Don't highlight the spoiler then? If you highlight the spoiler then you have no one to blame but yourself. :lol: (No point in taking them out the trash can now though. I was just putting my opinion in (as I wasn't around when it originally kicked off and I don't like seeing one person get ganged up on by 4 or 5 posters.)) That's why the spoiler code is there, imo. For stuff like that. If it's not then I don't see why we bother having the spoiler code for anywhere other than TV/Film threads

If I could just say that a poster Tommy posted the original spoiler sometime after 1pm and I believe that this forum's approach to spoilers has always been consistant (in relation to chart positions) so I requested Theo to remove the spoiler which he did and put a comment on to ask for no spoilers. Even if Lee was not present at the time of the original spoiler he certainly saw Theo's comment and decided that he would post a spoiler AGAIN knowing that the previous spoiler had been removed by the request of the forum mod.

 

He certainly wasn't ganged up on I assure you, but Lee knows the position on this and has been guilty of posting spoilers before and been talked to in connection with it so this was not a first offense.

 

Hope this helps by way of explanation.

http://www.officialcharts.com/album-download-chart/

 

Maybe more signing would have helped her?

I'm pretty sure that spoilers HAVE been posted before in this forum though (maybe not quite as early as 1pm, but time shouldn't matter). Which is why it's baffling. But this is why we have the spoiler codes. I don't see the harm in someone posting the spoiler, if it's in spoilers. and they don't post an emoticon that gives the position/sales away :arrr:

 

Oh and I knew you weren't "ganging up" on him, I'm just rubbish with words and couldn't find a "nicer" way to describe it :lol:

Oh dear, that's annoying! :drama: Re: Download album #1!

I'm pretty sure that spoilers HAVE been posted before in this forum though (maybe not quite as early as 1pm, but time shouldn't matter). Which is why it's baffling. But this is why we have the spoiler codes. I don't see the harm in someone posting the spoiler, if it's in spoilers. and they don't post an emoticon that gives the position/sales away :arrr:

 

Oh and I knew you weren't "ganging up" on him, I'm just rubbish with words and couldn't find a "nicer" way to describe it :lol:

If they have been then they should not have been and should have been removed.

 

We have always had the policy of not revealing chart positions before R1 announces them on Sundays, this is nothing new. We go about it most weeks so I would hope it wouldn't be a surprise.

I thought it was just standard procedure. Someone goes into relevant artists thread and posts (in a spoiler) the position and sales. Nothing gets said. (Well I haven't seen it). I knew about the "not posting before Radio 1" rule but I just thought that was in the Sunday Chart Show thread. (Which is understandable)

I thought it was just standard procedure. Someone goes into relevant artists thread and posts (in a spoiler) the position and sales. Nothing gets said. (Well I haven't seen it). I knew about the "not posting before Radio 1" rule but I just thought that was in the Sunday Chart Show thread. (Which is understandable)

Is should be the whole site! I will have to keep my beady eye out more clearly.

Less than 35k :( :o and today #12 on itunes album chart.

Less than 35k :( :o and today #12 on itunes album chart.

 

And if this "no promotion" nonsense keeps happening it will continue to fall...

I thought it was just standard procedure. Someone goes into relevant artists thread and posts (in a spoiler) the position and sales. Nothing gets said. (Well I haven't seen it). I knew about the "not posting before Radio 1" rule but I just thought that was in the Sunday Chart Show thread. (Which is understandable)

There is a difference between spoilers for a TV show and revealing classified information before it's in the public domain (which is what all chart data is...) The fact of the matter is that NONE of that information should be published anywhere before Radio 1 release it first. If we are seen to be releasing this information early (anywhere on the site), then that's not good for our reputation and could have serious consequences along the line. That would be why using spoiler tags is totally pointless with regard to this situation.

 

ANYWAY, Cheryl being #2 is pleasing. It's obviously not as pleasing as it would've been if she were #1, but a third Top 2 album is an amazing achievement. I hope it's a consistent seller.

 

 

Don't highlight the spoiler then?

I didn't, but if I were to edit the comment to remove the emoticon, I would've seen the content regardless.

 

A disappointing opening for the album, but I'm hoping it'll be a consistent seller alike 3 Words, and possibly even grab a week at #1 during the summer lull.

I get that it's "classified information" and stuff I just don't get why it's all of a sudden just come to managements attention? It's definitely been done in the past (on more than one occasion and the only place I have seen action being taken is within the Sunday Chart show thread) and I'm sure the posters involved thought it'd be OK because in the past it has been in spoilers and not been acted upon. I don't think anybody's ever reported it to management because they weren't sure themselves, maybe? I personally haven't reported it before because I'd seen it done before and people discussing the position and sales and stuff, so I didn't think it was a problem and thought it was OK because it was in spoiler tags.

 

But I now know that if it was to happen in a forum where I'm modding, then I'll remove it and give a quick edit to that post and let people know the proper rules. So I'll definitely try my bit now. But I'm sorry if this was blown out of proportion, I was just confused as to why it'd been allowed in the past but not now. :lol:

I get that it's "classified information" and stuff I just don't get why it's all of a sudden just come to managements attention? It's definitely been done in the past (on more than one occasion and the only place I have seen action being taken is within the Sunday Chart show thread) and I'm sure the posters involved thought it'd be OK because in the past it has been in spoilers and not been acted upon. I don't think anybody's ever reported it to management because they weren't sure themselves, maybe? I personally haven't reported it before because I'd seen it done before and people discussing the position and sales and stuff, so I didn't think it was a problem and thought it was OK because it was in spoiler tags.

 

But I now know that if it was to happen in a forum where I'm modding, then I'll remove it and give a quick edit to that post and let people know the proper rules. So I'll definitely try my bit now. But I'm sorry if this was blown out of proportion, I was just confused as to why it'd been allowed in the past but not now. :lol:

It was never allowed. It was probably just a case of management not noticing...

It was never allowed. It was probably just a case of management not noticing...

 

The management generally don't dare venture into the wilds of The Saturdays forum.

The management generally don't dare venture into the wilds of The Saturdays forum.

:lol: True. I go there now and then but I try not to spend too long in there lest my brain becomes mush.

Shocked at how low the sales are, its such a shame she finally brings out a decent album and whilst its not doing bad its doing no where near as good as the first two.

Down to #6 in the first midweeks, I love this album, I have the ''Soldiers Edition'' just amazing. :wub:

I'm in heat magazine from the Newcastle signing.

 

I shall be doing a signing for that in a McColls near you soon :lol:

 

 

this really is her best album by far such a shame to see the early sales so bad :( hopefully with further single releases people will see how decent the songs actually ar and keep the album consistently selling :/

It's going into hmv's 2 for £15 chart offer tomorrow. Hopefully that should help a bit!