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Originally Posted by Hitch
I think that's a given, as demonstrated by this thread.
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The study, as I read it (see link in
#15) takes as it starting point that, based on past research, the great majority of readers
think they dislike most spoilers. Then it shows that a bit more than half the half the readers
actually do like most spoilers. This thread confirms the starting point, but can tell us nothing about the actuality.
I just found a more recent study by the same authors, with more evidence plus an attempt to explain why most readers like the spoiled stories. Also, they discovered one type of story UC San Diego students do
not like to be spoiled. See:
http://pages.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld...20Spoilers.pdf