London Olympics
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I've avoided Batman spoilers by not going into messageboard threads about Batman until after I've seen it. You could probably apply that same philosophy here.
Considering 90% of the world saw it live and every news outlet *including* NBC posted results all over the internet as soon as it happened, the onus is on the viewer to avoid "spoilers".
Till right the fuck now, they just finished the match on NBC[DOUBLEPOST=1344477025][/DOUBLEPOST]
We only have one person here that has given out spoilers twice.
West coast broadcast hasn't started yet. Fortunately, I don't mind spoilers, I go looking for them.
If there were just some way not to cause drama... like a mouse drag and one click...
One click. That red 'X' on the browser.
But I can't reach your computer from here.
If we are going to post open spoilers in this thread, please ask the OP to change the thread title to include "SPOILERS".
Otherwise please follow the forum rule #13:
It's a spoiler. Change the thread title, create a new thread, or spoiler tag your spoilers. Those are your options, and if you choose not to follow them, you are breaking the forum rules. To do so and rub it in someone's face is the height of arrogance.
Alternately, ask Dave to change the rules so people can openly post spoilers.
Otherwise please follow the forum rule #13:
It doesn't matter if other news sources or forums post spoilers - you can't use the excuse that since other places do it, then it's acceptable at Halforums despite the rules. Please don't be mean about it and insist that they are at fault for stumbling upon your ambush spoilers. Everyone should know and understand that NBC delays the actual races for many events for US viewers.
It's a spoiler. Change the thread title, create a new thread, or spoiler tag your spoilers. Those are your options, and if you choose not to follow them, you are breaking the forum rules. To do so and rub it in someone's face is the height of arrogance.
Alternately, ask Dave to change the rules so people can openly post spoilers.
NBC has decided that if you aren't a beach volleyballer, your efforts tonight are unworthy of attention. They cut the prime time short by an hour to pip the new Matthew Perry sitcom. Turned that off after about 5 minutes. Then the late night show opens with 10 minutes of a jimmy Fallon bit that was crap after 5 seconds.
Going to look for proxies and VPNs when I get home to get away from NBC.
Going to look for proxies and VPNs when I get home to get away from NBC.
The rest is silence.
Sorry, according to those self-same rules:
This is neither. Technically, it's not a spoiler under that rule. You could argue the forum rule needs updating, of course, but at the moment, it's perfectly fine.[DOUBLEPOST=1344514713][/DOUBLEPOST]Also,
"Everyone should know and understand that NBC delays the actual races for many events for US viewers."
is a crappy, crappy defense. I didn't know that until I was told in this self same thread. Does the same hold true for other shows and other countries? 'Cause the last season House still hasn't aired here in Belgium - and neither the first nor second season of Game of Thrones, for that matter. Those are tv shows (also not covered by the rule as currently stated), and those threads are spoiled to hell and back.[DOUBLEPOST=1344514905][/DOUBLEPOST]To be perfectly clear; I'm not saying we should all be dicks to each other. I'm just saying that rule lawyering with a rule that isn't applicable is silly
Ronsencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead
I meant internally actually... and even then it was less then 8...
Military hostile media in the US... let me guess, anyone questioning something the military does qualifies...
But i was mostly talking about how the when and where of those embeddings are dictated by the military itself.
Actually the Brits at least seem to have used mostly positive reinforcement stuff (or they're really good at hiding it from wikipedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_propaganda_during_World_War_II (of course they couldn't really do any racial caricatures of the germans for obvious reasons).
As for results, keeping up morale while being bombed every day >>>> buying war bonds...
Of course not all your propaganda was bad, this is good:
But a lot of it was bad and you should feel bad. /Zoidberg
BananaHands
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Woo! USA Women's Soccer!
I am a little worried about myself. I see that pic and go "wow, HOT!" but at the same time I was thinking... "WTF is up with that sweater?"
BananaHands
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gasp! oh no! you might stop sexualizing female athletes for a second!!!
GasBandit
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Because clearly, in that pose and clothing, her intent was not to display sexuality.
By posing for that photograph she afforded me the opportunity to see a large area of her naked body... yep I am 'sexualizing' her with out her permission.
. Geez.I thought only Americans were that bad at Geography.
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