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There is among internet users a socially unique but pointedly expressed insistence on being protected from material considered to include " spoiler " information by website operators or forum moderators, even in the internet version of settings where such material has conventionally and historically appeared, such as discussion groups or literary reviews.

As a result of this level of objection to spoilers, trolls may post them purely for their own pleasure – finding amusement in believing they are completely ruining a narrative experience for others.

On reputable websites, these can be reported to moderators and such posts taken down, the posters blacklisted, but only after the fact.

Conversely, many who wish to discuss a fictional work in depth, including the outcomes of events and the handling of the narrative resolution, feel compelled to avoid participating on public websites altogether, set up " closed " websites to exclude those who are sensitive about spoilers, or unilaterally blog at the expense of public exchange.

The appearance of spoilers on an internet website is not considered a violation of terms and conditions by any ISP.