On 5/19/06, Peter Mackay peter.mackay@bigpond.com wrote:
Consensus can be an ass. If the section is headed "Plot summary", then if it *didn't* contain details about the plot, it should be called something else. Why do we need a spoiler warning in such a case? It's like picking up a packet of peanuts and seeing a warning notice: "Caution, may contain nuts."
I think it's quite possible to give a pretty detailed plot summary of movies like the Sixth Sense and Fight Club without giving away the spoiler. For that reason, the fact that {spoiler} gives the text "Plot and/or ending details follow" is poor - plot details are fine, spoilers are the problem.
I'm not against spoiler notices where appropriate, but surely common sense
should come into where they are needed and where they are not!
Again, if the text produces "Plot...details follow" it does seem perfectly logical to put it where you're giving plot details!
Steve