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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]]. When a sequel to a work spoils its predecessors, it's a [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]. Not to be confused with a spoiler that happens [[First Episode Spoiler|early or late in the work]].

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]] (Not to be confused with a spoiler that happens [[First Episode Spoiler|early or late in the work]]).

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]].