On 23/05/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net> wrote:
I can concede that there are places where spoiler
warnings may be
warranted, but why can't they be plain text warnings in places where
they really matter? If those who support warnings, had used them with
judgement and sensitivity the whole issue would have simply flown under
the radar. Putting it in a template puts the tool in the hand of every
crufter to be used in situations that are inversely proportional to
their importance or necessity.
Which is the precise problem. That's how spoiler warnings end up on
[[Hyde Park, London]] and [[Sleeping Beauty]].
Spoiler tags may be a nice idea, but their use needs severe reduction.
See proposal at [[Wikipedia:Spoiler]].
- d.