Thread:BonesMcGee/@comment-5303258-20120911213223/@comment-5433714-20120912001440

Hi, I'd like to stick my nose into this discussion a bit. I myself have been really trying to figure out what the admins now consider a spoiler that shouldn't be posted over the last week or two so that I don't post something I shouldn't. When I first found this site about a month ago I came across various tips and tricks that were openly posted such as "peeking" and the HH method etc. This seemed to be ok at the time. However, from my observations, it seems like once the mesohippus was leaked on the wiki before it was actually announced or released in the game the admins decided to take a more strict stance on spoilers. I'm not criticizing anyone I'm just trying to figure everything out and state what I have observed. Since then I have seen the admins ask contributors not to discuss various things in posts but rather to use the chat. I have no problem with this. IMO, the issue at this point is that many are unclear on what the admins are ok with because it seems to have changed without anyone being really clear on it. I could be wrong because like I said I have only been using this site for about a month.

Since I found out many new things on this site, I can't fault newer users who also want to learn about these tips and tricks as well. So I understand where they are coming from. But now I am trying to respect what the admins want too. I posted this reply to a wikiacon last night who wanted someone to explain how to peek on the fusions reported page: "Sorry but I believe this is something that the admins have decided should not be posted publicly like this as you can see in a comment by FanofTV lower on this page. Many people, myself included, have said that we have "peeked" which seems to be okay. Explaining the process is what is not supposed to be posted it seems. Instead, you should find someone who will explain it to you in the chat." I think this might be the best response now to someone who wants to know about these "spoilers." But up until a couple of days ago I did not realize the "peeking" was considered to be one of these harmful spoilers.

This issue of spoilers has seemed to become a bigger and bigger issue of late. I'm sure the admins don't like having to continually delete posts and tell people to discuss it elsewhere and many new wikiacons are confused because they see others posting about it and so they want to know how to do it as well. So perhaps the best thing would be to openly tell everyone somehow not to discuss specific spoilers in posts but to use the chat, ie. don't discuss details of peeking, HH trick, bingo, etc. I read Oioiaussie's post etc and I know that it has already been stated that so-called "harmful spoilers" are not tolerated on this site but it has been difficult lately to determine what specifically is considered a spoiler. I have been actively trying to figure it out so that I don't post what I shouldn't and it has still been difficult for me to keep up with it. So understandably people are confused. I think we just need some clarification that everyone, including wikiacons that are just finding this site, can see easily.

This is just my input but I hope this helps. IMO, I don't think any of us are wanting to post things that the admins don't want us to. Please help us to know what not to post by making it clearer.