Depending on the show, I will sometimes read spoilers but often I want to avoid them.

I visit a soap opera board and the title always alerts with SPOILER. Then, they scroll way down on the page ....then post the item...ie.
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Spoiler....Adam married Sharon..again!

FWIW, the Statement of Purpose for this group does specifically mention spoilers:

Its tough when someone walks into a spoiler. I hope we can all agree not to post them in non-spoiler threads.

I'm with you on Boardwalk. I've not watched any of season 2 yet, or of season 2 of hung yet. I am waiting for my vacation after christmas and I can watch them all over 2-3 days.

Great job on the new forum Skinner. Thanks for stopping by the forum. I am excited to see so many people I do not know here. The TV forum on the old site had really gotten down to just a dozen or so people. It looks like we have so many fresh faces, and hopefully fresh perspectives here.

I love spoilers and spoiler hunting for reality shows, so if I put SPOILER ALERT in the title and someone reads it anyway, I'm not responsible for you being spoiled!!

so people see it right away and are able to comment.

I hate spoilers, so would definitely appreciate a warning in the thread/post title.

How can I know for sure. What does red pin mean?

After a show airs, nothing in it could be considered a spoiler. However in this group the rule we came up with is to identify the episode that you are discussing in the thread title, so no one who has not yet seen the episode will read the thread. Usually it is at most a day or so that people need to catch up, but it helps. Once something airs though, it is no longer a spoiler to talk about it.

If one puts !!SPOILER ALERT!! in the post and thread headlines than it is no big deal.




The Tikkis

Like if you read the Fire and Ice novels that Game of Thrones is based on, you know what happens for the next 3 seasons. Some have let go what happens to some characters and it is very annoying. No spoilers is not just talking about an episode that aired, it is also about talking abotu source material that has not aired yet.

in the sci-fi sub-topic if you want to and we'll discuss the book the TV show or movie was based on'..

I don't think there is a problem just mentioning that a book or another adaptation exists, just be sure
to share the plot and story elsewhere.


Tikki

I come to this forum to see what you all consider great and/or interesting to watch. It's a fabulous resource for me. I appreciate a spoiler alert so I don't accidentally ruin my viewing if I follow up on a recommended show.