# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 1)

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**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-1/972380 "2022-09-28T11:33:16Z")\
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> [@Hatchie](#):
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> Nobody ever talked about spoilers until the 90s and that whole Bruce Willis thing. At least, no adult would admit to caring much if the surprise was revealed.

Maybe that’s when the word “spoilers” started being used in that context, but I’m sure people were talking about “spoiling the surprise” or “spoiling the ending” of movies and books long before that.

We’ve had a whole thread recently discussing how people feel about spoilers and why, so we probably don’t need to hash it out here.

> [@In defense of spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-spoilers/986899):
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> Probably just me, but i never minded spoilers. Knowing the plot ahead of time, even knowing plot twists, is no big deal. Sometimes i might prefer to be shocked but normally no. I prefer it because i enjoy paying attention to the details of a film or a novel, the dialog or the acting, for example. I wish my college courses had spoiled the plots for me more so i could have concentrated better on the details.

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