Template talk:Spoiler

Spoiler policy

This template was asked for for a while, especially around sets with big story reveals. Now that it's been added, it raises the question: what is the policy on when to use it? Say the final story of Murders at Karlov Manor releases and this template is added to Trostani's article. Do we keep it up until the set releases? Or until the next premiere set? Or a period of time, like a month? Maybe there are policies at other wikis we could lean on for guidance? Happy to hear thoughts. RudleyDudley (talk) 06:38, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

I don't personally have a horse in this race, but for what it's worth I think "until the next premier set" is a good guideline. Gives people a couple of months to get caught up. --Inktog (talk) 03:03, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

Same - no strong opinions on this since the whole wiki is basically a huge spoiler, but I guess timing has to be calculated into the use of such a tag.--Varghedin (talk) 08:17, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

For me this is not necessary. But for the record: in my opinion it's only a spoiler if the information hasn't been released on the official website yet. --Hunter (talk) 08:28, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

I think it's fair for someone to start a set's story late, be curious about a name they see, and look up the character, without wanting to be spoiled if it turns out the character dies or is revealed to be the big bad or something. I just don't see any downside to warning people of potential story spoilers. RudleyDudley (talk) 11:15, 3 August 2025 (UTC)

I don't think this template has a purpose here. The purpose of an encyclopedia is to document subjects comprehensively, and readers should expect "spoilers" as a baseline. I find these two arguments from Wikipedia:Spoiler particularly persuasive:

• Sections that frequently contain spoiler warnings—such as plot summaries, episode lists, character descriptions, etc.—were already clearly named to indicate that they contain plot details. Therefore, further disclaimers would be redundant and unnecessary. As an aside, this also serves as an argument against the overuse of extremely generic section headings like "Description". The whole article is describing the subject—what aspect of the subject is the specific section about?
• Labeling a plot detail as a spoiler would require editors to use their own subjective opinions to interpret the significance of a plot detail and its likelihood of altering the enjoyment of the work of fiction. This would be a violation of Wikipedia's core policies of no original research, verifiability, and neutral point of view.

Corveroth (talk) 18:50, 3 August 2025 (UTC)