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===Explicit spoiler warnings=== | ===Explicit spoiler warnings=== | ||
Pages or sections that contain a lot of spoilable material will likely start with a warning that notifies the reader about it. On the same warning, the reader can expect to find what elements of the series run the risk of being spoiled. From here, the reader can decide whether or not they wish to continue. The warning should look like the following: | Pages or sections that contain a lot of spoilable material will likely start with a warning that notifies the reader about it. On the same warning, the reader can expect to find what elements of the series run the risk of being spoiled. From here, the reader can decide whether or not they wish to continue. The warning is placed with the {{tem|spoiler}} template, and should look like the following: | ||
{{spoiler}} | {{spoiler}} | ||
===Hidden information=== | ===Hidden information=== | ||
For pages and sections that don't normally contain major spoilers, the information will be displayed like normal, but if a major spoiler has to be included, it will likely be contained inside a block of text that can be shown or hidden by the reader with the click of a button. Most of the time, the section will be visible when the page loads, and can be hidden with a button that will appear before the text itself, accompanied by a warning. This feature relies on Javascript, so if it is not running on the web browser, the text will not be collapsible. These spoilers look like this: | For pages and sections that don't normally contain major spoilers, the information will be displayed like normal, but if a major spoiler has to be included, it will likely be contained inside a block of text that can be shown or hidden by the reader with the click of a button. Most of the time, the section will be visible when the page loads, and can be hidden with a button that will appear before the text itself, accompanied by a warning. This feature relies on Javascript, so if it is not running on the web browser, the text will not be collapsible. These spoilers, called with {{tem|spoiler section}}, look like this: | ||
{{spoiler section| | {{spoiler section| | ||
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===New game spoilers=== | ===New game spoilers=== | ||
For recent games, the template {{tem|new game spoiler}} should be placed atop of articles or sections that contain spoilers of that game. The warning should also explain what exactly gets spoiled, so that readers can judge whether or not they want to continue. | For recent games, the template {{tem|new game spoiler}} should be placed atop of articles or sections that contain spoilers of that game. The warning should also explain what exactly gets spoiled, so that readers can judge whether or not they want to continue. These warnings look like this: | ||
{{new game spoiler}} | |||
===Implied spoiler warnings=== | ===Implied spoiler warnings=== | ||