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Worldmaker Title? What Title? Since: Jun, 2010
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#1: Oct 22nd 2010 at 6:35:41 AM

I recently came across an entry that discussed something that happened during the US Civil War (the death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in the attack on Fort Wagner) and it was spoiler tagged.

Is spoiler tagging real life events (especially ones that happened so long ago) really necessary?

Not trying to start a fight... just wanting clarification on policy.

Being in a Japanese-produced work is not enough of a difference to warrant its own trope.
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#2: Oct 22nd 2010 at 6:51:54 AM

Was it a reference to a plot in a book or something?

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#4: Oct 22nd 2010 at 7:15:02 AM

Probably in regards to the movie Glory. In that case, I'd say, spoiler tagging makes sense. Gould is a minor enough player inthe Civil War that he's not gong to be on the list of "everybody knows what happened to him" names, and knowing beforehand does strip the end of the movie of some of it's impact.

However, unless that information needs to be in the example for it to make sense (a death trope, or ending trope), I'd say cutting it out would be the better choice.

Worldmaker Title? What Title? Since: Jun, 2010
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#5: Oct 22nd 2010 at 7:41:24 AM

It was on the Together in Death page, and what was spoilered was the fact that Shaw was buried in a mass grave with his troops.

Being in a Japanese-produced work is not enough of a difference to warrant its own trope.
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#6: Oct 22nd 2010 at 7:45:51 AM

Then it does need to be in the example. I think in that case the spoiler may be justified. I recall watching that movie when it first came out and that scene was a real emotional punch in the gut.

No, wait. It shouldn't even really be on that trope — that's "a couple (or devoted friends, or siblings) that were separated in life are united in death."

No, wait again. It's on there as a subnote explaining the Truth in Television aspect. That level of detail isn't necessary to the example. I cut that whole subpoint.

Fixed.

edited 22nd Oct '10 7:52:10 AM by Madrugada

Worldmaker Title? What Title? Since: Jun, 2010
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#7: Feb 26th 2011 at 11:15:11 AM

Okay, so what was the final verdict? Are easily discoverable real life historical facts spoiler tagged?

Being in a Japanese-produced work is not enough of a difference to warrant its own trope.
Worldmaker Title? What Title? Since: Jun, 2010
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#9: Feb 27th 2011 at 7:10:56 AM

Thanks.

Being in a Japanese-produced work is not enough of a difference to warrant its own trope.
RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#10: Mar 1st 2011 at 4:44:55 AM

What about spoiler tags that obviously aren't meant seriously? Like how, in The Bible, Jesus gets crucified?

edited 1st Mar '11 4:45:27 AM by RavenWilder

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#11: Mar 1st 2011 at 6:24:33 AM

Its an In joke,I asked this awhile ago.

edited 1st Mar '11 6:24:51 AM by Ultimatum

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#12: Mar 1st 2011 at 6:24:52 AM

Clear > concise > witty. My opinion is that those usages violate the first principle and should be un-spoilered. It's too in-jokey anyway; someone not familiar with our spoiler policy might think we were actually serious.

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#13: Mar 1st 2011 at 7:58:56 AM

[up]I don't see your reasoning. It's clear in that everyone understands the joke when they see it, it's concise in that it doesn't explain the joke. The only one it could possibly fail is witty.

Plus, it's been here longer than you have, or, at least, longer than I ever heard of you. Isn't there a big push now not to mess with things that aren't causing problems? Is there some reason you think it will cause problems?

I also fail to see how it is an in-joke. I got it back when I was trlkly We've spoilered one of the most well-known twist endings in history. In any other work, it would be a spoiler, but, because it isn't, it's funny. Heck, there's your wit.

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jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
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#14: Mar 2nd 2011 at 6:49:35 PM

Memes get boring when you see them too much.

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