Just had box set ruined by a thread title- can we have a bit more curtesy please

Sorry but if you 'don't have the channel' then I don't agree the whole world should wait for you to watch it by another ( legal I hope) means

do people really worry about this kind of stuff?

I've seen dozens of spoilers hell American stuff especially is aired before its available in the UK so Facebook gives it away long befire it even hits.

Usual, I don't normally pull people up on their opinion but that's a bit harsh, maybe the OP was at work when it aired or tending a sick child all night. It's not unreasonable to expect the word spoiler in the title and 12 hrs is quite quick. Having said that I've never watched it although there are old series that im only just trying to catch up on that i avoid reading about.

I think if you post on a public forum, you should have good manners about etiquette.

I said this on the deleted thread but I don't have a problem with spiders, I quite like them. I wouldn't start a thread and not signpost it properly and then just post pictures of enormous spiders. Because it's unfair and thoughtless. My opinion might be that spiders are fab, doesn't mean that I can't open my mind a little bit to accept other people are different.

I'm afraid 'well watch it when it airs' doesn't work. It only aired last night. People will have been at work or don't have that channel so have to wait to watch it today online (like DH) or were ill or busy and need to watch it the following day. Nobody is saying don't talk about. It is courtesy to recognise that quite reasonably other people have been watching this programme for years and 12 hours after it has aired on a channel a lot of people don't have or haven't watched yet because they've been asleep for 9 of those 12 hours, is absolutely not the time to put the relevant spoiler in a thread title.

I don't watch the programme and couldn't care less whether Sheila's left leg fell off due to zombie rot but I am a nice person, I have manners and courtesy and I'm bright enough to realise that other people might not have seen something which aired last night and it's within my power not to ruin years of enjoyment with my own need to type whatever the fuck I like online.

is there another place the spoiler came out? Ruddy home page of Guardian broke the news about a major spoiler in a show that hadn't aired in the UK. It then creates open season for people to think fans of the show know.

I agree that if something's only just been on, it's not right to put a spoiler in the title. When you said "Box set" I thought it might be something that was on years ago.

It isn't beyond most people's wit to remember not to put spoilers in the title.

If you're feeling extra nice you could put SPOILERS WITHIN as well.

The OP apologised. It was a mistake. A stupid one, but I imagine she won't do it again.

Series rarely get spoiled for me because I get advance previews. That's privileged, isn't it

Perhaps I should talk about them in advance of the air date? After all, I've seen them along with many other people and we'd love to talk. It's exactly what happened last week over the Walking Dead. We managed to stick to PMs.

BTW, I am NOT saying the OP of the original thread should have got a hard time (I didn't read it) - she obviously just didn't think. I just don't think this OP is being unreasonable to be a bit disappointed (to put it at its highest).

I think it's a bit harsh on the OP to say she should watch a programme when it airs or expect to have the ending spoiled. I mean, yes, I would imagine Twitter would be a dangerous place to go until you got round to seeing a programme, but I wouldn't expect such a blatant spoiler in a thread title on Mumsnet.

Also, delaying viewing for later is not exactly a new concept. People have been doing it since the first Betamax/VHS machines came out, so it's not hard to think maybe don't put spoilers in a headline (in the case of a newspaper/magazine) or thread title on a website like this.

And it's STILL in Discussions of the Day - why didn't MN just replace the word in question with [SPOILER]?.

I feel bad for her too. She was upset, that will stay with her all day. Over a few hysterical women and a tv programme

Ridiculous, grow the hell up!

I felt sorry for the OP tbh.
daft mares want to get a grip, it's only a programme.
I did offer one before thread was deleted.
I'm sure the OP won't be the only one spilling her guts today.

Oh come on, it was a brilliant episode everyone waited until after it had aired to talk about it.

I bet if you logged onto the Daily Mail yesterday they probably had the whole episode in words and pictures before it had even aired yesterday.

You need to get over it, it's just the telly.

No.....awareness about disibility and what's happening in Europe, yes, that's a real thing to be aware about

Some random to programme? No, grow up.

No opinion on the box set thing but what sort of dick corrects someone's spelling? I'm embarrassed for you scarlet

There will be another thread or two today I'm sure