Yesterday, a discussion about race results in thread titles became quite heated, so I decided to lock the thread.
Personally, spoilers donโt bother me. If I can't watch a race live, I stay off my phone entirely until Iโve caught up. Since results are everywhere: TV, radio, and all over social media, avoiding them is usually up to the individual.
The current spoiler rule was originally implemented by three moderators (myself included) as the community grew. However, I am now the only active mod left, and I don't want to be the sole person deciding whether to change this policy. Even if we change the rule, there's always a chance someone will post a result in their excitement, and I won't always be available to remove it immediately.
Iโve created a poll to let the community decide. It will remain open until this Thursday:
https://strawpoll.com/bVg8BLRQ3yY
PS: I understand that disagreements can get intense, but please keep the conversation respectful. Thereโs enough negativity in the world already, let's keep this community a positive place.
Edit: the results are in!
Rule number 3 will not be adjusted. Thanks for voting everyone!
I still don't get it, but maybe that's just me being autistic. I'm presenting both the argument and my opinion. I see it like this:
My opinion is that avoiding spoilers in titles is the favourable approach, but I see validity in the moderation argument especially.
I don't see how any of this is directly transposable to helmets or whatever. That's a completely different sets of arguments, completely unrelated to the spoiling of race winners.