Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Movies and TV Shows@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoSpoiler Etiquette: How Long Do You Need To Wait To Talk About Shows and Movies? [Survey]allaboutcookies.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down6·2 days agoNo waiting, but common courtesy on spoiler warnings is 6 months. If someone isn’t caught up after 6 months, then they aren’t genuinely interested enough to be spoiled.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoThat’s a really dumb rule. Some people wait for the show to end so you avoid a game of thrones situation. You can be incredibly interested in a show but not willing to watch it because it will end up being a waste of time.
No waiting, but common courtesy on spoiler warnings is 6 months.
If someone isn’t caught up after 6 months, then they aren’t genuinely interested enough to be spoiled.
That’s a really dumb rule. Some people wait for the show to end so you avoid a game of thrones situation. You can be incredibly interested in a show but not willing to watch it because it will end up being a waste of time.