keep those in mind, along with the above, and you should do fine here.
And last, here’s an example for you.
Subject: Comics and the Infinity Gauntlet (Spoilers ahead!)
Topic: Woah… I recently have gotten into Superman, and so I decided to look into more comics. I heard about how cool Thanos was, so I picked it up. But one thing has been bothering me…
SPOILERS AHEAD – How he looses
What?! They just run up and yank the Gauntlet off of him? He is the bearer of the most powerful item in the Marvel-verse; I still don’t get how they did it.
END SPOILERS
Still… It was a good one, and worth all the talk I heard before hand. I wonder how it would be different if some of them reacted differently, though…
