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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 15 Jun 2013

    Is that a fundamentally unethical act, because it is not engaging with the text in a standard way, or maybe insulting the author, or other?

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      2. Dael‏ @HonestTurtle 15 Jun 2013
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame If you request them, not a problem at all. Back in 2011 Sci. Amer. showed spoilers can make something more enjoyable, not less.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 15 Jun 2013
        Replying to @HonestTurtle

        @HonestTurtle nice! I am totally going to go find and tweet that article!!!

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      4. Baeocystin‏ @Baeocystin 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame Here's a summary of the paper. http://psy2.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld/Publications_files/Spoilers.pdf …

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      2. dak‏ @dakotareese 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame It seems this is more a question of etiquette (polite behavior in a closed social circle) than ethics (universal moral codes).

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 15 Jun 2013
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        @dakotareese that seems like it could be right :) but some people so clearly offended it seemed deeper than etiquette to me?

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      1. Shonté‏ @JohnnyxH 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame I'd be a little disappointing if my story was simplified by whether or not the ending is interesting.

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      1. Rob Cave‏ @notbbcnews24 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame I thin Roland Barthes essay The Death of the Author is relevant here: http://www.tbook.constantvzw.org/wp-content/death_authorbarthes.pdf …

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      1. fishercw‏ @fishercw 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame authors need thick skin, if this is insulting, how about direct rejection - sorry it's a cruel world; but be as nice as you can

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      1. Mike Riverso‏ @MikeRiverso 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame Once an artist creates a work, it's no longer in their control. The public can engage with it and interpret it however they like.

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      1. Faltin Karlsen‏ @Faltink 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame How is this an ethical question at all? If anyone is bothered with why you chose to read a book it is rather a question of taste.

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      1. Karume Deco‏ @foczyzie 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame Maybe better to ask authors, but as a reader, I'd like to know what I'm getting into, similar to most media. #NoFearofSpoilers :)

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      1. Shari‏ @shiltbrand 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame And we certainly go to restaurants based on recs from people who already ate a meal there...why not recs for books someone read?

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      1. Matt Forbeck‏Verified account @mforbeck 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame As a novelist, I'd say it only stands to harm you, so if you're willing to risk that, the author shouldn't be worried.

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      1. Rowan Kaiser‏ @RowanKaiser 15 Jun 2013
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        @avantgame I don't know about "unethical" but I could see getting annoyed at having a story reduced to what happens at the end.

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