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CarlFilip19 Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#1: May 21st 2023 at 3:08:09 AM

Make a tab out of the Spoiler trope where people can add what information (in a work's narrative) should be spoiler-tagged or not. It can also be used to tell which tropes should not be added to the page, if the existence of the tropes' entries immediately spoil the work (such as some Ending Tropes). On some work pages, I have seen dissonance on what should be spoiler-tagged or not, and I can bring up the specifics in the comment section.

As for work pages under Spoilers Off, it can still be useful. For what? For what should be considered as spoilers when the work is wicked as an entry on a trope page (such as how it is now okay to mention a crucial detail on a character, such as secretly being Bald of Evil, on the work page, but not on the trope page).

If a spoiler falls under It Was His Sled, it can be removed from the tab after a group consensus approves the decision.

We can encourage people to read the Spoiler tab before wicking works and contributing to work pages, and when readers visit the Spoiler tabs, they will get warnings about how nothing on the subpage is marked. I think this is a good idea, but I want you to polish it with your thoughts.

Edited by CarlFilip19 on May 21st 2023 at 12:20:34 PM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#2: May 21st 2023 at 3:20:18 AM

Won't that just lead to people getting spoiled, though? Like... you can't exactly expect every editor to be comfortable routinely checking a page FULL of spoilers just to check what arbitrary criteria we set for a single work, because they'll see something they didn't want to.

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CarlFilip19 Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#3: May 21st 2023 at 3:22:14 AM

Yeah, they can be spoiled. And not that many people are Spoiler Hounds. Maybe the spoilers should be put in different folders related to arcs and acts (such as a folder for each season of a show, or chapters of literature)?

Edited by CarlFilip19 on May 21st 2023 at 12:23:14 PM

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#4: May 21st 2023 at 3:23:04 AM

Well, the issue is that they'll all be visible in editing mode.

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CarlFilip19 Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#5: May 21st 2023 at 3:36:03 AM

Good point, as that happens to any page that can be edited.

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#6: May 21st 2023 at 11:27:11 AM

What is this Spoiler tab even visually? Is it Spoilers/ subpage or is a button that would toggle all entries marked as spoilers?

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CarlFilip19 Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#7: May 21st 2023 at 1:14:53 PM

A subpage, like Spoiler/Work.

And I have another idea: people who have experienced the whole worknote  can look at this subpage and review spoiler-tagging done by other tropers. To help with consistency, of course. One can click on the Related button on the top to see all the wicks of a page.

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