User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-3969391-20170722133251/@comment-4028641-20170722185429

Our spoiler policy has never been meant to be a realistic means to never finding out about any announced decisions. Most things which we avoid mentioning are impossible to avoid. It was, for instance, completely impossible to enjoy all of Series 10 without knowing that John Simm and the Cybermen from Mondas were going to be returning. However, the policy stands that it is best for us to avoid covering information on unreleased stories outside of such places of the spoiler-protected Series 10 or Series 11. We want to create a safe environment, and that means following through with policy to the letter every time.

Honestly I don't see what we're missing out on by simply not having a page on the trailer which just aired for a couple more months.

I again must point out that even stating what role was cast is a spoiler. It would be like if I had made a page called The companion after Bill Potts before The Doctor Falls had even aired. Posting that a cast member is going to be replaced or is going to leave is still a massive spoiler by our policies.