07-11-2010, 05:25 AM
davester wrote:
It's common courtesy.
I get that. And I personally have avoided in previous threads mentioning anything that would indicate a winner of the games.
My point is, it's not that big of a deal relative to things that really matter and I wonder where this "common courtesy" is supposed to extend.
So, if you stop off at the store and the guys in line are talking about it, is it ok to admonish them for it? It seems absurd to me and if you're going to partake in a public activity, be it shopping or frequenting an online public forum, you relinquish your expectations to be ignorant to the outcome.
Even say it is 100% agreed upon that it's not ok to discuss an outcome of an event immediately afterward. What is the expiration date on that? 24 hours? 48 hrs?
It just seems a bit self-absorbed when someone refuses to take responsibility for their own actions that are as much the cause for "spoiling" their ignorance about the outcome of a game, Oscar winner, election or whatever