Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-2255188-20131124042107

Request for comment on a proposed policy for publication spoilers.

Please respond with Support or Oppose, including your rationale.

Proposal
All story-type content from printed material would be subject to this policy. Currently, this includes the comic series and one book, with more comics and at least one more book on the way. This policy would restrict what content from a publication may be posted on-wiki and also provide guidelines for what constitutes a "spoiler".

Rationale

 * Editors have expressed concern for having the content spoiled before they read the book.
 * Spoiled books could lead to spoiled revenue for the publisher, resulting in less publications.

Prepublication
Appropriate inclusions:
 * An image of the front cover
 * Specs about the book (title, pages, ISBN, release dates, etc)
 * The official blurb (used by the publisher to market the book)
 * The official synopsis (printed on the back cover or inside of the jacket)
 * Details regarding the publication or release

Spoilers:
 * Anything that cannot be inferred from the blurb, synopsis, or cover
 * Pictures from the book's pages

Recently published
Appropriate inclusions:
 * Information telling what appears in the book (e.g. characters, Wesen types, objects, etc.)
 * Information describing a particular type of Wesen
 * Background information about any character
 * Character or object status (such as, , ownership, etc.)

Spoilers:
 * Detailed information about things that happen in the book
 * Play-by-play narratives
 * Pictures from the book's pages, unless required to illustrate a major character, type of Wesen, or object

Borderline (use your judgment):
 * Revealing how someone died, was outsmarted, apprehended, injured, overcame an obstacle, or other major event

Here is an example of an "okay" summary about a character:

Bill Dill was a Fuchsbau who worked for Simon Garfunkel. He was a member of the Hokey Pokey Mafia and was also a spy for the Rehab Clinic. He is descended from the House of Cards. He died in a fight with Nick.

And here's an example of a spoiler that wouldn't be okay: Bill Dill was a Fuchsbau who worked for Simon Garfunkel. He quit his job after he learned Nick was a Grimm. During the Hokey Pokey invasion of the Rehab Clinic, Nick showed up and asked him to take off his hat. He didn't like that idea, so he threw some Hawaiian Punch in his face. Monroe, who was standing by the window watching all this, called 9-1-1. Bill then revealed his true Fuchsbau identity, and the Rehab Clinic HR manager realized she'd made a mistake in hiring him. He called in the Hokey Pokey Mafia. They completely annihilated everyone except Nick, Hank, and Monroe. Nick swung an inflatable futon at Bill's head, confusing him for a moment, and he backed into a lit fireplace. With the news of his death, the House of Cards arranged a large funeral in Czestochowa to mourn the loss of the king's third cousin twice removed. 