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| Posted on 2011-08-01 06:46:51 AM |
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Actually... heh, heh... I don't know how to avoid spoilers myself. But I thought to open a thread on it. We can discuss how some spoilers can be "Awww, ruined!" and some we can be okay with. The Internet is indeed useful to all of us, but apparently once something big/epic comes along, it isn't long before spoilers are showing up everywhere, as in images and discussion boards. So, who wants to discuss tips on how they can be avoided?
Don't know whether to put this in Talk or Reality Corner...
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 06:54:36 AM |
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When you're in the Gaming subforum, don't enter threads of games you haven't played a decent way into.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:05:13 AM |
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Avoid the IRC. Frankly, most people don't care about revealing spoilers, no amount of polite asking will get you anywhere. After all, it was your choice to enter the chat in the first place.
Additionally, don't be afraid of TVTropes. Although there are spoilers galore, they mark them well.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:07:57 AM |
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Just do careful reading, spoilers are everywhere, if anything looks like it may contain a spoiler to something you are reading/watching or want to read/watch, avoid it.
Overall, it might be best to avoid threads about the thing you are interested in.
Also Snape kills Dumbledore.
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| Last edited on 2011-08-01 07:09:29 AM by Volke. |
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:08:03 AM |
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Don't look up youtube videos (soundtrack, cutscenes, etc) of a game you haven't played/finished yet. Comments and related videos always have spoilers. Always.
Assdammit got the final "villain" of Ace Attorney Investigation 2 spoiled already and it isn't even localized.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:13:49 AM |
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Originally posted by VolkeAlso Snape kills Dumbledore.
Not funny. I was spoiled the end of P&SwG for "joke this is a spoiler" like that and I was not amused.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:23:15 AM |
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Originally posted by UltimaximusI was spoiled the end of P&SwG for "joke this is a spoiler" like that and I was not amused.
You literally refused to watch it when it was still airing and even months after that, so you kind of deserved that :|
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:47:41 AM |
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Except it didn't happen at SMWC, it was at a separate site that didn't have such a popularity boom regarding the show. Who are you to say that I "deserve" anything?
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| Last edited on 2011-08-01 07:47:56 AM by Ultimaximus. |
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 08:05:44 AM |
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I never said it was on SMWC did I?
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 08:37:29 AM |
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You most certainly implied it. It sounded like you were saying that somebody spoiled it to me because of my behaviour here in wanting to wait before watching it.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 09:56:28 AM |
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Generally avoid threads that it might be mentioned it, and if you have to post in it for one reason or another, scroll down to the bottom of the page and don't read anything.
Also, avoid threads like this.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 12:21:41 PM |
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What? Are idiotic users gonna take advantage of this thread or something? I didn't instigate the whole "Snape kills Dumbledore" thing and that's not really much of a spoiler anymore. Neither is "Luke, I am your father."
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 01:29:44 PM |
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MARIO KILLS BOWSER, BUT BOWSER KEEPS COMING BACK TO LIFE! (If you did not know this by now, then... you deserved it?)
But, to be serious, there aren't ways to avoid it. Just as there may be creative ways to avoid spoilers, people will always find ways around those to spoil something. I hope that made sense.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 06:44:06 PM |
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It was worth a try, though.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:12:47 PM |
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When a new game, book, TV show, or whatever comes out, don't discuss it with your friends until you and they have finished reading/watching/playing. Even when someone says, "Don't tell me what happens in Part IV because I'm only on Part II!", something from Part IV will inevitably come up in conversationl
It's what I did with all of the Harry Potter books, and it worked.
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| Posted on 2011-08-01 07:25:52 PM |
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For me, it depends on what the spoiler is about. I don't care if it's about a new download coming out for a new game. I don't care is someone tells me who's going to be in the game. I hate the type of spoilers that tell you how a whole level is played (unless your looking for a walk-through).
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| Posted on 2011-08-03 08:11:23 PM |
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Not much fun if you can't avoid spoilers, though...
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| Posted on 2011-08-03 08:30:12 PM |
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I don't get the huge crisis with spoilers! An example earlier is the ever-popular "Snape kills Dumbledore." I don't care about stuff like that - knowing the outcome changes little in enjoying the events leading up to the conclusion. Maybe if every little detail is covered, then it's a bit more of a dilemma, but then if it's that detailed, well, you might as well be reading the actual thing.
Also, the best way to be completely sure to avoid any spoilage of something is to close off all human contact and shut yourself in a small space until you can experience whatever it is you don't want getting spoiled. That might be a little extremist though, so a better option is just to cut yourself off from news sources related to whatever it is you don't want spoiled! That's still a bit silly though, so I'd just stick to my method of not giving 2/3 of a toadstool about spoilers.
Of course, since this whole topic is probably the spawn of something that has/will happen on that one Disney TV show, I think it's even sillier, but that's just my own opinion!
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| Posted on 2011-08-03 08:35:54 PM |
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For the faint of heart, please look away.
Mario saves Peach.
Mario saves Paula.
Mario saves Daisy.
Mario defeats Donkey Kong.
Mario defeats Bowser.
Mario collects 7 plot devices.
Mario becomes paper.
Mario is missing.
Mario saves the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mario dukes it out with other Nintendo characters.
Mario goes inside Bowser.
Mario goes back in time to collect artifacts.
Mario goes back in time to defeat the Shroobs.
Mario defeats Fawful twice.
Mario is defeated by Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario races with his friends.
Mario stomps on his foes.
Mario works in the sewer with his brother to stop flies and crabs.
Mario uses a whistle to warp himself to another world.
Mario uses a pipe to warp himself to another world.
Mario becomes Raccoon Mario.
Mario becomes Tanooki Mario.
Mario becomes Hammer Bro. Mario.
Mario becomes Frog Mario.
Mario becomes Kuribo Mario.
Mario becomes Bee Mario.
Mario becomes Cloud Mario.
Mario becomes Fire Mario.
Mario becomes Cape Mario.
Mario becomes Boo Mario.
Mario becomes Super Mario.
Mario becomes P-Switch Mario.
Mario becomes Ice Mario.
Mario becomes Shell Mario.
Mario becomes Mini Mario.
Mario becomes Giant Mario.
Mario becomes Penguin Mario.
Mario can ride a dinosaur.
Mario's dinosaur can eat things.
Mario pulls vegetables out of the ground.
Mario uses a water tank to clean an island.
Mario's brother wins a haunted mansion.
Mario defeats Birdo.
Mario defeats Mouser.
Mario defeats Wart.
Mario defeats Tryclyde.
Mario defeats Fryguy.
Mario defeats Clawgrip.
Mario defeats 7 Koopalings.
Mario goes into space.
Mario can breathe underwater.
Mario can fly.
Mario hits blocks with his head.
Mario gets eaten by a giant fish.
Mario plays a board game to solve a conflict.
Mario presses start to rich.
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| Last edited on 2011-08-03 08:40:56 PM by Snowshoe. |
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| Posted on 2011-08-04 01:04:28 AM |
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It's one thing when some random internet person spoils something, but I absolutely despise it when the creator/whoever's in control spoils something beforehand, especially in an attempt to get more ratings/popularity. (example: the previously mentioned Disney show)
Also, ironically, this thread needs a spoiler alert. :p
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