Board Thread:Policies/@comment-1895174-20160427165408

So I just read this regarding Captain America: Civil War spoilers, and it seems a little draconian. Advising users to avoid intentionally spoiling the movie for others is fine, but locking the page for a month and imposing a six month ban for anyone who posts plot details about the movie without a spoiler tag is not something we did for any previous entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Nor did we do something like that for Deadpool just a couple months ago.

Here is the spoiler policy we had in place for the previous Captain America movie, The Winter Soldier. It largely echoes how we handled Iron Man 3. A similar post wasn't made for Age of Ultron because it was assumed the spoiler policy hadn't changed, and we didn't have any problems with that.

At what point did we go from, Firstly, we are an international site. As such, we do not withhold spoilers from movies just because that movie hasn't been released in your country yet. Captain America: The Winter Soldier debuts in a number of European and Asian countries on March 26th, and at that point, we will allow information about the film to be cataloged on the site, even if it includes spoilers. to In order to avoid spoilers in the future, the Captain America: Civil War page will be locked for a MONTH to give people time to see the film. and from Finally, we want to stress that we are not responsible for any spoilers you may see. We're giving you warning now, before the movie releases, but there are things outside of our control that may give away info you didn't want to know; Previews in the recent activity feed are a prime example. That being said, read at your own risk. At least until you see the movie. to Blog and Forum Posts should have ample warnings for others not to spoil the film. Anyone caught spoiling the film prior to the month long moratorium will be banned for six months. If you see anyone spoiling the film, please contact an admin immediately.

The release of a new movie usually coincides with a spike in readership and in editors, and I would hate to see anyone discouraged from joining the site due to an overly protective spoiler policy. 