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A Song of Ice and Fire / Announcements / SPOILER POLICY - PLEASE READ!

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KAH
Moderator
User ID: 0541004 Jul 19th 10:02 AM
On request, in Ran's absence, I've put up some makeshift guidelines for what constitutes the spoiler policy on this board, now when aSoS looms so closely.

SPOILER POLICY

1) Any and all information GRRM has seen fit to disclose about aSoS on the net, is seen as fair game. I.e., you can discuss it on the non-protected 'Storm of Swords' topic. This includes the revealing of the new PoV in GRRM's Amazon interview!

2) Any information put up on the SoSpakeMartin-file is fair game - including some rather minor spoilers for aSoS.

3) Any information straight out of aSoS will be considered spoilers, and should be put in the 'A Storm of Swords II' topic _after_ the official release of the book.

This includes information from the four chapters that some 40-50 people bought on ebay, and information that GRRM has told people are OK to give via e-mail, but not put up on the net.

Innocuous tidbits will not be considered spoilers (like Linda's contests) but I strongly advice any and all who have read aSoS already to err on the side of caution.

4) Various reviews on aSoS (ottokar's among them) are presently discussed on the 'Storm of Swords II' topic, and these will be treated as spoilers that are OK to discuss in that topic presently.

5) Note that a spoiler policy does not mean that you are 100% protected against spoilers.

We (I and Emily, the moderators) cannot predict when someone comes up with the bright idea of telling people who sent the dagger after Bran outside 'A Storm of Swords II'.
Nor will we be glued to the computer 24 hours a day, so some spoilers might be up for hours before
it is removed.

I'm not saying this to chase people away, but those who _absolutely_ does not want to be spoiled, should be aware that hanging around here incurs a certain risk for being just that, whatever I and Emily do.

6) This policy is not set in stone for eternity.
Things might happen that I or Emily have not foreseen, forcing us to change the policy.
Hence, it is important that you LOOK FOR CHANGES REGULARLY, so as not to get surprises you could have done without.
Updates will be given in the same subtopic that this message resides in, i.e. in the 'Announcements' thread.

Relic
User ID: 9308123 Aug 7th 3:43 PM
Ok Guys the mailing list has been started, and ive explained to the people on the spoiler section that discussion will stop for a few days. Rania started the list and its available to anyone who wants to join.

Ran
User ID: 0867924 Aug 7th 3:48 PM
Thanks for the good work, Relic. I don't know how long things should he kept quiet -- just a couple of days, really, to allow people to catch up/cool down. When discussion resumes, chances are folk will have some of the edge off and post a little more responsibly. :)

GreenGerg
User ID: 0896204 Aug 8th 10:40 AM
An alternative for those who don't like mailing lists: that old SoS ezboard set up last autumn...

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KAH Moderator User ID: 0541004	Jul 19th 10:02 AM On request, in Ran's absence, I've put up some makeshift guidelines for what constitutes the spoiler policy on this board, now when aSoS looms so closely. SPOILER POLICY 1) Any and all information GRRM has seen fit to disclose about aSoS on the net, is seen as fair game. I.e., you can discuss it on the non-protected 'Storm of Swords' topic. This includes the revealing of the new PoV in GRRM's Amazon interview! 2) Any information put up on the SoSpakeMartin-file is fair game - including some rather minor spoilers for aSoS. 3) Any information straight out of aSoS will be considered spoilers, and should be put in the 'A Storm of Swords II' topic _after_ the official release of the book. This includes information from the four chapters that some 40-50 people bought on ebay, and information that GRRM has told people are OK to give via e-mail, but not put up on the net. Innocuous tidbits will not be considered spoilers (like Linda's contests) but I strongly advice any and all who have read aSoS already to err on the side of caution. 4) Various reviews on aSoS (ottokar's among them) are presently discussed on the 'Storm of Swords II' topic, and these will be treated as spoilers that are OK to discuss in that topic presently. 5) Note that a spoiler policy does not mean that you are 100% protected against spoilers. We (I and Emily, the moderators) cannot predict when someone comes up with the bright idea of telling people who sent the dagger after Bran outside 'A Storm of Swords II'. Nor will we be glued to the computer 24 hours a day, so some spoilers might be up for hours before it is removed. I'm not saying this to chase people away, but those who _absolutely_ does not want to be spoiled, should be aware that hanging around here incurs a certain risk for being just that, whatever I and Emily do. 6) This policy is not set in stone for eternity. Things might happen that I or Emily have not foreseen, forcing us to change the policy. Hence, it is important that you LOOK FOR CHANGES REGULARLY, so as not to get surprises you could have done without. Updates will be given in the same subtopic that this message resides in, i.e. in the 'Announcements' thread.
Relic User ID: 9308123	Aug 7th 3:43 PM Ok Guys the mailing list has been started, and ive explained to the people on the spoiler section that discussion will stop for a few days. Rania started the list and its available to anyone who wants to join.
Ran User ID: 0867924	Aug 7th 3:48 PM Thanks for the good work, Relic. I don't know how long things should he kept quiet -- just a couple of days, really, to allow people to catch up/cool down. When discussion resumes, chances are folk will have some of the edge off and post a little more responsibly. :)
GreenGerg User ID: 0896204	Aug 8th 10:40 AM An alternative for those who don't like mailing lists: that old SoS ezboard set up last autumn...