Sasuke 41 Spoilers not to be posted in General

[dakohosu]

Hey guys,

So I'm just making this post because there have been repeated cases of Sasuke 41 spoilers being posted in General, which for the time being is not allowed to accommodate those who haven't seen the tournament or the results and want to go into it blind when they do watch it. It's clear that the rule has not been well communicated to the forum, even to the point that I myself (as a mod lol) made the mistake of posting a thread with spoilers on it, so to avoid having to message everyone to tell them about the rule I'm broadcasting this via a thread as it's a lot easier.

Any spoilers for 41, including things like lists by tournament number, or anything leaking any results from 41, should be posted in the Sasuke 41 thread list for the time being. 

I'll update on when the embargo for 41 spoilers is lifted, I need to talk to the other mods about this. The initial ruling was not until the next taping date, which is completely ridiculous and hasn't been enforced in years, I was personally thinking only a couple of weeks. But I'll discuss with the other mods and update accordingly.

To those who have posted spoilers that have had to be deleted, no sweat, I know none of you didn't mean to break the rule on purpose, and again it's an issue on our part to not have made this more clear. But please going forward adhere to the above.

[arsenette]

Thanks!

Yes the concept behind this decade old rule is to keep all spoilers within the members only area whether it be ANW or Sasuke or Kunoichi (when that was a thing). The general embargo is up to next tournament since that then becomes the tournament that is locked down to members only. That rotates provided there is a new tournament. So in the case for Kunoichi where it was evident no new tournament was upcoming, the current tournament was unlocked after a year.

I know this is a frustrating rule and it was unevenly applied throughout the years. The point is to comply with previous requests of IP holders (NBC, TBS) of keeping tournament related spoilers from "ruining" syndicated new shows before they have had a chance to be sold worldwide. I don't have to like the rule, but that is why it is put in place. So if you can, multiple tournament discussions (like lists, etc.) please don't put "current" tournament information/spoilers in them outside of their own members only area.

Mods will most likely just move them to the appropriate "current" tournament board but those who just spam stuff (meaning it looks deliberate) then action will be taken. Otherwise just exercise caution. If it includes current tournament information, either omit it from a long multiple tournament discussion or just post it in the current tournament designated forum.

Hope that helps.