Why do so many people use spoilers improperly?

>>1420307
The same reason many people misuse the quote function.

>>1420331
some people misuse spoilers as a way to be polite

To make a part of your comment the punchline basically. You generally only hover over spoilers after you've read the rest already, giving it a slight suspense. They're basically really good brackets.

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if its not intentional, they might not know how to use it,
if its intentional, its the simple reason of "i have my personal reasons or give my post more impact and there's no one to stop me anyway"
plus, spoilers are pretty neat when you want users to actively hover your comment too ,
it gives it some mystery to the onlooker until they seek it out, perfect for a surprise

>>1420372
>why do so many people use nonoko improperly?
lolwat? How would you even use that improperly?

>>1420401
dunno, i just wanted to include that one because i don't hear it at all
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i guess you could use noko by mistake and then think to yourself,
"what the hell? is this a bug?" and then go complain about it

It's a serious mistake to try to insist that features must only be used for their original intended purpose. It limits creativity.

>>1420439
[spoiler]yes[/spoiler]

They want to make their post stand out, but aren't funny or smart enough to have it stand on its own.

>>1420439
Strongly disagree in this regard.