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Pikipedia aims to have full coverage of the aspects in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], within reason. As such, it will contain information that could spoil the experience a player gets when they try a part of the game for the first time by themselves. Such information is considered a '''spoiler'''. | Pikipedia aims to have full coverage of the aspects in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], within reason. As such, it will contain information that could spoil the experience a player gets when they try a part of the game for the first time by themselves. Such information is considered a '''spoiler'''. | ||
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==Major spoilers== | ==Major spoilers== | ||
Whenever possible, Pikipedia attempts to hide or warn about major spoilers. The definition of a major spoiler is vague, but in general, a reward for a difficult challenge, an important aspect of the storyline ( | Whenever possible, Pikipedia attempts to hide or warn about major spoilers. The definition of a major spoiler is vague, but in general, a reward for a difficult challenge, an important aspect of the storyline (especially near the end of a game), or a solution to an important puzzle or deep secret will likely be considered a major spoiler. Pikipedia wants to bring information to the readers while, at the same time, keeping them safe from having their most important gameplay moments spoiled. But for the sake of the encyclopedic value of the wiki, as well as the convenience of most readers, these anti-spoiler warnings and measures will be '''minimal'''. | ||
==Recent games== | ==Recent games== | ||
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After six months have passed, these new game warnings are removed in order to make the wiki more streamlined. In theory, this period is long enough so that most players to already know about most of the game's plot, secrets, and solutions by that point. | After six months have passed, these new game warnings are removed in order to make the wiki more streamlined. In theory, this period is long enough so that most players to already know about most of the game's plot, secrets, and solutions by that point. | ||
For other details about new game content, including handling of leaks, see [[Pikipedia:New game policy]]. | |||
==Handling spoilers== | ==Handling spoilers== | ||
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Another point in which it would be ideal to decrease spoilers is when a certain game's page refers to spoilers in a different game. For instance, on the page for ''Pikmin 3'''s final boss, the [[Plasm Wraith]], there's not much point in avoiding spoilers, seeing that if the reader is reading this, they know they will receive all sorts of ''Pikmin 3'' spoilers. But the reader may not be willing to have their ''Pikmin'' or ''Pikmin 2'' experience spoiled, so information about major spoilers in those games should be minimized. | Another point in which it would be ideal to decrease spoilers is when a certain game's page refers to spoilers in a different game. For instance, on the page for ''Pikmin 3'''s final boss, the [[Plasm Wraith]], there's not much point in avoiding spoilers, seeing that if the reader is reading this, they know they will receive all sorts of ''Pikmin 3'' spoilers. But the reader may not be willing to have their ''Pikmin'' or ''Pikmin 2'' experience spoiled, so information about major spoilers in those games should be minimized. | ||
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