On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Skander - wrote:
Imo, the spoiler tags should either be deleted at once
after a massive
TfD/MfD debate, or individually removed depending on the article. The
current rampage is insane. We need these tags, no matter how you put it.
Once there is a real consensus for deleting them, they can be deleted.
Anyway, I think they are redundant at the top of == Plot == headings, as the
word "plot" is clear enough. For now, leave them alone.
I've already made the arguments for spoiler warnings in plot sections:
1) Not every plot element is a spoiler; it's entirely possible for a plot
section to contain no spoilers.
2) Even if there were a spoiler in every plot section, spoiler warnings don't
need to be put at the top. If the spoiler is at the bottom, put the warning
inside the section near the bottom. The presence of the warning may be
redundant, but its location isn't.
3) Good user interface design requires some redundancy. I could design a
calendar that only names as many days of the week as the user can't figure
out (i.e. only one day). I could design a deck of playing cards that doesn't
have any numbers on it; after all, the user can count 7 clubs; why does
he need a separate 7 and club symbol to tell him what he already knows? But
these would be stupid.