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Please stop this practice of spoiler alerts. Yes, articles about movies and tv shows talk about what happens. They always have and they always will. Spoilers have been studied and proven to not significantly diminish enjoyment and can even enhance it. Everyone has had the experience of watching something and being blown away by a plot twist. People don't need to have that experience every time they watch something.

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Spoiler alerts are a simple show of respect for other people. They might want to be blown away by this particular twist.

It's not like it costs you anything, so why not treat each other with a little bit of grace?

No, they are not a sign of respect. They are a huge distraction that preface too many articles and discussions

Spoilers don't diminish enjoyment and possibly enhance it? Any sources to back it up?

Even greeks were watching their plays knowing what will happen - that's whole idea of watching somebody struggle against future that will happen no matter somebody will do.

http://www.wired.com/2011/08/spoilers-dont-spoil-anything/

Google "spoiler study enjoyment" on your own next time to save yourself the trouble of posting

Spoilers deeply upset me and put me in a bad mood for hours, if I care about the topic. I don't watch movie trailers, for example, and even show up 25 minutes late to movies to avoid them. If I do see a trailer, it usually means I won't bother with the movie.

This was a useful warning for me, not to read the article. Not because it would impact my enjoyment; it would make me angry. Though a fair portion of my enjoyment comes from trying to predict what's going to happen.

If you were a kid in the 80s you for sure knew that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father before you had a chance to see Empire Strikes Back. You couldn't get away from it. A good film maker knows this. That's why reveal has a face-off duel and Luke losing a hand and taking a plunge of death. It is enjoyable to watch the character learn and react to the information

Different people enjoy different things. Not all people are like you.

I appreciate good film-making as an exercise in light and shadow, cutting and camera movement, sound and vision. But most pop movies are not made like that; they're mechanically constructed with all the art of a fast food meal. The only payoff they have is their short story, and it takes so little hinting to make it too obvious.

I'm not a fan of any actor in particular. I don't go to see a movie because an actor portrays a part. And I certainly don't go to the movies to watch people's expressions.

Such a narrow and perilous path to your enjoyment of any movie. It must be difficult for you to find entertainment

I'd love to see some sources on that as well. You dont think the spoiler in Sixth Sense wouldnt have ruined your experience?

>Spoilers have been studied and proven to not significantly diminish enjoyment and can even enhance it.

Then feel free to read articles that spoil things. I don't want to; I didn't read this article because someone was nice enough to tell me there were spoilers. Thanks!

You're not the kind of person who likes to give choices to people, are you?

It's admittedly sort of a weird hill to die on, but we all have one. Please don't make it personal.

Yeah, it's a weird hill to spend -4 karma on. No big deal

Please stop this practice of telling people what they are allowed to say. Thanks.

The irony in this post is impressive.

I try.

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