# Game of Thrones spoiler discussion.

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**Created:** [July 2, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-spoiler-discussion/587705 "2011-07-02T14:25:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-spoiler-discussion/587705/11 "2011-07-03T00:26:26Z")

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> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> I thought that might be the case, but then I thought - no, after ruining several threads, and having the moderator create a new thread just so it wouldn’t devolve into that - would someone really come in within the first few posts and threadshit and try to derail this one already? No, I didn’t think anyone would.
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> If you’re right, then he’s being a pretty huge jerk.
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> Edit: Checking back, you’re right, he was one of the people threadshitting in the last thread, and now he’s trying to do it again. If it were up to me, he’d be banned from these threads, because he’s deliberately trying to be a jerk, threadshit, and derail them. It’s a really fucking lame satire too, if that’s what he’s going for, because “hey, this never happens by book 4” really is a spoiler, and speculation by people who don’t know what will happen is obviously a non-spoiler, so to conflate the two is really just stupid.

**\<Mod Hat\>**

**SenorBeef** , while I certainly sympathize - I would - please tone down the vitriol. **Marley23** already admonished **quixotic78** a few posts ago; don’t have a go at him when he’s already down and put him in a position where he gets insulted, but can’t fire back.

To everyone: To make myself perfectly, redundantly and abundantly clear, _speculation_ about the future _based solely on knowledge derived from the first season as shown on television_ is, of course, okay.

To address a point less clear, TV-guides, websites, blogs and so on are also out of limits - although that’s more of a grey area. This thread is designed to be a lowest-common-denominator only thread, which means what’s been televised. If there’s a consensus against this, I will of course revise this.

I regret having to codify the rules to such an extent, but history has shown that apparently with this show it’s been needed. Now, at least, there’s enough rope.

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On a on-topic note, I wonder how the show progression is going to be for the youngest actors? Like the child playing Rickon, Art Parkinson, who’ll be 24 by the time the series ends if it keeps the bi-annual schedule? May this be why he’s been kept so off-screen, so we won’t get too attached to the actor?

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