Dammit STW news fee...
 

  You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more

Dammit STW news feed spoiler

9 Posts
7 Users
0 Reactions
65 Views
Posts: 2042
Full Member
Topic starter
 

I know, i know - why come onto a mtb forum if you don't want to know about results etc but, STW has always been pretty good at hiding race results in spoiler marked threads.

I like saving the race replays until later in the evening so I can follow Rob getting all excited and shouty on RedBull TV. Purposely avoided the thread and the saw this as I was reading another thread.

[url= https://i.postimg.cc/rzmT5BcY/Doh.jp g" target="_blank">https://i.postimg.cc/rzmT5BcY/Doh.jp g"/> [/img][/url]

Not sure if individual threads can be stopped showing there and realise it is a bit click bait to get people to read - but etc etc.


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 9:56 am
Posts: 34376
Full Member
 

Don't come to a mountain biking website if you don't want to know results!! Although, Red bull labelling their coverage "Watch Nicole's and Pierron's winning runs at Lenzerheide" on the front page last week, did put a dampener on the enjoyment .


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 11:13 am
 Drac
Posts: 50352
 

Ah well I didn’t know the results but do not thanks to your screenshot.


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 11:15 am
Posts: 23277
Free Member
 

Meta…


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 11:17 am
Posts: 2042
Full Member
Topic starter
 

Drac
Full Member
Ah well I didn’t know the results but do not thanks to your screenshot.

So you can't see the 'Latest stories' bit on the right?


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 11:20 am
 Drac
Posts: 50352
 

I may not have been serious but you can’t on a phone.


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 11:21 am
Posts: 22922
Full Member
 

I used to stop visiting Road CC during the TDF because they habitually put race results in the titles of the their articles. Takes two weeks to form a habit so a three week tour turned out to be quite an effective way for me to stop visiting their site permanently.


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 11:28 am
Posts: 3325
 

Ahh... sorry folks, hadn't realised the news feed widget would show that. We already deliberately keep the headline and featured image spoiler free. I've made a note to keep the first paragraph spoiler free too!


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 12:01 pm
Posts: 2042
Full Member
Topic starter
 

Cheers Hannah.

It is a bit of a daft request and I fully appreciate the sentiment ‘don’t read a mtb site then’ type comments but, in general STW are the best at not releasing news outside of at least a known click.

@drac I did think about the mobile usage as soon as I posted. Viewing on mobiles has its own issues, although apologies if you did see it.


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 12:18 pm
Posts: 6856
Free Member
 

‘don’t read a mtb site then’

If I'm planning to watch highlights (of any sport) I quite often make a mental note to avoid certain websites. But then I absent-mindedly pick up my phone and check the 'usual' websites and get irritated when I see spoilers. I know this is my own fault (for being such a vacuous dopamine-led dumbass with a smartphone) but it's still annoying so anything to prevent it gets a thumbs up from me.

NB PinkBike are really good - you almost never see spoilers on there until at least 24h after the event.


 
Posted : 16/07/2022 12:32 pm

6 DAYS LEFT
We are currently at 95% of our target!