Zero wrote:
[scs wrote:]
Okay, since you insist: How do spoiler tags assist the encyclopedia? Answer: Readers who (for whatever reason) want to read about a movie they have not yet seen, or a book they have not yet read, and who do not want to inadvertently learn of any "spoiler" plot details, appreciate the presence of these tags. This is not a merely hypothetical concern; there's good evidence that there are real Wikipedia readers who fall into this category.
So you're not going to explain how this nonsense assists the encyclopedia..?
Sorry for being thick, but I honestly thought I just did.
What did you mean by "assist the encyclopedia"? Did you mean "assist in the editing and creation process", or, "add to the sum of qualities that make the encyclopedia useful to readers"?