I tend to share EVERYTHING I hear, regardless of the source. Sometimes I'll say, take this with a grain of salt it was just an anonymous comment or similar. Or sometimes I'll say, multiple sources have indicated to me... But nearly everything I hear, I post in the appropriate thread, (unless it's already been posted before).
I never think to use a spoiler tag, mainly because I'm never sure what is and isn't true. I remember when Skull Island was under construction, we pretty much knew the entire ride layout before it was even half-built. But I also remember early rumors of a "running animatronic." Of course, we didn't get a running animatronic, and you gotta wonder if that was just an incorrect rumor, or, maybe it was something they had planned to have early on, but was cut, either for financial reasons or logistics or whatever.
Part of the reason I like sharing EVERYTHING I hear with everyone on the forum, is to gauge reactions and see if anyone else had heard the same thing. Often times this helps us all locate a source of a rumor, which can help us weed out bad rumors or verify good ones. This is great for me and my reporting on my YouTube channel and website. I feel like it's good for conversation too because it keeps conversation from getting too far off topic. I'm not saying I'm Snopes for new theme park rides, but I'd like to think getting to the bottom of where a particular rumor starts is important to me.
I get a lot of positive feedback on the forum, as well as my Twitter, YouTube and through the contact form on my website. I'm proud of how far I've come in the last few years of reporting about theme parks. I understand right now is exciting with all the new developments, and there's no shortage of rumors for sure.
Should I change the way I talk about rumors here on the forum? Should I stop discussing EVERYTHING I hear? I try to make it clear when I'm guessing or speculating vs reporting something I have heard, but I will attempt to make it even more clear going forward. I'm usually pretty careful with words and will say when it's something I have heard and when it's a guess. But I'll attempt to make even more of effort of clarifying these thoughts going forward.
I enjoy discussing rumors and speculation with this group. And in case y'all don't know, this is the only forum I use. And you've all been like my family for several years now.