Spoiler tag debate.

[Ryllharu]

Again, this argument is basically like saying "Manga readers should be able to discuss the manga in the anime threads because, hey, that information is out there, it's not the manga readers fault that people are willfully not reading the manga and waiting for the anime!"

Bad comparison. Manga spoilers, and even some comparisons, are explicitly banned by the rules.

Btw...speaking of the rules:

•Revealing the titles of upcoming arcs or upcoming episode titles which contain spoilers. Obviously doesn't apply when an anime episode preview makes this title clear. Some arc/episode titles may not reveal anything about the future of an anime, but some do, and it's just best not to name them in anime only sections.

Emphasis mine. The inference is obvious. Previews are fair game. Only raws are considered spoilers when it comes to the episodes themselves.

I just don't see the reason why whatever scenes are contained in the preview can't be discussed in the next weeks thread after it's actually, you know, aired in it's full context.

Because previews can be intentionally misleading (the good ones are), so they're just as worthy of discussion.

Well, it usually is. If anyone said "don't discuss One Piece openings cause they're always full of spoilers" then I wouldn't.

And the requester would be immediately ridiculed for it, because we use common sense here. There was a "spoiler" in the Log Horizon OP, but most of us active posters didn't notice because none of us watched the OP. After someone pointed it out, none of us complained. It was our fault for not watching the OP.

[MFauli]

Bad comparison. Manga spoilers, and even some comparisons are explicitly banned by the rules.

If Gotwoot-rules said "jump out of any open window you come by" would you do it, too?

That´s what DarthEnder mentioned: Pointing at arbitrary rules does not make for a good argument. "Why is talking about manga spoilers bad? - Because rules". Okay. A proper argument would go as follows: "Why is talking about manga spoilers bad? - Because manga and anime are two inherently different media, with many, if not most people only following one of the two, therefore splitting anime-discussion from manga-discussion makes sense". That´s better than pointing at some rules, isn´t it.