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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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== [[Template:Spoiler]] ==
== Hiding a spoiler ==
=== Example ===
This wiki uses a Spoiler template to hide images and text, spoiler information will appear blacked out. In order to enable or disable spoilers, click the <code>Spoilers</code> tab located at the top of an article.
{{Spoiler}}
=== How to use it ===
Place the following code: {{tl|Spoiler}}; at the top of any article.


=== When to use it ===
=== Spoiler template ===
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.
The Spoiler template designates a block of text as a spoiler, any spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user turns spoilers off.  


<pre>{{Spoiler|First parameter}}</pre>


== [[Template:Spoiler text]] ==
=== How to hide spoilers ===
{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and
Put the text to be marked as a spoiler in the first parameter of the template.
spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user selects "Hide Spoilers" on the {{tl|spoiler}} template.
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=== How to use it ===
<div style="border:1px solid #aaa; background:#F0F8FF; width=100%; padding:1em">'''Spoiler text example:'''
Pass the text to be marked as-spoiler as the first parameter of the template.  The above example was generated by:
<pre>{{Spoiler|Hidden text}}, visible text.</pre>
<pre>{{Spoiler text|The Spoiler text template designates a block of text as a spoiler and
{{Spoiler|Hidden text}}, visible text.</div><br /><div style="border:1px solid #aaa; background:#F0F8FF; width=100%; padding:1em">'''Spoiler image example:'''
spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user selects "Hide Spoilers" on the {{tl|spoiler}} template.
<pre>[[File:Wiki logo.png|left|thumb|{{Spoiler|Hidden caption text}}]]</pre>
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[[File:Wiki logo.png|left|thumb|{{Spoiler|Hidden caption text}}]]
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<p style="font-size:85%">''Note: This image has a caption wrapped by the template, therefore censoring both image and caption if spoilers are set to off.''</p></div>


=== When to use it ===
=== When to use the template ===
This template should be used for every piece of text that contains spoilers.
This template should be used for every piece of information that contains spoilers. To hide an image, simply define it within the first parameter or have its caption contain this template.


== 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.  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.
Discussion pages (including user-talk pages) should have an equal amount of care taken with regards to adding spoilers.


=== [[Help:IRC|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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Latest revision as of 19:40, 28 April 2011

Did you just stuff that Aperture Science Thing-We-Don't-Know-What-It-Does into an Aperture Science Emergency Intelligence Incinerator?
GLaDOS

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.

Hiding a spoiler

This wiki uses a Spoiler template to hide images and text, spoiler information will appear blacked out. In order to enable or disable spoilers, click the Spoilers tab located at the top of an article.

Spoiler template

The Spoiler template designates a block of text as a spoiler, any spoilers marked using this template will be hidden from view if a user turns spoilers off.

{{Spoiler|First parameter}}

How to hide spoilers

Put the text to be marked as a spoiler in the first parameter of the template.

Spoiler text example:
{{Spoiler|Hidden text}}, visible text.
Hidden text, visible text.


Spoiler image example:
[[File:Wiki logo.png|left|thumb|{{Spoiler|Hidden caption text}}]]
Hidden caption text

Note: This image has a caption wrapped by the template, therefore censoring both image and caption if spoilers are set to off.

When to use the template

This template should be used for every piece of information that contains spoilers. To hide an image, simply define it within the first parameter or have its caption contain this template.

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.