Todd Allen wrote:
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!
I've actually come across articles like this and I totally concur. I don't have any names handy since I don't keep track of such things, but I recall on several occasions coming across articles for books whose plot summaries ended halfway through with what was effectively "tune in next week for the exciting twist ending!"
I _hate_ that. Since I usually can't fix such problems myself I mark such articles with cleanup tags indicating that they're flagrantly incomplete. It is not Wikipedia's job to whet people's appetites for information about a work of fiction, it's Wikipedia's job to _satisfy_ people's appetites for information.