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Happens more for main networks.
When a spoiler becomes [[Common Knowledge]] in the mainstream—such as [[Luke, I Am Your Father|Darth Vader turning out to be Luke Skywalker's father]]—it's no longer spoiler fodder and gets demoted to [[It Was His Sled]]. If a work is remembered ''primarily'' for that spoiler it's [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"]]. When a sequel to a work spoils its predecessors, it's a [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]
Posting spoilers on a fan forum will almost always get the forumgoers royally pissed off at you, but when the show's actual owners start using or threatening ''legal action'' against people who spoiler, you should [[Spoil At Your Own Risk]].
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{{Examples}}
==In-Universe==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* In the [[Batman]] comic books, the Cluemaster, [[Criminal Mind Games|a B-grade Riddler knockoff]], got over his compulsion to leave hints behind at crime scenes after thorough psychiatric counseling ("[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Thank you, Arkham]]"). Stephanie Brown, his daughter, became disgusted with his villainy and decided to give up the information in his place, calling herself "the Spoiler." The name, however, became an [[Artifact Title]] soon afterwards as Stephanie continued to fight criminals beyond her father and no longer left hints or clues, instead directly intervening herself. She eventually became the [[Legacy Character|fourth Robin]] and then [[Batgirl]].
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* In a ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' episode, the Solomons saw an [[Alien Invasion]] movie and were upset by the portrayal of aliens as evil monsters. Harry decided to warn the people waiting to see the movie how inaccurate it was:
{{quote|'''Harry''': Attention, ticket holders. Listen up! At the end of the movie [[Tomato Surprise|when the President turns out to be an alien]] ''[crowd groans]'' and he barbecues all the Congressmen, don't believe it, okay? [[I Take Offense to That Last One|Because aliens hate barbecue!]]}}
=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===
* In one ''[[FoxTrot]]'' comic, Jason tries to troll Eileen by spending hours online researching the upcoming - at the time - film version of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', hoping to spoil the ending for her. Of course, this plan falls flat when Peter points out the obvious - a big fan of the series like Eileen has likely read the book version.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* ''[[Dork Tower]]'': Even after seven months, [http://www.dorktower.com/files/2017/05/DorkTower1392.jpg it's still a spoiler].
* ''[[xkcd]]'': [https://xkcd.com/2219/ Cueball thinks earthquake early warning messages are earthquake spoilers.]
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* In ''[[Central Park]]'', Birdie - the [[Interactive Narrator]] - tells the viewers that his job gives him access to the whole script and that he is ''sorely'' tempted to reveal spoilers, even going into [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFM4n8cSJzs a musical number] explaining why he can't. Unfortunately, he ''does'', and is fired as a result, starting a rivalry with the guy who replaces him.
==Real-World Examples==
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** Alternately, you can pick up the Director's Cut DVD, which takes out the monologue and adds in new footage to boot.
** Another problem with ''[[Dark City]]'' is that it's hard to discuss it as a sci-fi film, or commenting on {{spoiler|how cool the spaceship in the movie is}}, because even its ''genre'' is a spoiler to a great extent.
* An infamous review of ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]] 4'' by a disgruntled reviewer spoiled the murderer's identity... in the very first words of the very first sentence (and the spoiler shined proudly on the [[Rotten Tomatoes]] website for quite some time). People weren't pleased, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101123203/http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1274531.html general drama ensued].
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** The {{spoiler|Voldemort-kills-Harry-then-has-battle-in-Hogwarts}} has become this too.
*** As a result, ridiculously elaborate precautions were taken to keep the 7th book under wraps until it was in the hands of bookstore customers; the printers worked in darkness, the manuscript was kept in a safe, etc. etc. etc.
* [[Spoiler Title|The title]] of the [[Babysitters Club]] book "Jessi's Gold Medal" gives away the fact that {{spoiler|Jessi wins a gold medal}} in synchronized swimming.
* The earliest recorded example of fiction being "spoiled" occurred in 1841, when sailors revealed Little Nell Trent's death in ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' to North America before the issue containing it was released for sale there. While [[Charles Dickens]]'s work is generally fairly well remembered and read, [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"|little is remembered or discussed about this one besides her death]].
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
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===[[Professional Wrestling]] ===
* Most wrestling websites prominently post spoilers for shows that are taped before they air. [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]].com even got in on the act for a short time.
** Of course, the most egregious use of spoilers in wrestling was done by WCW, against the then-WWF. WCW's Monday Nitro was aired live, while WWF's Monday Night RAW was taped a week in advance; thus, right before 9:00 (when WWF RAW started), the WCW commentary team would spoil the WWF's main event for the evening, in order to coax viewers into continuing to watch Nitro instead. This backfired, however, when Tony Schiavone revealed that Mick Foley—then wrestling as Mankind—would be winning the WWF Championship that evening; he jokingly said "yeah, that'll put butts in seats". [[Insult Backfire|An estimated half a million viewers switched over to RAW]], an act which killed Nitro's ratings, gave the WWF the upper hand in the Monday Night Wars, and caused fans to start bringing "Mick Foley put my butt in this seat" signs to WWF shows.
*** It also didn't help that the night in question also featured WCW's biggest [[Jump the Shark]] moment, the "[[Finger-Poke of Doom]]".
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== Exceptions ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* The cover for ''[[The Fantastic Four]] #21'' (the first appearance of the Hate-Monger) has a blurb that warns the reader, "Don't dare reveal his identity after reading this tale!!" Most modern fans of Marvel know, of course, that this is because the Hate-Monger was [[Adolf Hitler]] himself. [[Multiple Choice Past| Well, sort of...]] [[Mind Screw| It's kind of confusing.]] Suffice to say, [[Retcon| that's what everyone thought at the time.]]
=== [[Film]] ===
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