[WikiEN-l] {{spoiler}} vs. writing a goddamn encyclopedia

[Matthew Brown]

On 5/18/07, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
> I've already pointed out on the RFC page that it's often good to have a
> consistent user interface.  It's best if all spoilers are marked as spoilers
> rather than some being marked as spoilers and some being unmarked because
> it's obvious.  Even if it is obvious.

Consistency is only one dimension on which to judge - Wikipedia does
not value consistency consistently over other values elsewhere, and I
don't see that therefore this is an overly compelling argument here.

True consistency would have every article on Wikipedia having a
spoiler warning, just in case, and a half-dozen others as well.

-Matt