Very suprised england wasnt instantly kicked out of the tournament again.
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COMICS! |OT| June 2016. The Manhattan Project
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Very suprised england wasnt instantly kicked out of the tournament again.
Rightly or wrongly I don't treat sports the same way as other entertainment media when it comes to spoiler consumption. That's mainly because I'll be following the particular game via live score updates if I'm not able to watch the game live. In the past when I've recorded live games to be watched later (whilst avoiding scores), I never end up watching the whole thing and usually end up skipping through large parts of it to get to the good bits (usually the goals in football, I've never really tried with any other sport). That said I do try to keep liveblogging chatter to the relevant and appropriate spots.
That's not my idea of staying off the internet. If it's important to me to experience something spoiler-free and I'm in spoiler avoidance mode I don't load up browsers, IRC clients etc until I can get round to that thing. I just can't trust everyone to use spoiler tags properly or give sufficient warning. There will always be a couple of arseholes looking to spoil shit where you least expect it. Now sometimes it could be months before I can get round to that thing and I can't stay off the Internet that long so I carry on avoiding expected spots but know there's a risk of getting blindsided somewhere.
WadiumArcadium
Member
What have we done now? Didn't think there was any trouble last night.
I had the memory that england always failed horrible in the preliminary round since 2002, but I checked now and this wasnt the case (to bad that I based my whole bets for group B on this assumption...)
And yes, you are now allowed to post a avatarquote
WadiumArcadium
Member
I had the memory that england always failed horrible in the preliminary round since 2002, but I checked now and this wasnt the case (to bad that I based my whole bets for group B on this assumption...)
And yes, you are now allowed to post a avatarquote
It's harder to be eliminated in the group stage now what with three teams going through in some groups. In all three games the other team's just parked the bus so I don't think we've been too bad.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I know nothing will happen because technically you're getting extra pages but FFFUUUUCCCKKK I hate when CMX "trades" are just the pages in the front and back of the trade and then individual CMX issues in the middle, so instead of an edited down story you get all the ads and individual issue backmatter and no interstitial trade pages. Super annoying.
#ValiantDeluxeEditionSubtweet
#ValiantDeluxeEditionSubtweet
Planet_JASE
Member
Just to explain, I "got in here" because it was one of the browser tabs that I have, because I like to look in here every so often. I didn't have to go to the off topic or community menu and potentially come across xxxx wins xxxx title threads or titles that imply the result. I could have even got here via my subscriptions, or perhaps I just get here each time via a google search. But I didn't, it just happened to be the active tab in my browser, which I needed to open as it's the way that I access NBA Pass. What I didn't plan for, when I closed my browsers the night before - ensuring the NBA thread and any other tabs that would lead to seeing the result were closed, is that a Comic thread - which I agree has had results spoiled in text before - would post a huge image of celebrations that you couldn't help but see before I switched tabs.
From now on I will just expect that everything is fair game in this thread. I'm, like, totally fine to post huge spoilers about any and all subjects in obnoxious ways, right? 'Cause, there's a long standing tradition of not respecting anyone else in here. As long as I've gained my enjoyment from a form of entertainment I don't have to care if anyone else can because my need to express myself wherever I want takes priority over any decency and consideration I could ever hope to display to anyone else, right?
The thing is, I'm not one of those "omg spoiler" people that can't even bear to hear the details of what's in a movie trailer or would complain in the NBA thread about someone not using spoiler tags. I agree that you need to minimise your chance of encountering information that you'd rather not be exposed to; it's common sense. But this isn't one of those cases. A comic book thread posted a huge image of ostensibly the result of the game and the response to it "you have yourself to blame". That's the just the automatic response for people that wish to completely distance themselves from feeling any skerret of responsibility for not caring about anyone else but themselves. "Dude, you haven't finished the Harry Potter book that came out today and you decide to come to this Knitting Jumpers thread and expect to NOT have the ending of the book spoiled. Go sit in that corner and don't come out until you're ready to admit how stupid you are for thinking otherwise. I don't care if you only opened the browser to check to see if the book was out for delivery today and had this tab active. This is the internet."
I regret even saying anything now because I'm sure I'll appear to be that irrational person that's asking everyone to not talk about 20 year old Empire Strikes Back spoilers or is yelling at their history teaching for spoiling who won WWII. I'm really not that person but there seems to be a complete lack of self awareness in this thread. It was my mistake for having this thread in the few tabs I keep open and an even bigger mistake for even thinking that bringing this up would be met with anything but " you on the internet bro you deserve what you got" responses.
Thanks for the advice, though. I will try that internet-less NBA pass option from now on. Stay right off that internet completely.
Planet_JASE
Member
Ugh. I hate that I've entered into this discussion here. Just move on and ignore me, guys.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Really enjoyed the opening issue of Han's mini-series. Brooks' art suits Star Wars really well and Lu's dialogue for Han's authentic and appropriately swaggerly. The premise is interesting as well, what with Han actually becoming a racer for a while before TFA.
He looks much younger than TFA in the preview art
WadiumArcadium
Member
It takes place after ANH, it's not actually set around TFA. It's just the premise of the book involves him doing some undercover work for the Rebels while participating in a race. After Return of the Jedi he becomes a professional racer for a while.
That would be a shitty thing to do. It's unfortunate that you've had your viewing experience spoiled but to perpetuate that behaviour...
Again unfortunate that people fucked up and spoiled your experience but you could just load up the NBA pass thing and only that. Like I said you can't possibly control what everyone posts and how they follow spoiler etiquette but you can limit what you're viewing to avoid it happening again.
Brianimaniac
Banned
If you want to avoid spoilers for the end of a sports season, that is 100% on you. You have no reasonable expectation for anyone in any public context to go out of their way to protect you. That is not how the world works, whether you like that or not.
Pretty much. This isn't a day 1 movie release, this is a live sports event.
Tragicomedy
Member
Equating sports "spoilers" with spoilers of other types of information is incredibly misguided. If you go anywhere near a news site (sports or otherwise) or basically anywhere near the internet, you will have the result ruined for you. I say that as someone who has dealt with NBC's inexplicable delay in broadcasting key Olympics events for some time now. I've also frequently had the results of basketball, football, baseball, and soccer games spoiled for me. How were we to know you were an NBA fan? How were we to know you intended to watch the game the next day? At what hour does such talk fit into your viewing schedule?
While people generally agree that it's lame to post the final reveal of a comic title or who died in Game of Thrones, people tend to react to major sporting events in an open, celebratory manner. No more was revealed in this thread than on CNN or Slate or the Huffington Post.
Regarding comic spoilers, a few of us follow Marvel exclusively on Unlimited, and are six months behind the floppies. By making that choice, we've all resolved ourselves to the fact that significant events will be spoiled by GAF or otherwise. We do have rules for brand new releases, but it would be completely unfair for me to expect others to hold off on discussing content until I've consumed it.
I don't watch wrestling because I'm no longer twelve, but I'm able to follow who is pretending to pin who for a pretend gold belt at any point by following this thread.
While people generally agree that it's lame to post the final reveal of a comic title or who died in Game of Thrones, people tend to react to major sporting events in an open, celebratory manner. No more was revealed in this thread than on CNN or Slate or the Huffington Post.
Regarding comic spoilers, a few of us follow Marvel exclusively on Unlimited, and are six months behind the floppies. By making that choice, we've all resolved ourselves to the fact that significant events will be spoiled by GAF or otherwise. We do have rules for brand new releases, but it would be completely unfair for me to expect others to hold off on discussing content until I've consumed it.
I don't watch wrestling because I'm no longer twelve, but I'm able to follow who is pretending to pin who for a pretend gold belt at any point by following this thread.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Complaining about spoilers about a hugely popular live sports event watched by tens of millions of people and the results are widely known everywhere
I think I've fuckin' seen it all my nigga
I think I've fuckin' seen it all my nigga
Tragicomedy
Member
Fair warning: I'm going to be posting a lot about the USA vs. Argentina semi tonight in the Cops America thread...and here! I woke up and had several EURO results spoiled for me.
Damn Europeans living several hours in the future!
Damn Europeans living several hours in the future!
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Why were we talking about sports in this thread anyways
Tragicomedy
Member
Any good new comics release today?
whatsinaname
Member
Half Past Danger was good. A little cliched in its action sequences and plot twists but still fun. Will definitely read the second series whenever it is out.
Picking up the four 52 trades today, along with The Fifth Beatle.
Picking up the four 52 trades today, along with The Fifth Beatle.
Messi posts here. He likes lewd books.
Same reason we talk about anime, WWE, Olivia wilde, video games, overwatch, hot toys. We are a community. Let us be a community.
What else would people talk about? Surely not comics
RepairmanJack
Member
Thought Weird Detective was an interesting premise. I'm in to at least see the direction it goes.
aren't you a spy? Did you work with Tom King in the field?
even spies have to answer e-mails -_-
Why going the four trade route? The commentary?
whatsinaname
Member
My library only has the trades. Will buy the omnibus if I enjoy the series.
Detectives can be spys too. See Nightwing.
Ahh, okay. I have the new book one trade coming in from IST at some point soon. First time I've spent less than $50 and had to pay shipping on there. Just couldn't really afford a $50 order right now and I really wanted 52. Still cheaper at $~21 than the $27 Amazon is charging. Only downside is that I would have it right now if I bought at Amazon, while it's still not even picked & scanned at IST.
Poodlestrike
Banned
whatsinaname
Member
Wonder why there are so many mother boxes on Earth though. Has there been any comic where Atlantis and Themyscira ended up possessing one?
Link?
Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.de/dp/1401270425/
Oh, it's just an Amazon listing, there's no actual details about the book.
Yeah, sadly, but DC and Marvel should update their Hachete listenings over the next 4 weeks. But I think I will stay with the trades...
Poodlestrike
Banned
Knightfall holds up surprisingly well, imo. It helps that it's a strong story on its own, as well as being a light deconstruction of 90's superhero trends.
Because there's nothing new going on in Overwatch of interest.
Yeah the Valiant books are particularly bad for this, since they often have a few pages of previews for other books.
On the other hand, I hate it when trades don't put each issue's cover art in order in the trade (or in little thumbnails in the back).
WadiumArcadium
Member
It's one of the main Batman stories I still haven't got around to reading. One day.
Freezasaurus
Member
Not entirely true. Apparently some things leaked from a Korean test version. Golden weapons and a new money system.
Crap. All of it.
Freezasaurus
Member
You're not wrong.