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Spoiler Warnings Requests

Users complain about spoilers in Hacker News posts and comments, repeatedly requesting spoiler alerts, warnings, or tags to avoid ruining surprises in movies, books, games, and stories.

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Sample Comments

alberto7 • May 12, 2022 • View on HN

Spoiler alert would have been nice.

thescobey • Apr 11, 2025 • View on HN

Bit of a spoiler, don't you think?

stevenwei • Apr 6, 2014 • View on HN

Aw, a spoiler warning would have been appreciated there.

Timothee • Aug 14, 2009 • View on HN

I would put a spoiler alert on this.

rtsnt • Mar 16, 2019 • View on HN

Spoiler warning is missing here.

pkdpic_y9k • Oct 20, 2021 • View on HN

Spoiler alert, it thinks I should.

frinxor • Sep 21, 2017 • View on HN

Your post was more of a spoiler !

slim • Nov 24, 2022 • View on HN

this should have come with a spoiler alert

shahryc • Aug 4, 2015 • View on HN

good call re: spoiler alert, sorry about that

eps • Mar 8, 2012 • View on HN

A spoiler would be hugely appreciated.