Do I like spoilers? No I bloody well don't.

[miss_peg]

Not that anyone EVER asks me that question.

Why do people assume that you like spoilers? It happens a lot, people all over the place always seem to think I like them just because they do, or because they've seen the episode already.

I live in the UK, so the majority of US shows are in many ways spoiled because people forget that actually, I don't

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[tromana]

I find with being anti-spoiler, you always have to make a big song and dance about it - otherwise people just don't notice. (And even then, a select few judge and act as if there's something wrong with you, how can you not like spoilers etc.)

I'm a bit more tolerable about people assuming I've seen the episode. It is an easy mistake to do, especially with people invested in the show. Ironically, someone on FFN asked me what I thought of 4x01 because they hadn't seen it yet, so I had to reply with 'actually... neither have I'.

I'm finding it's getting to the stage where I'm having to not follow on twitter people who I'd love to continue following, because discussions don't just happen when the show is live. But it saves arguments and there's other places I can talk to them. It shouldn't have to be that way, but it is.

(Also, Paint It Red's spoiler policy ftw. ;-) )

Urgh, assumptions. They get people nowhere.

[miss_peg]

Definitely...if there's no song and dance, people don't care. And well, even if you do make a song and dance. People still ignore. Like it's their right to spoil the show just because they want to talk about it. I've had to unfollow a few people on Twitter because of things like that. :(

That is rather ironic. I get that people do get so invested in the show...but is it so difficult to think 'hang on, I know I just really enjoyed that, but I know so and so lives in the UK, so maybe I'll check before posting too many spoilers'.

Assumptions about everything are not good. I went to the NHS once and was talking to some people about alcohol, the guy I was with everyone assumed he probably didn't drink because he was Muslim. Then I pointed out to the guy in charge that actually he'd made quite a large assumption about me, just because I was a human being who didn't have any obvious religious beliefs.

[tromana]

Yeah. :-( I don't think it's always necessarily someone thinking it's their 'right' to spoil shows. Often, I think it's more carelessness and forgetfulness. Or accidentally going too far, when you'd rather not know.

Apparently so.

Argh, yes. It's the same with the teetotalism thing - at uni, people just assumed I didn't want to go out because I didn't drink. I'd have preferred the option to decline rather than have no choice at all! I seriously doubt that clubs/bars don't serve ANY soft drinks.

[miss_peg]

Yeah, that's completely wrong when people assume you don't want to go just because you don't drink. Most clubs/bars will serve soft drinks, definitely, they have water, it's almost a necessary. Then there's all the spirits that get mixed with things like coke, lemonade, orange juice...assumptions can be really horrible sometimes.

But yes, definitely not always intentional per se. But I find that the world is a lot more about unintentional these days. Some people don't always find the time to think 'hang on, is this right?' like with spelling and grammar.

[miss_peg]

I don't have a problem with people posting on Twitter whilst an episode in on TV because it's perfectly okay to want to tweet whilst you watch, definitely. It's when people openly talk about the episodes the next day, for example, when they know they have Twitter followers who watch the shows at a different pace. I think it's about knowing the people you're friends with and taking their needs into account...unfortunately a lot of people seem to ignore others' needs in these instances. But a lot of the time it's just not realising that it's an issue.

[miss_peg]

It wasn't directly just at you, honestly. It's just a lot of issues that always seem to come up every time I want to keep my viewing unspoiled. Lots of people do it without even thinking, so it's aimed at everyone who may think 'I've seen this episode, so I'll talk about it'. I'd rather not discuss new episodes at all because for me, they're not even episodes yet.

Thanks for having it in mind though, I appreciate that and I know others' who may not like spoilers probably would too. :)

I find a lot of people who write about episodes that haven't been shown in many places usually put the spoilery parts under a cut. That's what I see lots of anyway, like the title may have the episode number in or the episode title and then most of the post is under a cut. I think that's a good way of doing it because it means people don't accidentally read something they don't want to see when browsing the f-list.

[little_firestar]

you know, it made me think about a thing I've heard yesterday about spoiler...
anyway, I undersatnd you, and I agree. people tends to do that. soemtimes, I do, even if i have to admit, it was in times when I was extremely annoyed with said person and by theri attitude. (yes, a couple of times I told daddy how a movie was ending like at the beginning because I couldn't stand few of the things he was saying!)

[miss_peg]

I think we're all guilty of slipping up once in a while, I like to believe that everyone deserves to enjoy television shows and the surprises that come with that. I also like to believe that the world can be wonderful and care about everyone else in it, but some people really don't care about sharing spoilers at all. :(

[miss_peg]

I'm so glad you agree with me and see it the same way, I think it's difficult sometimes to find likeminded people about such an issue. You're well within your right not to read things if they don't warn of spoilers or no, it's hard to know otherwise and when a show is on TV, it can be so hard to know really, can't it?!

Yay for bis who hate spoilers. :D

[akikotree]

Can we maybe start a bis who hate spoilers club or something? :P

[miss_peg]

Yay, bis who hate spoilers. :D We so should, I know of four people (us three and someone else) who would be more than willing to join. :P

[kathiann]

I'm in the US, but I never watch the shows when they air, my schedule doesn't allow it. I get annoyed when people just shout it out. The friends I chat about it with are really good about not talking about it until after they know I've seen it.

I do watch Doctor Who though, and even though it airs the same day in the US as the UK (relatively speaking) I really don't like logging into a comm only to see spoilers all over the place with out cuts or notice. Images especially. Drives me crazy. SO I totally get where you're coming from.

[miss_peg]

I think it's so easy to hide spoilers on things like LJ, isn't it, you just have to use a cut for example. People don't always care though do they. :(

Oh image spoilers can be so much worse methinks because knowing about something and seeing it are two very different things. At least if you just know a few words of what happens, you've still got the surprise of seeing it happen. One of the reason I don't use GIFs. One of my favourite fandoms, the last episode was pretty much ruined by someone having a GIF of the final scene. :(