On 5/23/07, Ken Arromdee arromdee@rahul.net wrote:
Reviews in newspapers and magazines might OMIT key items and outcomes so
as
not to ruin plot twists, but they never put up spoiler warnings for the details they give away.
In other words: these sources are aware that people don't want to see spoilers, and take measures (omitting key items/outcomes) to keep spoilers away from such people. But since the measures they use aren't appropriate for us, we should use nothing at all.
If anything, the fact that newspapers and magazines recognize that spoilers are a problem should suggest that we should too.
The distinction is that reviews are intended for people who haven't read the book or seen the film. They aren't encyclopaedia articles which are intended to give information and commentary.
(Besides, I've seen plenty of print reviews with spoiler warnings in them.)
May I call your bluff on that?