Subject: Re: Lets stop this SPOILERs stuff
From: v101pyrw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Michelle L Zafron)
Date: 1991-01-23, 11:56
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks
Reply-to: v101pyrw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu

In article <1991Jan23.145104.10293@odin.diku.dk>, kris@diku.dk (Kristoffer H. Holm) writes...
> >Linda writes:
>> >>I was under the impression we were supposed to use [spoiler] when
>> >>discussing what happened because not everyone was using the
>> >>North American distribution and therefore European viewers were
>> >>getting the information before they saw the show. I vaguely
>> >>remember someone requesting this quite some time ago.  Plus I
>> >>do remember a very angry exchange between someone who posted WKLP
>> >>without using *spoiler* and another reader had not seen the show
>> >>yet.  So obviously some people want this distinction made.

Putting spoiler warnings on posts that reveal something not everyone is aware
of is a courtesy that requires very little effort.  I don't think that it is 
done merely for the Europeans who are not yet caught up with us.  A number of 
people record the show and then watch it later.  I normally watch the show 
"live" but occasionally have had to tape it.  When that occurs, I'd prefer to
avoid material marked "spoiler".  

>> >>Would putting the episode date eliminate this problem?

> >No, but the episode number.....I understand that the
> >episodes come in batches of 8 or 12; perhaps some numbering
> >like `batch 3 episode 4' (or whatever) might be appropriate.
> >However, the dates would be sufficient if someone can
> >produce a list of all the dates where you have had TP
> >episodes in the US!

I don't know about this batch business.  What about using the four digit system?
ie. 1007 (first season, seventh episode); 2002 (second season, second episode)
It's relatively easy to use.  Obviously we can't put spoilers on everything.  
Although, I still maintain that in certain cases there is almost an obligation
to do so.

--Michelle
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