"Nytemuse" <nytemuse at auros.org> said... > On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, David Goldfarb wrote: > > Um, I'm sorry, but if we have to use spoiler space for classic works > > of literature that are a half-century old, then we have to use spoiler > > space for EVERYTHING; and in my humble opinion that is just not reasonable. > > (I'm envisioning putting in spoiler space before talking about how > > Jesus came back from the dead....) > > Do you really make THAT many references to events in literature? This is > the first time, in the months that I've been on the list, that I've seen a > citation of plot w/o space. Besides, I don't care so much about the > actual 20 lines of blank space as I do of just mentioning in ONE LINE at > the beginning of the post that there are possible spoilers for some book, > which doesn't seem too _unreasonable_ to me. > Not everyone is obviously as advanced in literature and history as you. We already mentioned the rape scene from Lord Foul's Bane, we've had detailed descriptions of the Christian elements in Narnia, and we're currently discussing plot points to FHYA. All without spoiler spaces. And since the details of how Frodo lost a finger weren't given I wouldn't have thought it needed a spoiler space anyway. Baralier -- Good planning and organisation are just crutches for people who can't handle stress and caffeine. http://members.optushome.com.au/velvetspyder Costumier & Reprobate