Well, my real answer for the first question would be "it depends" smile I voted "other" though, because sometimes, the first thing I read on this board is an ongoing discussion here or in Fanfic Related or wherever.

Just talking about fanfic, I usually read the fic first, but there are times where I'm not keeping up with a story, then check a FDK folder just out of curiosity, and the spoilers in there get me interested in the story.

PJ

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K