[WikiEN-l] Have we ever had a reader complaint of a lack of spoiler tags?

[Steve Bennett]

On 5/24/07, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
> The solution to this is to reword the spoiler warning, not to eliminate it.
> How about
>
> "Spoiler warning: plot or ending details follow that some readers may not wish
> to see".

This creeping "may" is pretty ugly and weasly.

Spoiler warning: The surprise ending to this story is revealed below.

Whether or not knowing that there *is* a surprise ending spoils it is
debatable of course...

Steve