Help:Spoilers

The Portal series is heavily story-based, as such any information regarding the story may be damaging to the experience of new players or players of whom have not completed the game. To reduce the exposure of Spoilers to players, there are guidelines and practices we have in regards to spoilers.

How to use it
Place the following code: Spoiler; at the top of any article.

When to use it
The Spoiler Alert box should be used on any article that contains information relating to the Storyline of the Portal series or anything a player is likely to wish to discover themselves. It should always be placed at the top of an article.

How to use it
Pass the text to be marked as-spoiler as the first parameter of the template. The above example was generated by:

When to use it
This template should be used for every piece of text that contains spoilers.

Discussion pages
Discussion pages (including user-talk pages) should have an equal amount of care taken with regards to adding spoilers. Always use both-templates when posting spoilers on a discussion page, however place the Template:Spoiler at the top of the section that contains spoilers - not atop the page.

IRC
On the Wiki IRC channel, there is a strict no-spoilers policy. Anybody who posts spoilers in the channel will receive a 24-hour ban. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned.