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Old June 21st, 2007, 9:50 am
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Thanks!
That's an pretty awesome signature! Welcome to ASA!


May be a bit in danger to get eaten, though...



I thought I could just copy this from the Comments on: Spoiler Policy thread:
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This is probably as good a place as any to explain why we don't want spoiler warnings.
Member A: ZOMG! My friend Bobby saw a spoiler! Everyone be careful!

Member B: OMG! What did it say!

Member C: Oh I saw that one! It said that [insert spoiler here]

Member A wasn't trying to be a spoiler but the inadvertantly caused Member C to post the spoiler. For this reason we'd rather not have any discussion of spoilers even if members refrain from posting the spoiler itself.

Any discussion of spoilers should be reported using the report post button so that they can be removed by staff.


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Old June 21st, 2007, 7:26 pm
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Re: (Re) Introducing the Anti-Spoiler Association!
Addition to what gertiekeddle quoted above:

Where member A's friend Dobby saw it doesn't matter. We do not discuss it, and that's it.
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Old June 24th, 2007, 12:04 am
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Sounds Cool! I'm joining!
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Old June 24th, 2007, 10:36 am
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Re: (Re) Introducing the Anti-Spoiler Association!
to CoS and ASA, Pigwijon!


If you want to, you can put these lines in your signature:

Join the [*url=http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=101222]ASA[/url] today and help prevent [*url=http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=101224]spoilers![/url]. Witty and clever sig images (follow the ASA Signature Images link in my signature) are bonus, but not required.


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Old June 25th, 2007, 1:55 am
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I might have to start making Anti-Spoiler Youtube videos since siggys are not my forte. I'm working on one (siggy) right now, and it's not looking that great but I will live. Ah Finished.


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Old June 25th, 2007, 4:48 am
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I'm joining! I will be very glad if it isn't all spoiled.
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Old June 25th, 2007, 8:26 am
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welcome collinshumate! *waves*



I promise, nobody is going to get spoiled, even if it is a hoax, on my watch....*dun-dun-dunn.....*


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Old June 25th, 2007, 3:02 pm
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Before I start reading back to see what the answer is, will there still be an ASA after DH is released? We still have 2 movies to go, but I'm guessing not.


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Old June 26th, 2007, 12:12 am
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Before I start reading back to see what the answer is, will there still be an ASA after DH is released?
Not really, we'll have to be on the look out for spoilers in the non-spoiler area post DH but other than that there's really nothing major to look out for. Movie spoilers aren't really a big deal compared to book spoilers.


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Old June 27th, 2007, 3:43 am
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I'll join! Down with spoilers! I would guess that it's not that big an issue for the movies because the books are all readily available spoilers for the movie.
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Old June 27th, 2007, 9:08 am
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Re: (Re) Introducing the Anti-Spoiler Association!
Whoa! I wander off for a while, and everything changes...well, I guess it was a long while....
I shall join!


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Old June 27th, 2007, 9:13 am
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to the ASA, tremonisa and Colonel_Fubster!
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Old June 27th, 2007, 9:46 am
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Why, thank you Madron!

I am currently attempting to reach into the screen and steal that puppy from your avatar....too cute!


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Introducing the father & son team of Ricky and Jasper! (They might be related to the Malfoys, possibly maybe)



Ricky: One day you shall be a pretty as I, my boy.
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Old June 27th, 2007, 10:51 am
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Re: (Re) Introducing the Anti-Spoiler Association!
I'm thinking about starting a thread in the Quidditch Pitch where we take passages from the HP books and rewrite them to make an anti spoiler message. For example...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter Five"Thery're trying to descredit him," said Lupin. "Didn't you see the Daily Prophet last week? They reported that he'd been voted out of the Chairmanship of the International Confederation of Wizards because he's getting old and losing his grip, but that's not true, he was voted out by Ministry wizards after he made a speech announcing what happens in Deathly Hallows! They've demoted him from Cheif Warlock of the Wizengamot - that's the Wizard High Court - and they're talking about taking away his order of merlin, First Class, too."


Anyone interested?


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Old June 27th, 2007, 12:52 pm
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I'm thinking about starting a thread in the Quidditch Pitch where we take passages from the HP books and rewrite them to make an anti spoiler message. For example...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter Five"Thery're trying to descredit him," said Lupin. "Didn't you see the Daily Prophet last week? They reported that he'd been voted out of the Chairmanship of the International Confederation of Wizards because he's getting old and losing his grip, but that's not true, he was voted out by Ministry wizards after he made a speech announcing what happens in Deathly Hallows! They've demoted him from Cheif Warlock of the Wizengamot - that's the Wizard High Court - and they're talking about taking away his order of merlin, First Class, too."


Anyone interested?
Me! It sounds like fun!


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Old June 27th, 2007, 10:18 pm
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I'm thinking about starting a thread in the Quidditch Pitch where we take passages from the HP books and rewrite them to make an anti spoiler message. For example...
Great idea! Post the link here and I'll join!


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Old June 27th, 2007, 10:28 pm
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Tiberius thread: The ASA Quote Game


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Old June 27th, 2007, 11:01 pm
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Old June 28th, 2007, 1:32 am
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Dang, Gertie, I knew there was something I forgot to do!


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Old June 29th, 2007, 1:44 am
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to our new members!

Oh and great idea Tibby!


 
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