Phylum of Alexandria Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Given that HBO's Game of Thrones series ended about 4 years ago, might the board moderators reconsider the current policy on discussing show content on the General (ASOIAF) forum? What I'm talking about are references here and there within topic posts that are primarily focused on the books. I don't even like the show, but I find it a useful point of reference when speculating on where the books may go. How about a hard rule that any show content needs to be placed under a spoiler filter? And a "show spoilers" warning in the title of any topic post that refers to show content. And a shut-down of topics that are exclusively or mainly about the show, given that there is a dedicated forum space for that. To be clear, this would be about Game of Thrones only; not House of the Dragon, which is still running. What do you think? If not now, will it ever be considered? What if cupcakes are added into the equation? Thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springwatch Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Trouble is, when the show is allowed in on equal terms, it will become canon - things the books leave ambiguous will be decided by what the show did, and it'll be hard work arguing against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phylum of Alexandria Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Springwatch said: Trouble is, when the show is allowed in on equal terms, it will become canon - things the books leave ambiguous will be decided by what the show did, and it'll be hard work arguing against it. I agree. I don't think it should be on equal terms, just the notion that a reference here in a larger post focused on the books should be fair game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phylum of Alexandria Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Springwatch said: things the books leave ambiguous will be decided by what the show did, and it'll be hard work arguing against it Hopefully by now most of the fandom can accept that D&D are total idiots. Even if they knew exactly what the details of the book were (and they largely didn't) they would have found a way to screw it up and dumb it down. Quite far from canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 If you'd like to discuss moderation policy: contact a moderator. For this one, Ran would be the best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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