On 23/05/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
I can concede that there are places where spoiler warnings may be warranted, but why can't they be plain text warnings in places where they really matter? If those who support warnings, had used them with judgement and sensitivity the whole issue would have simply flown under the radar. Putting it in a template puts the tool in the hand of every crufter to be used in situations that are inversely proportional to their importance or necessity.
Which is the precise problem. That's how spoiler warnings end up on [[Hyde Park, London]] and [[Sleeping Beauty]].
Spoiler tags may be a nice idea, but their use needs severe reduction.
See proposal at [[Wikipedia:Spoiler]].
- d.