Hello, there. I'm here to talk to you about spoilers. Spoilers are the pieces of information which "spoil" a game by revealing information about various aspects of the game, especially the story. Spoilers are not always bad, but sometimes they get bad press. I'd like to clear up some common misconceptions:

Spoilers do not make you go blind.
Spoilers do not make your palms grow hair.
It does not drop off if you spoil too much.

Some folks enjoy reading spoilers, and that's fine. However, some don't like to read them, as they feel it ruins the surprises of the game. Whichever path you choose, there are some things you and your fellow posters can do to make life easier.

1. If you want to start a thread which contains spoilers, label either the title or the thread description with the word *Spoilers*.

2. If you want to write or acknowledge a spoiler in a post, you can write *Spoilers* in the title of your post. Leavnig scroll space by repeatedly pressing Enter takes up a lot of space, but it can protect posters from finding out the spoilers. Within the post, you should use the spoiler plugin by typing [ spoiler ] (without the spaces) at the start of the spoilers, and [ /spoiler ] (again without the spaces) at the end. For example:



Some people use font colours to hide spoilers. This is not such a good idea for a few reasons. First, although Internet Explorer has a highlight system which will cause the writing to appear, some other browsers and systems have different forms of highlighters which will not show the writing. Second, if someone uses the post in question in a quote the text will be visible in their reply.

These are very simple, even obvious points, but with the Wii and TP being released so soon, and with the games unavailable to some (such as Australians), you should be considerate of other people's choices concerning spoilers. By using the points here, you'll be just fine.

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Excellent post, stickied.

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i second that...i hate spoilers >_<

[quote=mcfugg;11845]Some people use font colours to hide spoilers. This is not such a good idea for a few reasons. First, although Internet Explorer has a highlight system which will cause the writing to appear, some other browsers and systems have different forms of highlighters which will not show the writing. Second, if someone uses the post in question in a quote the text will be visible in their reply.

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Yeah, the second reason, happened to me.

[quote=mrfinke;22190]I know, I witnessed the horror after Tradint2000 pulled that stunt. That's why I put that in there.

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you have to put / in between the [ and the s in the spoiler tag after your writing. In your case it should be [ spoiler ] kool jJAJAJJAA [ /spoiler ] (with spaces)
Or, without the spaces,

You just need a bit of practice.

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That;s pretty nice

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I went blind after reading too many spoilers. Their so evil. I don't really see the point in them. Why give in to temptation?!?! It just ruins a game or a movie to read spoilers about it. It kind of takes something away from the endings, makes it less special. They should be banned forever!!! and there should be a big penalty for people who spoil themselves with spoilers

People are itching to tell people spoilers because of how awesome they are

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It also helps in social situations. For example, if someone asks me "What did you think of the ending of Psycho 2?" and I don't know (who the hell does? No-one cares about the second one) I can simply have a looks at the spoilers because I know I don't really want to see the movie but I need to know the plot and ending.

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