Book Club on Yik Yak | Genuine question here- what is up with the “spoiler warning” time period? Like I just saw this tik tok with a huge spoiler in it and all the comments called her out, but the author was like “it’s past the one month release time.” Like what-

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Genuine question here- what is up with the “spoiler warning” time period? Like I just saw this tik tok with a huge spoiler in it and all the comments called her out, but the author was like “it’s past the one month release time.” Like what-

Anonymous 9w

Personally, unless it’s a classic I think there should be spoiler warnings, and maybe even for classics. Kind of depends on how well known they are. Unless your job is to read then most people aren’t getting to books a month after they release and what about the people that discover the book through videos like that?

Anonymous 9w

What if I have a life? And didn’t start the series til recently and don’t have time to read a whole 5 book series in a month just so I can not get it spoiled. She also didn’t put a warning so- I’m so pissed

Anonymous 9w

this is an unpopular opinion, but while I think it’s good practice and polite to put spoiler warnings on really everything, ultimately I think the responsibility is on the person who doesn’t want to be spoiled. if there’s media you don’t want spoilers for, be very careful / don’t engage with content about that media

Anonymous

#1 9w

I agree with this. If it’s a classic where it’s a classic because of the ending (ie romeo and Juliet) then I don’t think a trigger warning is necessary. otherwise, I think it’s just common courtesy. just because a book has been out for 100 years doesn’t mean I’ve found the time to read it yet. I find that argument nonsensical

Anonymous

#3 9w

of course it is, but that still doesn’t mean it’s not an asshole move to spoil without warning. like that post on here earlier today that spoiled acotar, I’d have no way of knowing whether it contained a spoiler, or what it was even about really, until I got to the spoiler

Anonymous

#2 9w

if the spoiler is the very first thing (like a post saying “can’t believe ___ dies in ___”) no preamble, that’s a real dick move. I didn’t see that post so can’t give my opinion on it! in general though I just think that book discussion should be treated like it’ll contain spoilers by default, and spoiler-free spaces should have to be clarified.

Anonymous

#2 9w

Yah I saw that Acotar post… which in all fairness it wasn’t as big of a spoiler as you think it is (just keep reading) but like- a spoiler warning was definitely needed