about the current warnings debate

I was thinking about the argument many of the people on the no-warnings side make, that it ruins the surprise element/artistic integrity/take your pick of the story, and, um, we label stories with pairings, and that's obviously something most fandom writers don't take issue with. In my silly little head, announcing the pairing beforehand constitutes a pretty massive spoiler. *blinks innocently*

(reposted from a comment I made at untappedbeauty's journal.)