en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1200155 Comments by graphick http://raczilla.com/?p=277#IDComment77969883 No, but I thought about it during the Grey's Anatomy season finale. Understandably, a friend in Hawaii reminded everyone that she was hours behind. So, I could be okay with requesting that people be vague in their original status update. However, if you've chosen to click on the comment link and read all the follow-up then I don't think people should have to censor themselves. If you're not home and checking in from your phone then again, you're inserting yourself into the conversation that you could have avoided. Tue, 1 Jun 2010 01:53:44 +0000 http://raczilla.com/?p=277#IDComment77969883 http://raczilla.com/?p=277#IDComment77967974 I think that if you don't want to know what's happening in a sports match up or show, especially a much-anticipated episode, then DON'T log into your Facebook or Twitter during it. Both have live feeds. No one logs onto those sites to read three-day old news. By then we've moved onto something else. Social media is about socializing, it's like having a virtual watch party. That's what people are doing when they post favorite lines, theories and opinions about what they just saw. If you're checking the trending topics on Twitter, than your reaching beyond your own network and joining a much more global conversation. I don't watch Lost, but the local news, Good Morning America and Yahoo! headlines were all talking about the twists the next day. They used tweets and posts that they read to contribute to their stories. People want to feel like they were part of that conversation. Only two other things are more annoying. People that only watch shows through Netflix, are a season behind, and don't want you to talk about what's going on. And, people who DVR shows, haven't watched them a week later and still expect that others shouldn't spoil it for them. It's so annoying when you're trying to have your water cooler chat or catch up over lunch and one person wants to censor the conversation because they can't watch shows without their spouse, he/she wasn't home that night and they have yet to find a good time to cozy up and catch up together. Just as people shouldn't log into the social networks, said person should also excuse themself from the conversation in these situations. If you're three episodes behind, that's your choice. Continue living in the past and allow others to talk about current events. Every channel is not the History Channel. Tue, 1 Jun 2010 01:30:41 +0000 http://raczilla.com/?p=277#IDComment77967974