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This page is an official policy on Lostpedia. It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page.
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A spoiler is something that gives away information about future episodes of the show that have not yet been aired. In general, Lostpedia is not a spoiler site but there are a few places where spoilers may be found. In general, try to be courteous and allow people who wish to avoid spoilers to do so.

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Motivation

ABC, Bad Robot Productions and the creators and creative talent behind Lost have voiced their desire that the fans of the show not be spoiled by information about upcoming episodes, and only find out this information when they release it for the fans to enjoy. Lostpedia has shaped its spoiler policy to best reflect that wish.

Current policy

  • Spoiler content may only be placed and/or discussed on the Lostpedia forum in the specified Spoilers sub-section. No spoilers are permitted on the wiki whatsoever.
  • Official podcast transcripts and summaries may contain spoiler information.
  • Spoilers may not be added elsewhere, with the exception of the name of the immediately upcoming episode in very limited areas.
  • Images of upcoming episodes or upcoming new cast members may not be uploaded.

Spoiler definition

Lostpedia considers a spoiler to be any information about upcoming episodes, including cast, characters, crew, photographs, and synopses, released by any source (including ABC Medianet). Any and all information about Lost is considered a spoiler until (any of the following):

  • It has been revealed in an episode of Lost that has aired on ABC in the Eastern time zone in the United States.
  • It has been revealed in officially authorized spin-off media (excluding the Official Lost Podcast) released to the United States general public, including but not limited to:
  • Lostpedia administrators have determined by consensus that the information has been revealed by the producers of Lost to the mainstream media and is sufficiently widespread across mainstream and non-Lost related Internet media that it can no longer be considered a spoiler. Such information is not to be added to Lostpedia by users.

NOTE: Not all information from ARGs, video games, and other spin-off media can be considered canonical.

Spoilers on Lostpedia

Spoilers do not belong in any articles or pages on the Lostpedia wiki including, but not limited to;

  • Articles
  • Article talk pages
  • Unanswered questions sections
  • User pages
  • User talk pages
  • Theory pages and their respective talk pages

Immediately upcoming episode names

The only information about upcoming episodes allowed on Lostpedia is the name and airdate of the immediately upcoming episode, if released by ABC Medianet, on the following articles only:

Until an episode is the next to receive its premiere broadcast in the United States:

  • A new article may not be created with the episode name.
  • The episode name or number may not be added to other articles in Lostpedia, including, but not limited to:
    • The articles listed above
    • Characters
    • Cast
    • Objects
    • Events
    • Talk pages
    • User pages and their respective talk pages

Information related to upcoming episodes

The following items may not be revealed on any existing page or article and new articles on these may not be created, even if these have been revealed by ABC Medianet, until the episode has its premiere airing on ABC in the Eastern time zone:

  • The central character
  • guest stars
  • characters
  • directors
  • writers
  • promotional photography
  • PR synopses
  • Images
  • Details revealed in "Next time on Lost" promotional trailers, even when they are aired at the end of episodes
  • etc. (all other information regarding an upcoming episode other than the title, episode number, and airdate)

All violations of spoiler policy are subject to disciplinary action against the editor's account. If you are considering posting an upcoming episode name, it is your responsibility to understand the above guidelines.

Podcasts

Official Lost Podcasts are released weekly during the airing of the season and at special occasions such as Comic-Con. Lostpedia archives information on the podcasts in the form of transcript and summary pages. Because of this, any spoiler information revealed in the Official Lost Podcast is allowed only on the podcast transcript or summary pages, and nowhere else on Lostpedia. The transcript or summary page must carry the spoiler warning template if it contains any content that is considered a spoiler based upon the guidelines of this policy. Once this information is revealed via canon sources (as detailed in the spoiler definition section above), it can then be placed into main articles.

Information from the Official Podcast that clarifies already-released content from canon sources is not considered spoiler, and can be placed on the site as normal.

International broadcast dates

The English language Lostpedia is updated based upon U.S. television airdates. All non-U.S. visitors should take care not to visit pages that have been edited following newly-aired episodes and which may contain spoilers for international viewers. This may differ for other Lostpedia languages.

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