Alright, I cleaned up the last few pages of this ridiculous thread. Non-readers have a hard enough time navigating this trout without dozens of generic spoiler tags that don't say whether they're for the book, the show, or just a gif set.
We're not marking TV spoilers. If an episode has aired, it's out there. I don't watch the show when it airs, so I don't come in the thread on Sundays until after I watch the show. It's not hard, and I don't think that's been a problem for anyone here. Do not marked spoilers for aired episodes. If the episode hasn't aired, such as with something you glimpsed in a preview or an information leak, then mark it as a TV spoiler.
Mark book spoilers as book spoilers. Let people know you're saying something from the books. People were good about this for awhile, but at least the last few pages are a mess of just the generic spoiler tag with no indication what's behind the tag. I've edited the last few pages to fix this, but future posts that don't comply will be either edited or deleted, depending on whether or not the non-compliance is becoming unreasonable.
For speculation or comparisons between the TV show and the book, use your discretion. Most don't need spoiler tags, but some will. If you use a spoiler tag, state that you're speculating or comparing.
I think these rules are pretty simple. Just please don't use a generic "spoiler" tag, as there's such a wide variety of types of spoilers and fans in this thread, and please don't bother to put tags on stuff that's already aired as it makes navigating discussion more cumbersome for everyone and doesn't have any benefit since we don't seem to have people dumb enough to read this thread before having watched an episode (at least not often enough to make it worth the cumbersommery).
I'm aware he was being a little facetious; I'm saying that he was also right. Gotta read that trout before someone blindsides you!
That depends very much on your definition of "a break." Though keep in mind the book series is far from over. Even book readers are still just in the middle of the story.

