Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote: On 6/23/06, Zero wrote:
How on earth can a encyclopedia spoil a reader by
being an encyclopedia...? Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a forum for netquitette
relations. I humbly beg the community to clarify upon this matter and reconsider carefully
the precense of this useless template upon wikipedia.
>This is a perennial argument. Yes, we are an
encyclopaedia. No, I
don't feel that that goal is impaired by us warning the
user "You may
not want to read the following paragraph". For the same reason,
warnings when users will encounter graphic violent or pornographic
images seems appropriate.
>Quite personally, I do avoid reading articles about
certain books and
TV shows, because I know the spoiler warnings aren't well
implemented.
Therefore, my experience as a reader is diminished, and Wikipedia's
goal is hampered to a small extent.
>But hey, others disagree, and it's not ruining
my life either.
- Steve
Well that's another hassle. They are not only inappropriate, they're being used
incorrectly. What does it matter to the encycloepdia if someone reads a plot twist...?
That's what we do. -Zero
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