Spoiler Alert

DinohScene · Aug 21, 2015

People will spoil everything and anything.
That's why they are people.

I actually don't mind spoilers much, for series or games.
I mostly end up forgetting the "spoiled" parts before I reach it ;')

chavosaur · Aug 21, 2015

Or do what I do. Eradicate people that post spoilers one by one until none of them exist anymore.

vayanui8 · Aug 21, 2015

I tend to get spoiled in extremely annoying places. Its not uncommon to be listening to a soundtrack on youtube and then see the first comment be a spoiler for the ending. Its very irritating.

grossaffe · Aug 21, 2015

chavosaur said:
Or do what I do. Eradicate people that post spoilers one by one until none of them exist anymore.

Great, I was looking forward to seeing how you dealt with spoilers and now you've ruined it!

CathyRina · Aug 21, 2015

Is this a coincidence that you chose to talk about protecting yourself from spoilers on the very same day Total Buscuit uploaded a 1:30 long video discussing about Spoilers by choice?

Harsky · Aug 21, 2015

One of my first brush with spoilers that actually sent me into a shit rage was back when Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released and I spent a week waiting for my sister to finish reading it and then spending 3 days reading reaching the half way point because of schoolwork.

"Friend" heard I was reading it and said, "so I finished reading it last week..."
"Yeah, don't spoil it please"
"AND ______ DIES".

16 years old and I was pretty much screaming at what a complete bastard he was for saying it. Fast forward to last week and I was driving home from work and the local radio DJ just suddenly drops a, "oh man, I can't believe ______ got kicked out from Great British Bake Off" which is my current guilty pleasure and I was driving home to watch it on my DVR from work. Never thought I'd be screaming at the radio over a baking show.

TL;DR spoilers gonna spoil

TecXero · Aug 21, 2015

I didn't know that was an issue people faced. Then again, this site is the closest I visit that could probably be classified as social media. I do have a twitter account, but that's mostly to keep up on Smealum's work. I never really found facebook or anything like that interesting. I generally only access the internet when I have a reason to. So I never run into that issue.

Deleted User · Aug 21, 2015

vayanui8 said:
I tend to get spoiled in extremely annoying places. Its not uncommon to be listening to a soundtrack on youtube and then see the first comment be a spoiler for the ending. Its very irritating.

I had the ending of MOTHER 3 spoiled for me on a video for some song from SSBB's soundtrack, and it wasn't even a MOTHER-series related song. :/

bkifft · Aug 21, 2015

Question: From which point on can one assume that a piece of information isn't a spoiler any more?

Does one need to do spoiler warnings for the ending of Witcher 3? What about the ending of Return of the Jedi?

Deleted User · Aug 22, 2015

I just avoid image boards and unfollow any pages on social media likely to spoil the content. (This is personally directed at MGS V which I really don't want spolied)

Margen67 · Aug 22, 2015

Speaking of spoilers..
I'm really glad I finished Breaking Bad.
spoilers
everywhere

grossaffe · Aug 22, 2015

Margen67 said:
Speaking of spoilers..
I'm really glad I finished Breaking Bad.
spoilers
everywhere

I know, right? Who saw it coming that the main character was Bryan Cranston the whole time?

Veho · Aug 22, 2015

Research has shown that having a story spoiled beforehand doesn't affect the subjective enjoyment of the story, it's just annoying: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/soc/2011_08spoilers.asp

The anticipation of learning how a particular ending came about is also enjoyable, which is why we are able to watch historical movies even though we (obviously) know how they end, or adaptations of works we've already consumed in a different medium, or re-read, re-watch or re-play content, even though we've already effectively spoiled it for ourselves.

I would say that even if spoilers don't diminish enjoyment of a work, they ruin the moment/hour/day of mindfuck when you're presented with a particularly grand reveal and you're replaying the work in your head trying to recall any hints and clues pointing to such a turn (or scowling at the fact the turn came completely out of nowhere and it was a total ass-pull). If a work merits another go (or several dozen goes - don't judge me), knowing the ending obviously doesn't matter in the long run, but spoilers rob you of the first read-, watch-, play-through and that's irksome I guess.

Harsky said:
"Friend" heard I was reading it and said, "so I finished reading it last week..."
"Yeah, don't spoil it please"
"AND ______ DIES".

My girlfriend (at the time) did this to me

Oh well [spoiler alert!] I married her anyway

MrJason005 · Aug 22, 2015

I remember when Miracle Mask and Azran Legacy came out, I did not play them for 1 year until I got my 3DS.
It was tempting to just look up a Let's Play, but the sheer shock and surprise at the endings for both of those games was worth it.

Prans · Aug 22, 2015

@vayanui8 Oh, I know this too well. It irritated me so much that I've become more patient to watch the full video first and then reading the comments.

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XrosBlader821 said:
Is this a coincidence that you chose to talk about protecting yourself from spoilers on the very same day Total Buscuit uploaded a 1:30 long video discussing about Spoilers by choice?

Wowowowow. Who's Total Biscuit and why are they stealing my editorial topic?

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@Harsky awww, we all understand your feels! Even the radio! We aren't safe from spoilers anywhere!!!

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@TecXero wow! Lucky you! And from what you've written, your friends must also be pretty decent not to spoil you about anything!

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@Tomato Hentai Spoilers can't be predicted. They come from anywhere and everywhere! Stay safe!

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bkifft said:
Question: From which point on can one assume that a piece of information isn't a spoiler any more?

Does one need to do spoiler warnings for the ending of Witcher 3? What about the ending of Return of the Jedi?

Interesting point. Do we need to set a time frame for what can or cannot be spoiled? Many people might be thinking "You've probably read that book or seen that episode or that movie, it's so old, so there's no way to ruin anything." But that's over-generalization. People might have stayed away from said old material due to various reasons. Want to discuss about it? Ask your friend if he's up-to-date and if not, lend him/her your copy and have some coffee over it later on.

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Veho said:
Research has shown that having a story spoiled beforehand doesn't affect the subjective enjoyment of the story, it's just annoying: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/soc/2011_08spoilers.asp

The anticipation of learning how a particular ending came about is also enjoyable, which is why we are able to watch historical movies even though we (obviously) know how they end, or adaptations of works we've already consumed in a different medium, or re-read, re-watch or re-play content, even though we've already effectively spoiled it for ourselves.

I would say that even if spoilers don't diminish enjoyment of a work, they ruin the moment/hour/day of mindfuck when you're presented with a particularly grand reveal and you're replaying the work in your head trying to recall any hints and clues pointing to such a turn (or scowling at the fact the turn came completely out of nowhere and it was a total ass-pull). If a work merits another go (or several dozen goes - don't judge me), knowing the ending obviously doesn't matter in the long run, but spoilers rob you of the first read-, watch-, play-through and that's irksome I guess.

My girlfriend (at the time) did this to me Oh well [spoiler alert!] I married her anyway

Thanks for the research link! It's pretty interesting!

As you said, spoilers might get us a reason to watch/play/read the spoiled material but it definitely steals the pleasure to discover it by ourselves. Something that cannot be undone.

Bladexdsl · Aug 22, 2015

you forgot the spoiler tags

TecXero · Aug 22, 2015

Prans said:
@TecXero wow! Lucky you! And from what you've written, your friends must also be pretty decent not to spoil you about anything!

I guess I did almost have an issue with a friend almost spoiling the Green Lantern animated series, but I caught him before he said anything major. We tend to be very gaming and comic oriented, and it's no fun nerding out about something without the person being able to nerd out with you. Overall, the thought of them spoiling something hasn't really crossed my mind. I have been waiting for one friend to finish ALBWs but he managed to lose his cartridge.

Tom Bombadildo · Aug 22, 2015

I mean, you could just do what I do and not get all butthurt about spoilers. ;O;

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