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Artemis Moonsong · 05-15-2008, 02:13 PM

I think this topic has been brought up before, but never on its own merit, and I don't think there has been a ruling on it, though most (I believe) are NOT in favor of it. Still I wanted to bring it up for suggestion, though I fully understand if it is ultimately voted down.

You see, I am at this point in time unable to visit any of the threads on this forum that discuss anime series I am currently watching. The exception is Bleach, because I have been so spoiled already from manga readers that I don't even care anymore. And in any case, I already argued for (and won) the creation of a non-anime manga sub-forum so that manga lovers could discuss the story without spoiling the anime-only viewers.

But now the problem is that people who watch RAWs and don't have to wait for subbed episodes are rampantly spoiling the shows for sub-only viewers (like me). Sometimes it's as silly and trivial as revealing that a character's hairstyle changes in the next episode. But recently, for example, when a pivotal scene occurred in a recent episode of a series I diligently followed, I knew immediately that the character was not dead. Why? Because I had been spoiled by RAW viewers long ago, so when that pivotal scene was shown, instead of gasping in shock, I just sighed and wished I didn't know what I already know.

So I would like to propose another sub-forum. A forum where RAW viewers can discuss the latest and greatest episode right out of Japan. The preexisting non-yaoi anime sub-forum and yaoi anime forum would be the place where those (like myself) who have to wait for subs can happily discuss their favorite series without inadvertently learning that a character has cut his hair, or, is in fact not dead.

Thoughts? I understand that we can only divide and sub-divide the forum so much. But it really pains me to no longer be able to participate in these discussions, because I have no one else to discuss anime with. So at the moment I'm just quietly watching it by myself, and even if I have something excited to talk about or gush over, I am forced to keep it to myself, for fear of being spoiled.

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Artemis Moonsong Formerly ArtemisMS Posts: 4,195 Points: 1,890,625 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On stage with Paako and Zurako ♥ Reputation: 20510 Power: 100	RAW and Subbed threads I think this topic has been brought up before, but never on its own merit, and I don't think there has been a ruling on it, though most (I believe) are NOT in favor of it. Still I wanted to bring it up for suggestion, though I fully understand if it is ultimately voted down. You see, I am at this point in time unable to visit any of the threads on this forum that discuss anime series I am currently watching. The exception is Bleach, because I have been so spoiled already from manga readers that I don't even care anymore. And in any case, I already argued for (and won) the creation of a non-anime manga sub-forum so that manga lovers could discuss the story without spoiling the anime-only viewers. But now the problem is that people who watch RAWs and don't have to wait for subbed episodes are rampantly spoiling the shows for sub-only viewers (like me). Sometimes it's as silly and trivial as revealing that a character's hairstyle changes in the next episode. But recently, for example, when a pivotal scene occurred in a recent episode of a series I diligently followed, I knew immediately that the character was not dead. Why? Because I had been spoiled by RAW viewers long ago, so when that pivotal scene was shown, instead of gasping in shock, I just sighed and wished I didn't know what I already know. So I would like to propose another sub-forum. A forum where RAW viewers can discuss the latest and greatest episode right out of Japan. The preexisting non-yaoi anime sub-forum and yaoi anime forum would be the place where those (like myself) who have to wait for subs can happily discuss their favorite series without inadvertently learning that a character has cut his hair, or, is in fact not dead. Thoughts? I understand that we can only divide and sub-divide the forum so much. But it really pains me to no longer be able to participate in these discussions, because I have no one else to discuss anime with. So at the moment I'm just quietly watching it by myself, and even if I have something excited to talk about or gush over, I am forced to keep it to myself, for fear of being spoiled. __________________ Siggy and Avi by R4 ♥ One out of every six people in the world lives on less than a dollar a day. Seventy-five percent of those people are women. Women produce 50 percent of the world's food, yet own only 1 percent of its land. Of the 876 million illiterate adults in the developing world, two-thirds are women. Make a difference >>> CARE.org Teaching, studying for exams, & working on my diss. this fall (yes, still sigh*). Please PM me if I forget to reply, message, upload, etc. My Anime List ~ ♥ ~ ♥ ~ Artemis's Ficcies [RenBya]