On 5/24/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 5/24/07, Skyring <skyring(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A person who believes that encyclopaedia articles
will contain spoiler
warnings is, if not a cretin, woefully optimistic. This may be easily
demonstrated at any library.
Wikipedia bears a superficial resemblance to some print
encyclopaedias. Any stronger statement is likely inaccurate. Do
encyclopaedias have list of pokemons? Do they have warnings that
material is not neutral? Do they change from day to day? Do they
contain phrases like "JOHN IS GAY HAHAHA"?
So, a belief that print encyclopaedia articles contain spoiler
warnings may be ill-founded. A belief that Wikipedia articles contain
spoiler warnings is more reasonable. Especially since it's true.
That's a good point. Print encyclopedias might not contain spoiler
warnings, but how many of them contain plot details or even plot summaries?
Would it even be legal for Brittanica to include as many details as
Wikipedia when it comes to plots of copyrighted works? I doubt it.
Anthony