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lapillus ([personal profile] lapillus) wrote2003-06-21 12:46 pm
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So I'm the odd one out again

But I just have to say, I really, truly and deeply loathe spoiler space. It's required usage has all but killed off my interest in talking about current episodes on lists. Hitting it in a post is like turning on a radio and hitting commercials or a pledge break; it's a huge turn off which makes me want to change the station instantly even though I have a reasonable expectation that if I put up briefly with a minor annoyance I may find something that will interest me afterwards. Also the constant alertness to what does and doesn't require it on various lists kills the initial rush of emotion that is usually required to make me post anything more than purely factual information to lists these days.

To that extent, spoiler notices in subject lines are better but still wouldn't be part of my ideal world, however I am willing compromise with my spoilerphobic friends on that one. . The same with cutaways -- I understand their social utility, but on days when my hands hurt enough that each mouse click is resented I really hate being forced to chose between reading what folks have to say and hurting more.

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[identity profile] morgandawn.livejournal.com 2003-06-21 11:22 am (UTC)(link)
Try to keep spoilers to a min. is always a courtsey to others. But if you are struggling, you need to balance it. I am slowly giving up on the need to spell-check and grammar corretc my posts -- I can barely spend more than 20 min upright.

I think most people can survive typos and can learn to move around spoilers - or lack of them.

still hard to keep my eyes shut until I read the HP book.

[identity profile] killabeez.livejournal.com 2003-06-22 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
*raises hand* Also annoyed by spoiler space. The need for it nearly always keeps me from posting. When I have something I want to say badly enough to go through the trouble, it annoys me because inevitably, someone replies to my post *without* including the spoiler space, which negates the whole thing.

You know what I really think is weird about the whole "You evil bitch, you spoiled me!" reactionary behavior is, I really do not get why people are reading the things they're reading if they're *that* sensitive to being spoiled. It's like having a conversation with someone who's allergic to the word "the." Every time you say "the," the person yelps and gets upset and says "you did it again! How dare you!" and then you're supposed to go back to the conversation again. My reaction to that is to just shut up. It's not worth it.

[identity profile] jackiekjono.livejournal.com 2003-06-22 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"As it stands right now I feel torn and taunted and just generally frustrated with list life. "

And why I've stayed out of it completely.