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Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

As I was browsing the site today I came upon a thread that interested me.

As I got most of the way down the thread I noticed in big letters "Spoiler".

I had no interest in reading the spoiler, but how can it be avoided when it is the next thing on the page and is underlined?

Perhaps as a courtesy spoilers could be in their own threads or thread titles could be noted with the word "Spoiler".

Title: Alexz Aficionado Joined: May 21 2008 Posts: 2889

Some places have Spoiler tags which will make it unreadable until you highlight it.

I've been to a forum where they required you do this before and after spoiler information too:

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Finally, I tried to avoid them Very Happy

I hate spoilers, some people like to be surrpised.

Posted: Jul 01 2008 06:14 pm

Just excersise some restraint.

Posted: Jul 01 2008 07:10 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

As I was browsing the site today I came upon a thread that interested me.

As I got most of the way down the thread I noticed in big letters "Spoiler".

I had no interest in reading the spoiler, but how can it be avoided when it is the next thing on the page and is underlined?

I guess you mean my post in the Heroes thread. I probably should have added a couple of blank lines after the spoiler warning. I apologize.

GPFontaine wrote:

Perhaps as a courtesy spoilers could be in their own threads or thread titles could be noted with the word "Spoiler".

Only the person who created the thread or a moderator can add a spoiler warning to the topic title. That means one of them would have to edit the title as soon as somebody posts a spoiler in a thread. Seems cumbersome. And having two threads for every topic that contains spoilers doesn't sound much better.

I know there are phpBB hacks that allow to hide spoilers until you hit a button, but blank lines should work just as well. I'll remember it next time.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Tyop wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

As I was browsing the site today I came upon a thread that interested me.

As I got most of the way down the thread I noticed in big letters "Spoiler".

I had no interest in reading the spoiler, but how can it be avoided when it is the next thing on the page and is underlined?

I guess you mean my post in the Heroes thread. I probably should have added a couple of blank lines after the spoiler warning. I apologize.

GPFontaine wrote:

Perhaps as a courtesy spoilers could be in their own threads or thread titles could be noted with the word "Spoiler".

Only the person who created the thread or a moderator can add a spoiler warning to the topic title. That means one of them would have to edit the title as soon as somebody posts a spoiler in a thread. Seems cumbersome. And having two threads for every topic that contains spoilers doesn't sound much better.

I know there are phpBB hacks that allow to hide spoilers until you hit a button, but blank lines should work just as well. I'll remember it next time.

Tyop,

It was your post, but the concept was general. I wasn't trying to aim this at you.