Earlier today, I commented that an NPC had mentioned in random comment that they had seen Dwemer at some point in their fictious life.

This was reported as being 'a spoiler' by someone and the topic was moved to the black hole that is the Hints, Cheats and Spoilers section never to be discussed properly and just basically forgotten.

This despite the fact that the random comment by an NPC was up for debate as to what they meant. Baring in mind it is well known that there are no Dwemers in Skyrim.

I wanted this comment, which is hardly a spoiler, to be discussed. Instead it descended into a heated argument between the reporter and other members of this forum who shared my point of view.

To make my point about how to define a spoiler, I have created a topic with the title "Existance of Mudcrabs confirmed in game." Because in my opinion, given that there actually ARE mudcrabs in the game, this is a spoiler for people who are yet to see them.

Added to which, any mention of ANYTHING in the game, trolls, hills, dragons, swords etc are ALL SPOLIERS to someone yet to encounter them.

Hence the whole concept of what constitutes a 'spolier' is totally ludircous.

For me, a spolier is to do with the plot of the game. An NPC making a random comment about 'Seeing a Dwemer' is not spoiling the game for anyone any more than me stating that there are mudcrabs in the game is.

The Hints, Cheats and Spoilers section is the mods way of sentencing your attampted discussion to death. Nice one!

Rant over!

P.S. I'll get banned for this now just you watch.

P.P.S Its true though.

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You are correct. I myself saw a mudcrab in the game and then hated the game for spoiling it for me by showing me it.

It wasn't a spoiler so much as fuel for a spoiler-centric discussion. They nipped it in the bud before if happened, which seems totally reasonable to me.

These debates should be happening in the Hints, Cheats and Spoilers section. Call it a graveyard of threads all you want, you're not helping the situation improve by posting here.

The game is new and few people want their experience spoiled. Give it another month and that section will be more active than ever.

i saw a mudcrab the other day.awful creatures

No need to get overly dramatic. You just dig yourself deeper.



Blame yourself then if it happens.

If you have a problem with the forum moderation you should contact a moderator or community manager to discuss the matter. However threads about specific acts of moderation will get locked, whether they contain spoilers or not.

While I haven't looked at your thread Northborn is correct, there are occasionally threads which contain no real spoilers but get moved there because it's extremely difficult to discuss the matter without delving in to them.