Geez, Spoilers!

[ithildin]

I had to stop watching a comm I belong to, because yet again, full out spoiler posts with no cuts for stuff I haven't seen yet [sigh] It's not like it's weeks ago, but within days, hours even. Ah well, that's the internet. I should have made checked before joining the comm to see what the spoiler rules were before I joined, so it's more my fault than anyone else.

Not feeling well today, so heading into work late. Best get to it.

Comments

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Spoiler protection is just one of those internet courtesy things that I've had beaten in to me over the years that I assume it's the rule, but I forget about the rare exceptions.

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

But that's the thing... when does a piece of information no longer become a spoiler? Everyone has different ideas, so there can't really be a norm. There has to be someone, somewhere, who hasn't seen something, even if it originally aired 5 years ago. So then do you put everything under a spoiler cut? I don't think there is one right answer.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

As I said in another comment, I've had people upset with me for something that had aired a year prior, but in their country, they hadn't seen it yet. So I try to be mindful of that fact now. Me personally, I use spoiler cuts for, I don't know, a couple years probably. Till it gets round the world. It's easy enough to have a cut, and that way I don't inadvertently ruin it for someone. For my email lists and comms, it's usually a minimum 24 hours. Enough time for those without 9-5 jobs to view and/or download. I think I'm at the short end of the spectrum. I know there are Doctor Who comms I've been on where the entire season is under spoiler protection.

Anyway, I just need to pay more attention to comms I join when it comes to spoilers. Especially these days when it can be days before I see an episode. Or months. I don't even read the House email list I own anymore since I haven't seen the last six episodes. Somehow, I've managed to remain fairly unspoiled. Which is surprising.

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

Spoilers are a tough. it is hard to determine when it's safe to discuss openly but typically you should put episode discussions under a cut because many people don't watch the episode the day it airs.

For new stuff I think at least a week is a fair amount of time to put stuff under a cut JIC. And if it's surprising stuff (real plot twisters) I don't think the spoiler courtesy under a cut ever goes away

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

I guess I've just never given it much thought because no one has complained before, and for the most part, it doesn't bother me. Especially with a gem of a show like Make It or Break. :P I'll make a new rule, I just need to figure out what the best time period is.

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

It's always good to have guidelines! It's always better to be overly cautious.

When I first started watching Highlander a few years back I had no idea Richie died in season 5 - I did feel spoiled about that but it was almost 10 years after the fact so I really can't blame anyone for assuming I knew. That's why I'm super cautious about spoiling others.