Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-9241531-20160919003505/@comment-1916997-20160919155131

ItachiIshtar wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: None of that is spoilers though. Those are all things that were announced by official news sites. Something like Lady Tremaine or Goldilocks being in could be a spoiler, but once an offical news site announces a character, it's not really a spoiler. Not quite true. There are several people who consider any information about a future episode a spoiler. I happen to know a few. Some refuse to even watch the promos or look at the episode titles. It may sound extreme, but some folks really don't want anything spoiled for them. Well, they can feel that way, but that's is not what a dictionary definition of a spoiler is. From Wikipedia:

A  spoiler is an element of a disseminated summary or description of any piece of  fiction that reveals any  plot elements which threaten to give away important details. Typically, the details of the conclusion of the plot, including the climax and ending, are especially regarded as spoiler material. It can also be used to refer to any piece of information regarding any part of a given media that a potential consumer would not want to know beforehand. Because enjoyment of fiction depends a great deal upon the suspense of revealing plot details through standard narrative progression, the prior revelation of how things will turn out can "spoil" the enjoyment that some consumers of the narrative would otherwise have experienced. Spoilers can be found in message boards, articles, reviews, commercials, and movie trailers.

So, using Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, as an example, Snape kills Dumbledore is a spoiler. Saying Snape and Dumbledore appear is not a spoiler. That doesn't tell you anything that will "spoil" your enjoyment. Similarly, knowing Aladdin, Jasmine, and the Count of Monte Cristo are going to appear is not going to "spoil" anyone's enjoyment of watching the show. And if anyone feels that way, I feel really sorry for them, because that must be an awful way to live, always worried you might hear or see some random bit of info from a future episode. Just my two cents anyway.