Forum Guidelines

Hello Maria ,
I have a few questions about the rules as I don't understand some meanings

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Absolutely no bashing, flaming or otherwise insulting skaters

Bashing and insulting I understand, but what does flaming mean?

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Please do not post any spoilers in boards

I often see this word spoilers, but I never understand what it means, I looked up 'spoilers' on babble fish and they said 'supoira-' in Japanese..... can you please teach me cuz I am lost.... thank you!

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Please do not post direct links to photos from any photo agency - post a link to the website instead.

I didn't really understand this one either, sorry but seems like should post a link to Flikr.com and not Flickr.com/Maocutepic.jpg
But if I find a cute pic on mao.com (not Photo site) can put the link to the photo as mao.com/maochanwithaero.jpg is OK? :bounce:

sorry so many questions

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7.Have fun!

you are doing a good job Maria, I love this forum thank you!

Yumei wrote:

I often see this word spoilers, but I never understand what it means, I looked up 'spoilers' on babble fish and they said 'supoira-' in Japanese..... can you please teach me cuz I am lost.... thank you!

Spoiler it is something like when you are watching your favorite dorama during, say, 5 seasons and wondering all this time who will marry, say, Yukari-san in the end, Daisuke-san or Nobunari-san. And then, when it's only 10 episodes left until the final, your best friend (who knows everything, because in Japan they've broadcasted it already) tells you that Yukari-san will marry Evan-san, and Daisuke and Nobunari are actually brothers.
This is a spoiler. Because your friend spoiled the final for you.
Something like this.

Yumei wrote:

Bashing and insulting I understand, but what does flaming mean?

It means insulting or otherwise verbally attacking other poster/posters. It also can mean a very heated debate between some posters which is not held in a polite manner.
Thank goodness it is not something I see often on figure skating boards, but on some public boards the "flame wars" can go on and on for weeks.

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I often see this word spoilers, but I never understand what it means, I looked up 'spoilers' on babble fish and they said 'supoira-' in Japanese..... can you please teach me cuz I am lost.... thank you!

It is tricky to find in a normal dictionary, because it is not formal English. It comes from the verb "to spoil". Basically, it is a comment which discloses plot details of a book, play, video game, or film; it and "spoils" the fun for people who want to be surprised by the plot.
On figure skating forums it means revealing how the skater skated and who won too soon. In most of the countries there is no live transmission, and some people prefer to wait until they are able to watch it on TV rather than know the result as soon as possible. So, if some other poster is able to watch competition live, posting details instantenously would spoil the fun for them.

But, personally, I love spoilers! I want to know the results as soon as possible, because otherwise I would explode from being too nervous! As long as spoilers are kept in forum when they can be posted, there's no harm in them.

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Please do not post direct links to photos from any photo agency - post a link to the website instead.

I didn't really understand this one either, sorry but seems like should post a link to Flikr.com and not Flickr.com/Maocutepic.jpg
But if I find a cute pic on mao.com (not Photo site) can put the link to the photo as mao.com/maochanwithaero.jpg is OK? :bounce:

In some cases it is the best to give a link to the web page with photos, because their owners have adverts on the pages and the more visitors they have the more money they earn.
In cases when there's no adverts and the owner of the photos does not sell them, it is usually okay to post the link to the photo. In some cases it might not work, though - some website owners protect themselves from direct linking (to save the bandwith), and when someone clicks on the direct link, he/she will not see the photo, but a warning message.


I hope this helps!

summervie wrote:

Spoiler it is something like when you are watching your favorite dorama during, say, 5 seasons and wondering all this time who will marry, say, Yukari-san in the end, Daisuke-san or Nobunari-san. (...) Yukari-san will marry Evan-san, and Daisuke and Nobunari are actually brothers.

That was the funniest explanation of the word "spoiler" I've read.

Thanks summervie and Admin

Now I understand everything

OMG!...

By the way, hello everyone. I am new to this forum and I already posted a comment today in the post " How do you defend Mao?" However, when I browse this forum, there are sections for newbies and about the rules. The most unfortunate part (as I would say) is I haven't read these. I am so sorry guys I'am not a techie type of person... This is really my first time to enter a forum I felt like I am entering a house without knocking the door). It was really an honest mistake and I think what I had posted did not violate the rules... so sorry again...But at least, I have now read some explanations about the rules...

Nonetheless, thanks for having this forum. I really appreciate... I really admire Mao!

Warm greetings from the Philippines.

Hey, don't worry femariel! I didn't see these forum guidelines before too and when I did see them, I just went, "Oops!"

Well, anyway, you're from the Philippines too! YAY FOR MORE MAO FANS!

thanks klarification!