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This is the thread to report all violations of the site's spoiler policy in, as well as a place to coordinate cleanup of those articles.

Edited by Mrph1 on Oct 18th 2025 at 11:06:42 AM

GrigorII Since: Aug, 2011
#1051: Aug 10th 2021 at 2:58:36 PM

The Trivia and YMMV pages for Loki (2021) had all spoilers opened, adding instead a disclaimer that all spoilers are visible. Is this fine?

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dsneybuf (Not-So-Newbie)
#1052: Aug 15th 2021 at 7:38:17 PM

Same happened with WandaVision and The Mandalorian.

In other news Creator.Wilhelm Busch has several spoiler tags above the line.

PhantomDusclops92 Nitpicky Nitwit from Italy Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Nitpicky Nitwit
#1053: Aug 16th 2021 at 7:47:57 AM

This is more a general case, but I notice a trend of certain editors adding unrelated spoilers to examples, as in "Character spoiler thing about them that haves nothing to do with this trope is an example of this trope". (for a non-generic case: since Boruto came out a lot of mentions of Hinata on the site have been changed to "Naruto's future wife Hinata")

Should we do a separate cleanup for such things in the short term section?

Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#1054: Aug 16th 2021 at 1:37:23 PM

Do we allow image page quotes to have full spoiler tagged in them? Because I found one in Tearjerker page of DragonBall Super.

"Now it's starting to feel like a game!"
miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#1055: Aug 16th 2021 at 1:39:02 PM

No.

Tbh the image works on it's own. You could just remove the caption.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#1056: Aug 16th 2021 at 1:39:09 PM

[up] [up] I don't think so, since moment pages are supposed to be spoilers off.

Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Aug 16th 2021 at 1:39:20 AM

CG for short
bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#1057: Aug 16th 2021 at 1:40:14 PM

[up],[up][up][up] And, by definition, it's above the Examples line.

2025: the year it all ends?
Bubblepig Rei from Tokyo (Apprentice) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#1058: Aug 16th 2021 at 1:43:08 PM

Ok, I'll go to Caption Discussion/Repair Thread forum.

Edited by Bubblepig on Aug 16th 2021 at 1:47:43 AM

"Now it's starting to feel like a game!"
PhantomDusclops92 Nitpicky Nitwit from Italy Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Nitpicky Nitwit
#1059: Aug 27th 2021 at 12:53:08 PM

Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time haves an issue. The fact that late in the show the lead characters (plus some others) from the earlier series show up is sometimes hidden under spoiler tags and unmarked in other examples. I personally think it's not necessary to spoil their presence, since it's the most known thing about the season even to those who haven't watched it.

Albert3105 Since: Jun, 2013
#1060: Aug 30th 2021 at 3:45:28 PM

Does Famous Last Words really need any more spoiler tags? It's now On-Page Examples Only.

Edited by Albert3105 on Aug 30th 2021 at 6:45:36 AM

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#1061: Aug 30th 2021 at 5:13:30 PM

Uh, no, it's a death (not)trope. No one should be going into the subpages expecting not to be spoiled.

[down] It's a guessing game?

Edited by Tabs on Aug 31st 2021 at 10:20:48 AM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000)
#1062: Aug 30th 2021 at 5:38:27 PM

Counterpoint; it's JFF and the spoiler tagging might be part of the game.

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RallyBot2 (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#1063: Aug 31st 2021 at 3:03:50 PM

No, it's not a guessing game.

Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#1064: Sep 1st 2021 at 8:24:54 AM

Mutatis Mutandis has spoilers in the work page description above the line.

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000)
#1065: Sep 1st 2021 at 9:26:40 AM

[up][up] Why can't it be? Like I said, it's JFF.

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wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#1066: Sep 1st 2021 at 10:12:10 AM

Sure, it could be one, but as it currently stands, it isn't.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#1067: Sep 1st 2021 at 1:35:35 PM

Alt Text has a self-demonstrating spoiler tag above the Examples line, but given the nature of the self-demonstration, I think it's okay.

It encouraging tropers to use spoiler tags as alt text is another problem entirely.

2025: the year it all ends?
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000)
#1068: Sep 1st 2021 at 1:53:05 PM

[up][up] All I'm saying is, it's silly to worry about spoiler tags on a JFF page. Let's just call it a game and let it be.

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bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#1069: Sep 1st 2021 at 5:54:21 PM

I'm not sure exactly where to take this, but the image for Early-Bird Cameo spoils a massive plot twist in Wreck-It Ralph.

2025: the year it all ends?
RallyBot2 (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#1070: Sep 1st 2021 at 5:55:55 PM

The image by itself barely spoils much of anything.

wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#1071: Sep 1st 2021 at 6:20:28 PM

That's not a spoiler, that's Foreshadowing. It's in the film before the plot twist is revealed.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000)
#1072: Sep 1st 2021 at 6:21:51 PM

Right. It's one of those things where people who haven't seen the movie won't get it, and people who have seen it won't be spoiled.

Spoilers only really work for, like, long-runners.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#1073: Sep 2nd 2021 at 3:34:28 AM

Yes, it is one of those things that people will pick up on rewatches.

Also, since this is a movie, it would be considered a Freeze-Frame Bonus.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Zuxtron Berserk Button: misusing Nightmare Fuel from Node 03 (On A Trope Odyssey)
#1075: Sep 2nd 2021 at 8:13:13 AM

I don't think almost fully-spoilered examples are forbidden. The problem is when literally everything is hidden, including the trope name. These examples look very good, actually, because there's an indicator of the season and sometimes episode where the spoiler happens, which I think is the best way to handle spoilers.


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