I certainly don't mind that there are rules against spoilers, but I have actually never been one to understand avoiding spoilers. Personally what I hate is SUSPENSE. It is the same kind of awful feeling in the pit of my stomach as a roller coaster provides. Can't stand it. When I was a kid, my favorite author was Agatha Christie, particularly her Hercule Poirot murder mysteries. But I read them the same way every time: I would read the first chapter, to get a feel for the author's "set up" of the plot and characters. Then I would read the last chapter, wherein the detective would explicate not only whodunnit but how they did it and, most of interest to me, how he sussed it out amongst all the other possibilities. *Then* I would go back and start from page one and read it straight through to the end, able to relax and enjoy the artistry of the author for she developed her characters and settings, how little red hairings would lead readers temporarily to false conclusions, etc., without what I would otherwise experience as the stress of suspense. I actually believe that having utilized this approach led me to become a better beta reader of fanfiction in the future, in the sense that I wasn't reading for what I was going to think of the outcome of the plot, but for appreciation of the craft in pulling together the plot with which I'd already familiarized myself. To this day I'm still the same way with almost everything I read, and I feel zero shame about it. Whatever makes me have the most comfortable and fulfilling reading experience is what I'm after, regardless what others might think about it. Granted, no one else is involved in this process, I'm only reading it to myself. But there is just so much anti-spoiler venom out there that I wanted to speak as one who actually not only doesn't mind spoilers, but is slightly befuddled why they are so hated by others, because she actively seeks them out. For example when the various Whedonverse shows were still on the air, the person with whom I watched them in episodic order, Larry, would keep me apprised of the industry gossip he found online (myself having no computer) about what financial/industry forces might make the author and producer close the storyline prematurely, and we in particular would look for spoilers regarding where the author and producer intended the plot to go next if allowed the time, and what shortcuts he might take if forced to end prematurely.
