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[Brude]

After some discussion with a couple of the Board Moderators (thank you Stubby and Xray), we have come up with a new, we think sensible, policy about how to handle spoilers in the Entertainment forum.  Here are a few simple rules:

SPOILERS

Comments in general-discussion threads about  films/TV series that are currently airing or in theaters need to be  spoiler tagged.  If you are unsure about how to do this, click the "BB Code Help" button that appears at the lower-right when you post a new topic or reply to another post.  Otherwise, the entire thread itself needs to be labeled  for SPOILERS in the thread title (please use ALL CAPS so it is not  missed).

Please avoid any kind of spoiler in a thread title,  even if the film or TV series is old. This is a blanket policy. There  is never a reason to put a spoiler of any kind in a thread title. This  goes as much for a movie that came out last week as it does for a movie  that is 60 years old.

Please remember that TV series and films  do not necessarily play in other countries at the same time they are  playing in yours. Just because everyone in one country has seen a  certain movie or show, doesn't mean people everywhere else have had  that same chance. This board is very international; please respect the  needs of everyone.

Use common sense:

• A special thread  was created for U.K. boarders following the airing of The Wire on BBC2.  Boarders were asked to refrain from spoiling any episodes that hadn't  aired there yet, but anything that had aired was fair game and did not  require spoiler tags. That was a sensible policy for that single thread.
  
• Just because Jean Luc Godard's Pierrot le fou is 45 years old, be  careful with spoilers because it's doubtful more than a handful of  people here have seen it. However, revealing the name of Luke  Skywalker's father probably isn't going to cause anybody on this board  any heartache.
  
• Nobody should have to worry that they're going to  have a series or movie spoiled in a thread about another branch of  media entirely.

We think that these are sensible policies that are not too hard to follow and will allow for the continued free flow of opinions and ideas, without ruining the first-time experience of watching shows, movies and other media. If you would like to discuss these policies, or have thoughts about additions or changes, we can start a new thread to do so.

Thank you!