1) I skim tags, and search tags sometimes, when I'm in the mood for something particular and don't mind so much pairing or fandom (bulletproof narrative kinks mainly)
2) I don't mind the spoileriness of tags on fic. I'm quite spoilerphobic in my canon, but if I'm reading fic I like to know exactly what flavour I'm headed for
3) Things I don't want to read about, like character death, infidelity, animal harm, break ups. Because fic reading fills a very particular niche in my entertainment life, and I'm aware it doesn't fill the same niche for everyone so I like to know I am getting exactly what I am looking for. It's one of the many many joys of fanfic for me.
4) that the author was drunk/high/whatever when they wrote it, can't write summaries, thinks their own work is rubbish, thinks the characters are OOC
5) I don't think so, but I'm not mad keen on 'creative' tagging anyway.
I'd never heard of readers not wanting to be spoiled before this post, just writers not wanting to spoil their own story. So thanks for the thought-provocation
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2) I don't mind the spoileriness of tags on fic. I'm quite spoilerphobic in my canon, but if I'm reading fic I like to know exactly what flavour I'm headed for
3) Things I don't want to read about, like character death, infidelity, animal harm, break ups. Because fic reading fills a very particular niche in my entertainment life, and I'm aware it doesn't fill the same niche for everyone so I like to know I am getting exactly what I am looking for. It's one of the many many joys of fanfic for me.
4) that the author was drunk/high/whatever when they wrote it, can't write summaries, thinks their own work is rubbish, thinks the characters are OOC
5) I don't think so, but I'm not mad keen on 'creative' tagging anyway.
I'd never heard of readers not wanting to be spoiled before this post, just writers not wanting to spoil their own story. So thanks for the thought-provocation