Hello everyone,

With the release of Murtagh just around the corner on November 7th, we have a few announcements to share, including our spoiler policy.

But first some quick other news

50,000 Subscribers

We're happy to share that we've hit a milestone of 50,000 subscribers to the subreddit. It's taken us a long time to reach this number, but with the new book coming out soon as well hopefully more books and Disney+ news, we're bound to hit the next 50k in a lot less time.

New mods

We ran open moderator applications for the past couple of weeks, and we've added four new mods to the team. (Some of them are also joining r/EragonMemes.):

• u/devvorare
• u/TorchwoodRC
• u/Krahnarchy
• u/Toomanykids9

This will help us keep things running smoother for everyone as Murtagh comes out.

Our Spoiler Policy For Murtagh

Now though, for the most important bit, please pay attention to our spoiler policy.

We'd like to balance being able to offer place for people who've read the book to discuss it, while also staying fair to anyone who hasn't yet read the book.

We will be having a phased roll out of spoiler policy, starting off very strict, and then loosening up over the following weeks.

Pre-Release (Until November 7th):

• Prior to the official release date, the only content that may be shared from the book are items that have officially been released. (Such as the four excerpts.) This content must still be protected by spoiler tags though.

• Any information gleaned from any other source, such as an early copy of the book, may not be shared or discussed anywhere on the subreddit.

First Week (November 7th - November 14th):

• On release day we will sticky a discussion thread where spoilers can be discussed.
• During the first week, this discussion thread will be the only place where spoilers will be allowed to be shared.

Second Week and Third Week (November 14th - November 28th):

• Once the second week starts we will begin allowing other posts that discuss Murtagh.
• These posts must be properly flaired as containing Murtagh spoilers.
• During this time period, everything and anything from the book will be considered a spoiler that must be marked.

After the Third Week (Starting November 29th):

• After the third week ends we will raise our thresholds with regards to what's considered a spoiler, to focus on just critical plot points. However we still be enforcing this much diligently than we enforce spoilers from previous books.

How to mark spoilers

• While following the above rules for what spoilers should be marked when, here are the directions for how to mark them.
• Spoilers can be designated in markdown by surrounding the relevant text with >! and !<. For example >!spoiler!< becomes >!spoiler!<.
• Due to incompatibilities of different reddit platforms, please do not add spaces between the marks and the text. (>!correct!<, >! incorrect !<)
• Specially for Murtagh content, it should be very clear from the context that the spoiler portion pertains to Murtagh, and not to a previous book.
• Spoiler markdown does not work inside post titles. No spoilers should ever be used in post titles.

At all times, please try to remember that not everyone will be able to read the book as quick as you have, so please be considerate of your fellow redditors. Let's make this a fantastic experience for everyone!

Thank you

The r/eragon Mod Team