On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:57:22 -0800 (PST), Ken Arromdee arromdee@rahul.net wrote:
There's a god example: there was a spoiler tag in Catch-22. Despite the fact that the supposed spoiler is discussed in every independent reference to the book.
You just think that's clever because I used the idiom "catch-22", but it's a terrible example; I never read the book, don't know the ending, and would actually be helped by a spoiler warning on it.
You're missing the point. An encyclopaedia aspires to an academic tone, not that of an entertainment medium. Even book review shows no longer shy from discussing the "spoilers" in catch-22, and anyone reading the article should expect to find the plot detailed.
If you don't want to know, don't read *anything* written about Catch-22, because it's been around so long that virtually every source of any merit will discuss the crucial plot details.
Or you could stop where the header says "plot" or "synopsis".
Incidentally, I do recommend Catch-22, it is some of the best satire ever written.
Guy (JzG)