User:Cgmv123/spoilerpolicy

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This is not an official policy on Lostpedia. The real policy may be found here: Lostpedia:Spoiler policy

A spoiler is something that gives away information about future episodes of the show that have not yet been aired that has not been officially released. Lostpedia is not a spoiler site.

Contents 1 Motivation 2 Current policy 3 Spoiler definition 3.1 Notes 4 Spoilers on Lostpedia 5 Comic-Con 6 Promotional Material

Motivation

ABC, Bad Robot Productions and the creators and creative talent behind Lost have voiced their desire that the fans of the show not be spoiled by information about upcoming episodes, and only find out this information when they release it for the fans to enjoy. This content is spoiler and not allowed on Lostpedia.

Current policy

• No spoilers are permitted on the wiki whatsoever.
  • Spoilers may not be revealed in articles, talk pages, user pages, theory pages, or any other wiki page.
  • Spoilers may not be revealed on user blogs or their comments.
• Spoilers in the Lostpedia discussion forum may only be placed and/or discussed in the specified Spoilers sub-forum. (link)

Spoiler definition

Lostpedia considers a spoiler to be any information about upcoming episodes that has not been released by ABC (through ABC Medianet), Bad Robot Productions, Grass Skirt Productions or Lost's creators, producers, actors or writers. Any and all information about Lost is considered a spoiler until (any of the following):

• It has been revealed in an episode of Lost that has aired on ABC in the Eastern time zone in the United States.
• It has been revealed/released by ABC (through ABC Medianet), Bad Robot Productions, Grass Skirt Productions or Lost's creators, producers, actors or writers.
• It has been revealed in officially authorized spin-off media released to the United States general public, including but not limited to:
  • Tie-in novels, such as Bad Twin
  • Video games, such as Lost: Via Domus
  • Alternate reality games, such as The Lost Experience and Find 815
  • Mobisodes, such as Lost: Missing Pieces
  • DVD releases
  • The Official LOST Podcast

Notes

• Not all information from ARGs, video games, and other spin-off media can be considered canonical.
• Actors are defined as people who appear on-screen in a speaking role for the purposes of this policy.

Spoilers on Lostpedia

Spoilers do not belong in any articles or pages on the Lostpedia wiki including, but not limited to;

• Articles
• Article talk pages
• Unanswered questions sections
• User pages
• User talk pages
• Theory pages and their respective talk pages
• User blogs

Comic-Con

Any and all information given at Comic-Con is not spoiler, and may be added to the appropriate in-universe and out of universe articles.

Promotional Material

For the policy regarding officially released material, see the Promotional Material Policy