User talk:Demonik187

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Spoilers

Hi there Demonik. We don't include spoiler alerts in Wikipedia. We are an encyclopedia that includes all information about a subject, and we don't give a disclaimer to that affect. You can read more here: WP:SPOILER and WP:NDA. BOVINEBOY2008 07:51, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re this edit summary - practically speaking, the difference between [[Wikipedia:policies and guidelines|policies and guideli--Demonik187 (talk) 06:05, 12 October 2010 (UTC)nes]] is only that guidelines explain policies in more detail. Both are descriptive of common practice rather than being prescriptive messages from on high. In this particular case, there is a strong community-wide consensus that people reading an encyclopedia article should expect to be presented with all relevant information. For fansites and commercial reviews, it may be appropriate to include spoiler warnings, but the purpose of an encyclopedia is different. Consider for comparison how much poorer an article on Romeo and Juliet would be if it failed to mention the tragic ending as a "spoiler". There is of course some difference between a classic with many cultural references and a newly-released piece of media, but the principle remains. Best of luck, - 2/0 (cont.) 12:28, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not stating that I would like to see information omitted to any articles due to being a potential "spoiler" I'm finding it hard to see the point of view that adding a spoiler tag, or even a few words that would indicate the following article as such, as a bad thing. Also your sentence:

"Consider for comparison how much poorer an article on Romeo and Juliet would be if it failed to mention the tragic ending as a "spoiler"."

seems to agree with my arguements. I follow what you are saying, however, there it is. I also feel that anyone who has not read "Romeo and Juliet" or, any other classic work, would benefit from a spoiler tag. Not everyone who is looking up a subject, particularly a work of fiction, wants to know how it ends. While it may be suitable to include the ending or storyline, I feel it is not the best practice to subject the reader to it without some kind of blatant warning. The disclaimer page is hardly a blatant warning, and making the assumption that a reader should already know the page will include all of these details pertaining to said work of fiction is, in my humble opinion, being naive. Again I state. Where is the harm in adding a spoiler tag, or even a simple sentence indicating what the reader is about to see may spoil some content for the reader? I fail to see how it harms anyone, rather it could only benefit. I think it's honestly just people being lazy in the fact that they don't want to have to change any previously written "guidelines".

October 2010

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Users who edit disruptively or refuse to collaborate with others may be blocked if they continue. In particular the three-revert rule states that making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block. If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the talk page to discuss controversial changes. Work towards wording and content that gains consensus among editors. If unsuccessful then do not edit war even if you believe you are right. Post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If edit warring continues, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. BOVINEBOY2008 08:05, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]