On 1/18/07, Violet/Riga violetriga@gmail.com wrote:
My problem with them is when the spoiler message comes at the start of the plot synopsis. Sorry but there should always be a spoiler-less opening paragraph explaining the plot as described in the film blurb (or whatever). Otherwise they lose their purpose.
Yeah. Those who treat "plot" as synonymous with "spoiler" are missing the point. For an average novel or movie, perhaps 70-80% of the plot can be described without really "spoiling" anything. Then the "spoiler" could be just a paragraph or even a sentence or two.
Steve