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TAR 17 Speculation
theschnauzers:
The withholding of information takes place for two reasons -- first to protect a valuable source. or sources, and second, to prevent interference with the actual production of the Race.
Both of those reasons are fair and legitimate. Over the years TPTB have provided things in editing the show that more or less filled in the gaps in reconstructing the actual course and tasks of the Race.
TAR 17 hasn't been as fully spoilered as to other recent seasons as to locations and cast identifications, but that's the way it is sometimes. Although past Races have shown that more teams identifications are likely to take place before the CBS announcement probably in August.
TexasLady:
Just for the record... I know NOTHING! So Y'all know what I know and probably more. :lol:
walkingpneumonia:
Just so you know - withholding spoiler information is not done maliciously - it is usually done to protect our sources so we can milk them for more information later on. Any of us who have nurtured relationships with TAR "insiders" carefully disseminate the information we get so as to not betray our source..
This season we monitored a lot of different people who inadvertently let slip tidbits of information long before they started filming TAR 17. For me at least, this was all stuff that was publicly visible via twitter, or blogs or Facebook. If I had posted what I knew, the sources would have dried up and we wouldn't have gotten any further information from them.
In the middle of filming, when I see twitters, or Facebook posts or blogs I post them to the forum immediately - along with the source information (which I know some people disagree with). Sometimes this leads to the poster being swarmed with requests for more info - which can be unexpected and overwhelming for an individual unaware of the consequences of their post.
Everyone who reads this is free to do their own detective work, to spend hours in airports and look for film permits. If you just want to read the results of our labours thats fine - but don't complain when you feel like you're not getting everything. Nobody should expect to be hand fed spoilers without doing some work yourselves.
And, I'm frustrated that we didn't detect the finale location. But, to the best of my knowledge, no one here is withholding that info.
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: apskip on June 17, 2010, 11:18:07 AM --- There are leaders of RFF who likely know but are not telling us.
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apskip has been off line for almost the entire spoiling race, so in this case he is not aware of the current status of the spoilers.
This is 100% FALSE.
We do not know anymore about the finish line than has been posted. Darn it all! :lol:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on June 17, 2010, 01:10:46 PM ---The withholding of information takes place for two reasons -- first to protect a valuable source. or sources, and second, to prevent interference with the actual production of the Race.
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This is 100% TRUE.
People often give us tidbits of info, on condition of anonymity. I personally guarantee to 100% protect any source who requests it. Sometimes I am able to provide some info but not identify where it comes from or how I got it.
Sometimes info is also sensitive, and might inadvertently reveal a source, so the ID is hidden. And most importantly, RFF is committed to protecting the race...we all love it and want it to live long and prosper. When there is spoiler info discovered ahead of the ACTUAL RUNNING of the race...we do sometimes withhold that info until the race is safely underway in order to prevent any undue interference with the race itself.
For instance, in Season 12, we discovered the location of the finale 24 hours before the racers arrived. In order to prevent crowds at the finish line or any disruption of the finish, we chose to withhold the location until after the race was safely over. You will also notice that we have (and will again) withheld divulging the location of the start until the racers are safely away. Under no circumstances do we want our spoilers to interfere with the actual running of the race itself.
And thanks for the kind words MamaT, but this is a TEAM effort. Many of you have brought us tweets and twitters and FB info that has contributed enormously to the whole spoiler database. We couldn't do it without your keen eyes and hours of searching.
And to the hardcore detective team who spend hours of their time, energy, and in some cases, hard earned $$, Huge thanks!! You all are what make this site the star that it is!!
--- Quote from: walkingpneumonia on June 17, 2010, 01:20:22 PM ---
Everyone who reads this is free to do their own detective work, to spend hours in airports and look for film permits. If you just want to read the results of our labours that's fine - but don't complain when you feel like you're not getting everything. .
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What wp said. :tup: And if you want to help...jump on in!! All contributions are enormously appreciated! Plus it is just plain fun. :lol:
Hooky:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on June 16, 2010, 06:11:16 PM ---The race ended yesterday, Hooky.
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But you said that too early last season, and it wasn't true. I don't have good reason to believe that. :duno:
I'll sit back and wait for more potential info, but it's not much fun to wait for spoilers that won't come while knowing that I'm too busy to do such detective work myself most of the time.
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