On 5/24/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 5/24/07, Skyring <skyring(a)gmail.com> wrote:
A person who believes that encyclopaedia articles
will contain spoiler
warnings is, if not a cretin, woefully optimistic. This may be easily
demonstrated at any library.
Wikipedia bears a superficial resemblance to some print
encyclopaedias. Any stronger statement is likely inaccurate. Do
encyclopaedias have list of pokemons? Do they have warnings that
material is not neutral? Do they change from day to day? Do they
contain phrases like "JOHN IS GAY HAHAHA"?
So, a belief that print encyclopaedia articles contain spoiler
warnings may be ill-founded. A belief that Wikipedia articles contain
spoiler warnings is more reasonable. Especially since it's true.
I doubt that Wikipedia was ever intended to showcase pokemon arcana or
schoolchild graffiti. We hold a higher ideal. At least I do.
In deference to the uptothemoment nature of Wikipedia, I'll support spoiler
warnings for recent works of fiction and movies. Shakespeare or Tom Clancy,
no - they belong to the ages.
--
Peter in Canberra