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There is a difference between speculation that is spoiler free and speculation about the spoilers. The possessive "their" in this clause clearly shows that speculation is to be about the spoilers.
the discussion of possible Survivor spoilers and their speculation
The use of "and" clearly shows it is not EITHER Spoilers OR Speculation. There is no language that excludes spoilers in any way. It is Spoilers PLUS any speculation that is productive regarding the spoilers.
This is a recognized rule of engagement on various forums. For example, The Fuselage for LOST had a forum for pure speculation that was Spoiler Free, and a Spoiler forum where speculation was only allowed if it was clearly tied to a spoiler.
Survivor Sucks has a Spec only forum, and in the Spoiler forum, all spec is to be based on a spoiler or Anti will delete the post.
Blows has always discouraged pure speculation in this forum. There used to be a resident flame-thrower to get rid of it. Obviously, vidcaps and promos and interviews which had the wherewithal to spoil the show were considered valid spoilers, and speculation analyzing these spoilers flourished.
As time went on, analyzing a player's "edit" gained enough recognition that it wasn't tossed as pure speculation. Corvis pioneered confessional analysis as spoiling. And so forth.
In sum, this forum has always been for spoilers, and anything that one can defend as being a useful spoiler has been allowed, along with spoiler-related speculation. It is not a Speculation forum!
If the mods want a speculation forum or if they decree that source spoilers need to be brought in wearing the HazMat suits and signs, that is their call.
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