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Reminder that we have 10 days left until deadline for consensus. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:59, 4 February 2023 (UTC) | Reminder that we have 10 days left until deadline for consensus. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:59, 4 February 2023 (UTC) | ||
Stop me if this is stupid, but [[User:Schreibenheimer|Schreibenheimer]] and [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]], you've given me an idea: can't we just have spoiler-allowed "Upcoming releases" sections for ''everyone''? Perhaps this is unworkable from a technological standpoint, but if all cast and crew pages (or even just all pages in general, barring series etc.) had expandable Spoilers sections as a matter of course, then their existence wouldn't itself imply anything. [[User:LauraBatham|LauraBatham]]'s hypothetical of the disappointed Yates enjoyer can't be ''entirely'' prevented by this solution, but I think that's really just an inevitable instance of transitional growing pains inherent in a policy change, and hopefully could be made less of a hazard with some good wording at the section header. | |||
As for DWM, I don't read it myself (chalk one up for the "casual fans"), but it's my understanding that most of the "spoilers" contained within are not exactly groundbreaking stuff, with anything truly big getting picked up, as [[User:FractalDoctor|FractalDoctor]] observed, by mainstream news. The existence of people who are devoted fans of the show but don't want ''any'' spoilers or previews is well-documented, but I'm having trouble imagining someone who 1. frequents this wiki, where 2. they would happily browse '''spoiler-marked''' pages for bombshell announcements like "David Tennant returns as the Doctor!!!", but 3. draw the line at bubble-wrap monster manufacturing secrets from DWM's ninety-sixth Exclusive Interview with a costume designer. | |||
And returning to the original issue under discussion, taking [[Ncuti Gatwa]] as an example case: if you've found yourself at that URL, the conspicuous non-existence of the page is rather less effective than the archetypical "Move along, nothing to see here," and the bit about his name being the top search here for months is indicative of the sad truth that we can't control the whole world; I myself have been spoiled for all sorts of things by seeing Google search suggestions, and I think eventually you just have to bow to reality, chuck a "Spoilers!" banner up top, and create the damn page. [[User:Starkidsoph|Starkidsoph]] [[User talk:Starkidsoph|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 12:00, 9 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
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