Exiblade7

Unfortunately, there are people out there that leak to people purposely even if they don't want to see it. I've seen it all over Youtube and Twitter. People say that the fandom is overacting. Maybe some are a little bit, but there are people out there that want to be blind when playing it and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.There's nothing wrong with wanting to see the leaks for yourself when you want to see them . That's everyone else's prerogative. All I ask for is that people be respectful of each other whether they don't want to see them or they are actively seeking these spoilers out. Showing people spoilers when they don't want to see it and mocking each other just because they have differing view points on the leaks is wrong. Calling one or the other "not a true KH fan" is wrong. Leak-seeker or no, almost everyone involved is a fan whether people believe it or not. Stating who is a true fan and whose not is opinion-based, not factual. 

Everyone is free to decide to watch these leaks, indulge in discussion, etc over them. I couldn't care less if they do that in their own little corner. Of course there's no denying that the way the copies were received is not acceptable but it's true that people are overreacting to this in particular when people buy stolen goods all the time, sometimes without even knowing it, and there's no huge blow-up over that if it's not KH.

It is still illegal and I'm not condoning whatsoever but in terms of leaks in general, no matter the source, I'd be fine if only people were fair enough to stay in their spoiler corner and maybe not post it on Youtube before release. Of course they aren't and that's why it's problematic. There's no reason to share it on Youtube with diliberately spoiling thumbnails and titles.

As you said, I'm kinda sick about this whole debate of who is a true KH fan and what makes them true. There is no true or false fan since by a most simplistic definition a fan is someone who likes the series, regardless how he acts toward other fans. No one can strip anyone off the title of fan because of them doing something that person deems unworthy of a fan by their own established standards. Quite frankly, what they believe makes a true fan doesn't matter and this elitist thinking is terrible, especially when they alleviate themselves above others by giving themselves the right to determine who's worthy of being called a true fan.

It's deplorable to force spoilers on those who do not wish to see them. Not gonna justify that. But I also believe that witchhunt some people keep doing with threats to a leaker's life, joke or not, are just as illegal, if not more, and not funny. Legal action could be taken against anyone commencing to hunt people down, insult them or post death threats. Just because this is the internet doesn't mean everything can be said without consequences and attaching an edited photo with Sora holding a gun, while fairly harmless on its own, becomes a death threat by law if it's below a caption addressing a person.

Sorry for derailing your status like this, Zeldablade. You did absolutely nothing wrong and I support your helpful advice to keep the fanbase safe. I'm glad you weren't exposed too much to leaks and could avoid them in time and also warned others about them again since they've begun flooding the internet excessively now.

It’s okay.