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Date Posted: Oct 09, 2001 04:53 PM
This message was edited by Master Mike... on Jul 31, 2005 07:29 AM
A spoiler is basically anything that ruins or blunts the surprise of a plotline, in this case, Episode III. There's a lot of subjectivity here, though, since some people may want to stay away from something as innocuous as a character name as well as steering clear of key plot points.
So what can and can't you say in this forum? The "can" part is easy. Any information that has been posted on starwars.com is true, and our info is timed in such a way as to preserve the surprises up until the release of the film.
Similarly, facts revealed in the pages of the Star Wars Insider, or its overseas equivalents, are also allowed in here.
One of the greatest things about a Spoiler Free board is that it allows imaginative fans to speculate what might be coming up. The official site and these publications are your starting-off points for such speculation...
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Date Posted: Oct 09, 2001 04:55 PM
This message was edited by Pabawan on Apr 24, 2003 09:31 AM
...EVERYTHING ELSE is a gray area. All other information - in magazines or on the net - is unconfirmed at best, or an outright falsehood at worst. So, if you've read a report elsewhere, it may be totally wrong. But there may be enough truth in there that passing it on will spoil someone.
Common sense and courtesy should be your guide. When you start topics with somewhat juicy content, put a few words of warning in the title. Don't assume that because your circle of friends "knows" a certain fact that it is indeed true and that "everyone" knows it.
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Date Posted: Oct 09, 2001 04:57 PM
This message was edited by Pabawan on Apr 24, 2003 09:32 AM
These are just guidelines. This forum will soon develop its own character, and it will quickly become evident what you can and cannot post.
But be courteous to your fellow spoiler-free fans, make the moderators' lives a bit easier, and don't ruin the fun.
Happy posting!
Pablo Hidalgo (Pabawan)
The other starwars.com guy
p.s. It's Not Just Plot-Talk In Here - Aside from spoiler-free speculation about Episode III's story, this forum is also the place for discussing things that have nothing to do with the plotline. If you want to talk about your plans for a great party you're gonna hold on opening day, or how cool Padmé's dresses look, or to speculate what films might carry the eagerly-anticipated Episode III teaser trailer, this is place to do it.
p. p.s.: If you're one of those people who insists on knowing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about Episode III, well, you're risking a lot by wandering into an online Episode III forum filled with enthusiastic posters.
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swdlr
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Member Since: 02/00
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Date Posted: Oct 10, 2001 04:10 PM
>Pablo Hidalgo (Pabawan)
>The other starwars.com guy
LOL! The "other" starwars.com guy! Good One!
DLR
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Nortaguan
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Member Since: 07/01
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Date Posted: Oct 11, 2001 10:32 AM
For example, if I believe that Han Solo is going to appear in Episode II as a young boy acting besides Boba Fet, where should I post such a doubt to be confirmed ?
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Date Posted: Oct 11, 2001 10:39 AM
Depends how it's handled. I'd say that kind of speculation is safe for non-spoiler boards.
However, if you were then to say .."I came up with this theory because i read on a fansite that Character X and Y do such-and-such..." you may not become very popular in a non-spoiler board.
ph
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mr. hew
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Member Since: 10/01
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Date Posted: Oct 11, 2001 12:24 PM
"Common sense and courtesy should be your guide."
Ha! That's a tall order when dealing with online Star Wars fans.
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Date Posted: Oct 11, 2001 12:32 PM
Once can dream, Mr Hew. One can dream... 
ph
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Carl Cunningham
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Date Posted: Oct 11, 2001 12:34 PM
"Common sense and courtesy should be your guide."
"Ha! That's a tall order when dealing with online Star Wars fans."
I'd laugh if that wasn't so true.
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aelwen
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Date Posted: Nov 13, 2001 12:43 AM
Like many, I managed to pretty much spoil myself when TPM came out. I knew who was going to die and how. Even though I love TPM I wish I had stayed spoiler-free.
So, for AOTC I'm doing just that, trying to stay spoiler-free. It's hard though, even on spoiler-free boards like these, because some (aside character names) have been reported SO widely in places like TFN that people take it as fact and assume everyone else knows.
For example, until a couple of days ago I didn't even had an idea of who was that Boba Fett-looking guy, I knew Lucas said the Fett would appear on the prequels, but I didn't even know the name of the character in the teasers. Well, on the Mystery reaction thread someone posted the name and the relation to Boba Fett, not a major spoiler, but a spoiler nonetheless.
So, yeah... it requires common sense. As long as we manage to stay away from the major plot points (like Qui-Gon's death on TPM) all is well.
Frank
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KaneStarkiller
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Date Posted: Nov 13, 2001 12:17 PM
Similarly, facts revealed in the pages of the Star Wars Insider, or its overseas equivalents, are also allowed in here.
Would it be fair to say that anything produced by any of Lucas's companies is ok?
What about information that was once stated in a character's bio (here on starwars.com) but has since been altered. I'm thinking specifically about something I once read in Owen Lars's bio (about Obi-Wan) which was altered.
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Date Posted: Nov 15, 2001 04:25 PM
Would it be fair to say that anything produced by any of Lucas's companies is ok?
Provided it's been released to the public, yes. So, once the novel or an official souvenir mag hits the shelf, it's fair game.
What about information that was once stated in a character's bio (here on starwars.com) but has since been altered. I'm thinking specifically about something I once read in Owen Lars's bio (about Obi-Wan) which was altered.
Well, Owen's databank entry hasn't been touched since it was first posted on July 11, 2001. His previous entry, which appeared before the April 2001 redesign of the site says the following...
(cont)
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Date Posted: Nov 15, 2001 04:25 PM
UNCLE OWEN & AUNT BERU
The guardians and foster parents of Luke Skywalker, they have tried to raise him as a normal youth, keeping from him the fact that his veins coursed with Jedi blood and that his "dead" hero father was not simply a freighter navigator as they have told Luke.
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi turned to the Lars couple just after Luke was born, and asked that they raise the child on the desolate planet of Tatooine, far from Imperial intrigue. Young Luke calls them aunt and uncle.
Owen and Beru toil as moisture farmers and have a difficult existence, some years barely eking out a living, even with Luke's help. There is constant tension between Luke and Owen as the youth wants to leave for pilot training at the Academy like his friend Biggs Darklighter, but Owen always insists that he stay "one more season" to help with the chores. Despite that, Beru and Owen Lars have taught young Skywalker the value of hard work, loyalty, commitment - and compassion.
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KaneStarkiller
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Date Posted: Nov 17, 2001 10:15 AM
Hmmm...maybe it was Obi-Wan's databank entry.
What I'm trying to get at is I've come across several sources in the past which have stated that Owen was infact Obi-Wan's brother.
I can name the sources which I'm 100% certain of...
1) The Official UK 1999 Star Wars Wall Calendar
2) The Return of the Jedi novelisation
3) Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game
I also believed that one of the character databanks (if not Owen, then Obi-Wan) once made the same statement. Can you confirm, Pabawan?
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Farlis
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Date Posted: Nov 19, 2001 04:40 PM
Well i read this too. And I'am 100% sure that it was in a official source. So would it be a spoiler to say that Owen is in fact Obi-Wans brother. And what if this turns out to be false, because George Lucas comes up with a different approach towards the character, which is surely one of the things that have not yet been revealed.
Another Example is the Darth Sidious/Palpatine question. Sure we haven't seen yet that they are one and the same and many speculations have been around this topic, which I personally find uninteresting because its not an inch as mysterious as the "Who is Vader"-Question from Episodes IV to VI.
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