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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. | 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. | ||
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{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user turns spoilers on.}} | |||
{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and | |||
spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user | |||
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=== How to use it === | === 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: | Pass the text to be marked as-spoiler as the first parameter of the template. The above example was generated by: | ||
<pre>{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and | <pre>{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user turns spoilers on.}}</pre> | ||
spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user | |||
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=== When to use it === | === When to use it === | ||
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== Around the Wiki community == | == Around the Wiki community == | ||
=== Discussion pages === | === Discussion pages === | ||
Discussion pages (including user-talk pages) should have an equal amount of care taken with regards to adding spoilers | Discussion pages (including user-talk pages) should have an equal amount of care taken with regards to adding spoilers. | ||
=== [[Help:IRC|IRC]] === | === [[Help:IRC|IRC]] === | ||
Revision as of 04:48, 26 April 2011
| “ | You're kidding me. Did you just stuff that Aperture Science Thing-We-Don't-Know-What-It-Does into an Aperture Science Emergency Intelligence Incinerator? — GLaDOS
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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.
{{Spoiler text}}
The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user turns spoilers on.
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:
{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user turns spoilers on.}}
When to use it
This template should be used for every piece of text that contains spoilers.
Around the Wiki community
Discussion pages
Discussion pages (including user-talk pages) should have an equal amount of care taken with regards to adding spoilers.
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.
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