[WikiEN-l] Actual data on spoiler warning uses by the public

[joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu]

Quoting David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:

> On 16/12/2007, joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu <joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu> wrote:
>
>> That's true. The sample size is very small. But considering that one 
>> argument
>> made in favor of spoiler removal was that the spoiler-removal was favored by
>> the public this preliminary data doesn't seem to back that up at all and if
>> anything shows the other direction.
>
>
> I don't recall that argument being raised ... I removed them from any
> section headed "Plot summary" or equivalent as being redundant and
> silly. "Plot summary contains plot summary!" (Sounds like a lolcat.)
>
>
> - d.

Er, possibly. But see also Geni's remark. One result of a lack of spoiler
warnings is that people don't add spoilers.