Steve Bennett wrote:
On 5/15/07, doc doc.wikipedia@ntlworld.com wrote:
Much easier to delete {{spoiler}} and write an encyclopedia. What next?
If, of course, it's easier to piss off your readers and alienate your editors. I mean, it's always "easier" if everyone just does what you want, isn't it?
Steve
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Why would anyone go to an encyclopedia, which covers literary works in-depth and as a whole, and not expect to have it "spoiled"? If I went to an encyclopedia and found that only part of a work had been covered in the interest of avoiding "spoilers", I'd be pissed off! If I'm looking up encyclopedia coverage of a work, I expect to see a discussion of every important aspect of that work, and generally the climax and ending are critically important to a work. If I want to see a work of fiction "unspoiled", here's a thought-I read/watch it before I go digging for information on it!