I really don't understand why whether or not to warn keeps coming up. It's been an issue for years, if not since the beginning of time itself. If highlight to read warnings were used, then everyone could choose whether or not they wanted to be spoiled.
Personally, I prefer warnings, and even spoilers, but I know I am in a minority on the latter. A lot of times, if the summary is questionable about something like character death, I'll skip to the end so I can know what's going to happen first. Generally, I still read it (even if there is major CD) but sometimes I don't.
However, on the issue of warning for sexuality-related things like slash and femslash, then I can understand both sides. Some people genuinely don't want to read that, although I'm obviously not one of those people. :P I would say that if the summary and pairing don't readily indicate that there is slash or femslash, then it would be polite to mention in the summary at least that there will be slash. Some people like being warned for het; I look at warning for slash the same way. Who wants to get half way into a good story and realize it's got a pairing that you just don't want to read?
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Date: 2011-04-02 04:58 am (UTC)Personally, I prefer warnings, and even spoilers, but I know I am in a minority on the latter. A lot of times, if the summary is questionable about something like character death, I'll skip to the end so I can know what's going to happen first. Generally, I still read it (even if there is major CD) but sometimes I don't.
However, on the issue of warning for sexuality-related things like slash and femslash, then I can understand both sides. Some people genuinely don't want to read that, although I'm obviously not one of those people. :P I would say that if the summary and pairing don't readily indicate that there is slash or femslash, then it would be polite to mention in the summary at least that there will be slash. Some people like being warned for het; I look at warning for slash the same way. Who wants to get half way into a good story and realize it's got a pairing that you just don't want to read?