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

[Ray Saintonge]

David Gerard wrote:
> On 16/12/2007, joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu <joshua.zelinsky at yale.edu> wrote:
>   
>> Instead of accusations from the pro-spoiler side it would be
>> interesting to hear
>> from the anti-spoiler side. David or Guy would either of you object to
>> this sort
>> of compromise?
>>     
> I would consider spoiler warnings in plot summaries ridiculous. In
> addition, determining what's a spoiler is basically original research.
One could require that spoiler warnings be verifiable, i.e. they must be 
accompanied by a reference to a reliable source that establishes that 
the information one is about to read will spoil one's pleasures as much 
as the Monty Python secret joke would endanger one's life.

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