[WikiEN-l] So what was the outcome of the spoilerwar?

Kusma kusma.wiki at gmail.com
Thu May 31 18:09:08 UTC 2007


On 5/31/07, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
> Guy Chapman wrote:
> > As it stands, there seems to be broad support for the idea that
> > spoiler tags are redundant in plot / synopsis sections, absurd in
> > articles on older and especially classic works, a substitute for
> > {{original research}} in articles on future or forthcoming films, and
> > possibly defensible in a small number of cases for new releases where
> > knowing the plot twist is identified by external sources as a spoiler
> > for the subject.
>
> Did anyone ever experiment with the idea of dismissable spoiler
> warning tags?
>

Yes, spoiler warning tags have been hideable by CSS for years.

Kusma



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