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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2020-03-05 22:40:27

Unfortunately, what's being claimed is true, as it's frowned upon to spoil out the entire example- mostly because it'd force people to unhide it just to see if they can read it, nullifying the point of the tags.

Still, they're being way rude and out of line.

...That said, you aren't supposed to post the full text of a PM. Privacy concerns.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
MagnusForce (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
2020-03-05 22:41:43

But what if the entire example is a spoiler? And isn't making lots of little spoiler blocks considered messy? Am I seriously in danger of suspension for something so simple and petty? I've seen tons of full-example spoilers all over this wiki. Is this policy new?

And I am choosing to share the PM, because I believe it is helpful information for my problem. It's no different than providing materials that help to tell the full story.

Sorry, I'm just very frustrated. He's treating me like I've been griefing and trolling when all I'm trying to do is be helpful and being concerned for those who haven't read the story yet. There's nothing wrong with that. So what if not everyone is going to check out the story just because they found the page? There's no reason to ruin it for those who do want to read the story. Besides that's why we have the "show spoilers" option.

Edited by MagnusForce "Detecting trace amounts of mental activity. Possibly a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer."
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2020-03-05 22:47:15

^ It's literally against the rules friend, I'm just trying to give you a heads up... (the PM thing, not the spoiler thing)

You're not at risk of being suspended for some overzealous spoiler tags, they're once again minimodding...but it is something you should avoid doing as much as possible.

The ideal is to leave a few words unhidden to give context to people who might want to read the example, but won't spoil anything if left unmarked.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
mr_allen Since: Apr, 2015
2020-03-05 22:48:00

Sharing P Ms isn't allowed for any reasons.

This is the relevant part of the spoiler policy: "Under no circumstances cause the entire text of the example to be in white font, concealing the trope name". Looking at the specific example being talked about I don't think you violated the policy as the important part is that you don't hide the trope name.

MagnusForce (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
2020-03-05 22:49:49

Apologies for the PM thing. I was just trying to provide useful information, much like how one might provide phone conversations or Internet history as evidence in a court case.

Edited by MagnusForce "Detecting trace amounts of mental activity. Possibly a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer."
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2020-03-05 22:56:41

^ Mods can read PMs, so for now you might want to paraphrase and let them know they can access the PMs themselves to see what happened.

As for the spoiler thing, yeah, it's not technically policy, which is why I said "frowned upon" and not "against the rules".

Edited by WarJay77 Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
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