On Nov 19, 2007 2:21 PM, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net>
wrote:
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:09:49 +0000, geni
<geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"It may lack a real-world perspective and
critical commentary, and
focus primarily on details about the plot, characters, and ending of
the work of fiction"
{{sofxit}}
Why do we demand unanimity in favour of removal, when there is
clearly a complete lack of unanimity for inclusion? The onus is on
the person seeking to include disputed content to achieve consensus
for its inclusion. Where is the consensus for use of the
vaguely-defined term "spoiler"?
Guy (JzG)
There is a wide mailing-list, Usenet, web board, and so forth consensus to
use spoiler tags.
It's considered a normal part of internet culture.
That is not to say that Wikipedia must slavishly follow aspects of internet
culture which may be orthogonal or opposed to the core Wikipedia project
goals...
But that's where it's coming from. And the case that the tags are in fact
orthogonal or opposed to the core project goals is poorly argued.
--
-george william herbert
george.herbert(a)gmail.com