While waiting to kill it with a stick, I am pleased to note that the current version of {{spoiler}} notes that sections headed "Plot summary" or similar are likely to contain ... plot elements.
Could those of you who despise this thing please take the time to go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Spoiler
and remove it from ten or so articles where this is clearly the case? At least then if, God forbid, the accursed thing isn't killed after all, its harm will have been mitigated.
- d.