Spot SponsorBlock:Guidelines

Users are encouraged to downvote and avoid making segments with the following issues:

Doesn't fit the category it's in
- If the timing is correct, you can click and select "Change Category". This needs to be done in the notice that appears after skipping, not the popup.
Includes information relevant to the main content of the episode ^[1]
The whole episode is about (or closely related to) the thing you're making a segment on
- If all mentions cannot be cleanly cut or could show bias, don't include the sponsor disclosure and instead submit a Full Episode Label for that category.
- Don't make segments covering the entire episode
The transition is poorly timed or not seamless
- Include segues^[2] when possible and exclude any additional or irrelevant content not necessary for a seamless skip
- Segments should start before^[3] the auditory change and end on the first frame after the segment.
- Segments at the start should start at 00:00.0 and segments at the end should go to the very end of the episode ^[4]
Segment adds onto an existing bad segment. Instead, submit a new segment covering the entire section.

If you have any questions about specifics, feel free to ask in Discord
For more specifics on how to make high quality submissions, see Advice for submitting.

Category breakdown

A more visual representation in the form of a flow chart can be found in this article.

Part of an episode promoting a product or service not directly related to the creator. The creator will receive payment or compensation in the form of money or free products.

If the entire episode is about the product or service, use a Full Episode Label.

Interaction Reminder

Explicit reminders to like, subscribe or interact with them on any paid or free platform(s) (e.g. listen to an episode). If about something specific it should be Unpaid/Self Promotion instead.

Can be bundled with Self Promotion into Credits/Outro^[5].

Unpaid/Self Promotion

Self Promotion

Promoting a product or service that is directly related to the creator themselves. This usually includes merchandise or promotion of monetized platforms.

Unpaid Promotion

The creator will not receive any payment in exchange for this promotion. This includes charity drives or free shout outs for products or other people they like.

Can be bundled into Credits/Outro^[5].

Intermission/Intro

Segments typically found at the start of an episode that include a theme song or audio clip which are also heard in other episodes by the same creator.

This can include Copyright/ Fair Use disclaimers.

Do not include disclaimers to protect listeners, preparation clips and as a rule of thumb, speech should usually not be included.

Do not include skits (possibly Tangents/Jokes).

Do not use this to skip past content to get to the main point of the episode (see Highlight).

Highlight

Used to get to the point or highlight of an episode.

Only submit the highlight with the highest priority. There can only be one highlight per episode.

Use cases (from highest to lowest priority):

Point/ most important part of the episode.
Part of the episode referred to by the title.
Part of the episode referred to by the description.
Part of the episode referenced by a preview/ teaser.

Credits/Outro

Typically near or at the end of the episode when credits are read out and/or an outro theme/song is played.

Interaction Reminder or Self Promotion can be included^[5].

Preview/Recap

Collection of clips that show what is coming up in in this episode or other episodes in a series where all information is repeated later in the episode.

Do not include recap clips that only appear in the episode or clips from a recapped episode that is not directly linked to the current episode.

Hook/Greetings

Narrated trailers for the upcoming episode, greetings and goodbyes. Do not include conclusions with information.

Tangents/Jokes

Tangents/ Jokes is only for tangential segments that are not required to understand the main content of the episode.

This can also include: Fake Sponsors and clips that do not provide any context or are used as replays.

Category types

Full episode labels

Sponsor
Unpaid/Self Promo

Footnotes

↑ This does not apply to Tangents/Jokes. See the wiki page for details
↑ Sections made specifically to smoothly move into a sponsor or other categories
↑ Test with preview, it's best to start it as early as possible that doesn't include content to account for any lag
↑ Make sure start segments start at exactly 0:0.0 . This can be done with the CTRL + Left Arrow Key. Segments going until the end of the episode should not end before the actual end.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 If it is impossible to cleanly cut or overlap the segments, Interactions and Self Promotion can be included in Credits/Outro if they also occur during the outro.

Category:Spot SponsorBlock guidelines

[1] This does not apply to Tangents/Jokes. See the wiki page for details

[2] Sections made specifically to smoothly move into a sponsor or other categories

[3] Test with preview, it's best to start it as early as possible that doesn't include content to account for any lag

[4] Make sure start segments start at exactly 0:0.0 . This can be done with the CTRL + Left Arrow Key. Segments going until the end of the episode should not end before the actual end.

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 If it is impossible to cleanly cut or overlap the segments, Interactions and Self Promotion can be included in Credits/Outro if they also occur during the outro.

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