An example....

Re ALIEN .... "only Ripley survived" [and the cat] is a spoiler.

"at least they didn't all die" isn't. [as much]

In this case it's not going to be an issue either way as the film is older than most of the people reading this thread. [33 years].

In the case of Prometheus ... it's been released a few weeks.  MOST people will not have seen it yet.

If it's SO IMPORTANT to someone that they MUST reveal details then it's reasonable to expect it will STILL be so important to them 12 months from now....when it may be fair to assume anyone likely to be wanting to see it - has.

I find this thread really amusing considering Stardock specifically added a spoiler tag so people could openly discuss the content of a movie, show, etc. Anyone stupid enough to read the spoiler deserves to be disappointed.

Correct. That 'spoiler' crap is simply obnoxious, rude behavior. And spare me the 'coy' crap as well. Enough is enough.

In this case, it will need to be 12 months or thereabouts... or at least until it's released on DVD or Bluray... reason: because I do not go to cinemas anymore due to being arthritic pretty much everywhere and finding them rather uncomfortable places to view movies... eg, not enough leg room, hard seats [for me anyway], and people yakking/moving around when there's important/good bits on, etc, etc, etc.

Nah, I'd rather wait 'til I can bring Prometheus home on Bluray and play it in my own mini cinema... projector, big screen and comfy leather lounges with oodles of leg room so I'm not as stiff as a honeymoon cock... um, I mean stiff as a board when the movie's over.

Now that's a spoiler!

And yeah...movie spoilers suck!

spoilers have never really bothered me as I simply choose not to read threads about something I'm interested in seeing and have not seen yet. 

I may also have mixed some official position Jafo was stating as a moderator with what now simply appears to be his opinion on the matter. The forums do clearly show a support for having spoiler content, though I would hope people would be respectful of others and use the tag and warnings despite the arguments presented in the OP.

I've enjoyed conversations with like minded people in this forum around Walking Dead for example. 

Also as stated previously the forum is for the enjoyment of all. However, I doubt there is an expectation that we all enjoy the forum in the exact same way. This shows in the diversity of topics and people that visit these forums.

I do have some sympathy for a moderator that job entails reading things that might spoil the content but don't see this as a reason to limit discussion on topics like movies, games or books with others.

And that's why I'm showing some restraint and haven't read the thread about that movie. Maybe you have to read everything posted here because that's your job, but no-one else is forced to read anything.

You act as if all we do is going around and finding threads about works of fiction and posting plot details just for the fun of posting them and ruining other people's enjoyment. Perhaps we just want to talk about said plot points with others who have also seen or read it. Most of the time we even warn people that plot details are following, so you should stop reading if you don't want to know yet. Sometimes we even use the spoiler tags, which must be here for a reason as ZombiesRus5 pointed out.

What I find obnoxious is people telling me I can and can't talk about.

Edit: That, and the quotes not working propperly from time to time

Why else look in the movie thread if not to discuss the movies plot.

If that's the case you can always create a SPECIFIC thread about 'whatever' with a spoiler "warning" in the title, rather than divert a thread authored by someone else about a different topic.  That way there's a better chance no-one's enjoyment of a movie/book/show will be ruined whilst in said different topic.

As to whether you intentionally go "around finding threads" all that is apparent is the result.  The motivation is not.

I haven't seen Prometheus yet, going this Saturday. It was a movie I was always going to see ... and because of that, I didn't look at the Theory of the Prometheus Movie post. Wouldn't have a clue what happens, might check the post out after the weekend

And so would I....

Specifically, the thread re Prometheus was posted by someone suggesting the story/background was related to/inspired by Halo .... at a time when all anyone knew of the Movie was from preview trailers [which are not spoilers, obviously] and clarification of its background/basis was from the film's Director [Ridley Scott] in interview, again not a spoiler by definition.

There was/is no reason to subsequently add spoilers, tagged or otherwise to someone else's thread.

And no, as an Admin I don't necessarily have the advantage of simply avoiding threads for whatever reason - it's not about 'me' it's about others who frequent the forums whose enjoyment [of a story] may be inadvertently ruined by the actions of a few.

Yes, the blackout text is a helpful feature but it still beggars the question why do people NEED to post spoilers?

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/soc/2011_08spoilers.asp

"It’s also possible that it’s “easier” to read a spoiled story. Other psychological studies have shown that people have an aesthetic preference for objects that are perceptually easy to process.

“So it could be,” said Leavitt, a psychology doctoral student at UC San Diego, “that once you know how it turns out, it’s cognitively easier – you’re more comfortable processing the information – and can focus on a deeper understanding of the story.”"

So...in other words....spoilers are for morons.

That 'study' is a load of tripe....ranking up with the government grant to develop a female surfboard.

Why bother going-along-for-the-ride in a series like 'Survivor'?  [I certainly don't] but have a friend who was Lighting Director on most of them ....and he had an NDA with a Seven Million Dollar US penalty clause [he knew the winner before the show was aired fully].

Again, you "DON'T talk about Fight Club" because the story has a twist.  It is more than 'just' a line of dialogue....

So you want the forums to be free and available to all, where noone is excluded, and you're trying to argue that we can't do certain things? Riiiiight.

Just so we're on the same page, my opinion: posting spoilers is rude because it steals enjoyment from others and we have the spoiler tag for that reason (probably). But I think we should be able to discuss works of fiction on these forums.

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