On 16/12/2007, joshua.zelinsky(a)yale.edu
<joshua.zelinsky(a)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.