[WikiEN-l] {{spoiler}} vs. writing a goddamn encyclopedia

Philip Sandifer snowspinner at gmail.com
Tue May 15 02:55:05 UTC 2007


On May 14, 2007, at 7:48 PM, geni wrote:

> The problem is only partly due to the spoiler template. Most easy to
> get at reviews and plot summaries will also tend to protect spoilers.
> The upshot of this is that for less famous examples it can be quite
> hard to find a decent citeable sources that discuss the media in the
> context of the spoiler.

Which is a challenge, but a surmountable one - the problem is that  
we've, on a policy (or at least guideline) level decided to organize  
articles in a manner consistent with this.

-Phil



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