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platelet

19-11-2014

Originally Posted by Type40US:
“. ...Surely people should be able to visit this forum and read/post stuff without having their enjoyment of the show ruined by the needless speculation...?”

I'm curious what you expect to read or post then?

all we'd be left with would be the episode polls, anti Moff threads and "when will it be cancelled?"

Michael_Eve

19-11-2014

Originally Posted by platelet:
“I'm curious what you expect to read or post then?

all we'd be left with would be the episode polls, anti Moff threads and "when will it be cancelled?"”

No difference there then.

I jest.

adams66

19-11-2014

Originally Posted by solarpenguin:
“Leaving aside the question of trailers, just for the moment, so what about the actual contents of broadcast episodes? Do they somehow magically stop being spoilers when the episode is broadcast?
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Er, yes.

Take, for example, a classic novel such as Oliver Twist. Something unpleasant happens to Nancy (and I'm deliberately not saying what so I'm not accused of spoiling the book). But should one refrain from discussing this on, say, a Dickens forum just in case someone visits the site who hasn't read the book yet? Of course not. You visit a Dickens forum, you will be exposed to discussion about everything Dickens. That's how it goes.

Once a book is published, a film is screened or a TV show broadcast then the information, the story, and the plot twists become public knowledge and are no longer secret. People who have seen the films or read the book will happily discuss and debate the intricacies of the plot. Some films make a big thing of people keeping the twist secret - The Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects for example, and the public in general played along, which was nice. But this sort of situation is unusual.

There will always be people who've not seen the programme, or not read the story, but if they want to avoid any plot twists then it is surely up to the individual to avoid places where such twists might be talked about.

Coming on to a Doctor Who forum after the show has been broadcast and then complaining that people are talking about crucial plot points seems incredibly silly. The onus is on the individual, not the forum - it's the old "If you don't want to know the football score then look away now" routine. No one is suggesting that the Ten O'clock News should not report the crucial Chelsea result, and they kindly give the viewer the opportunity to avoid the score and watch the game on Match Of The Day later. But it's up to the viewer to make that choice. Just as it's up to the forum member to choose to come on here and possibly be spoiled by the plot of the latest Doctor Who, if he or she hasn't yet watched it.

It's your choice. The world won't stop just for a few who've not seen the programme or read the book.

Torry_Z

19-11-2014

Originally Posted by adams66:
“Er, yes.

Take, for example, a classic novel such as Oliver Twist. Something unpleasant happens to Nancy (and I'm deliberately not saying what so I'm not accused of spoiling the book). But should one refrain from discussing this on, say, a Dickens forum just in case someone visits the site who hasn't read the book yet? Of course not. You visit a Dickens forum, you will be exposed to discussion about everything Dickens. That's how it goes.

Once a book is published, a film is screened or a TV show broadcast then the information, the story, and the plot twists become public knowledge and are no longer secret. People who have seen the films or read the book will happily discuss and debate the intricacies of the plot. Some films make a big thing of people keeping the twist secret - The Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects for example, and the public in general played along, which was nice. But this sort of situation is unusual.

There will always be people who've not seen the programme, or not read the story, but if they want to avoid any plot twists then it is surely up to the individual to avoid places where such twists might be talked about.

Coming on to a Doctor Who forum after the show has been broadcast and then complaining that people are talking about crucial plot points seems incredibly silly. The onus is on the individual, not the forum - it's the old "If you don't want to know the football score then look away now" routine. No one is suggesting that the Ten O'clock News should not report the crucial Chelsea result, and they kindly give the viewer the opportunity to avoid the score and watch the game on Match Of The Day later. But it's up to the viewer to make that choice. Just as it's up to the forum member to choose to come on here and possibly be spoiled by the plot of the latest Doctor Who, if he or she hasn't yet watched it.

It's your choice. The world won't stop just for a few who've not seen the programme or read the book.”

This... I watched Fellowship of the Ring before I started reading LOTR just because I hadn't got round to it yet... But from my mates talking I knew what happened with Gandalf and the Balrog... Didn't spoil it for me... I still got upset at that bit (I was 17 for context)

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