[Spoiler] tag for the forum?

[Zaphod]

There's the occasional bickering regarding which threads should be regarded spoiler-safe, and which are not. This tends to derail on-topic discussion with discussion about whether or not spoilers are on topic.

While a strict policy regarding spoilers should solve this, wouldn't it be easier to add a little bit of CSS trickery to the template implemanting a collapsible

Spoiler

tag? I'm sure there's a variety of existing solutions to choose from (for example this semi-official one).

Please consider.

 

[StefanS]

From moi pour toi (Scroll right down):

In case you want to discuss critical story elements, etc. by not spoiling parts of the games, here is the code to create spoiler tags:

[*color=#FDFDFD]This is a spoiler tag - the "*"[*/color].

e.g.
SPOILER:
This is a spoiler tag - the "*".

ALTERNATE VERSION
[*quote=Spoiler]
[*color=#ececec]This is a spoiler tag - the "*"[*/color][*/quote]

This is a spoiler tag - the "*"

 

[Zaphod]

Well, yes. Of course that's one way of doing it. However, as I have little faith in humanity, I think this is a little bit too inaccessible for it to garner widespread use amongst your forum hopefuls (edit: besides, it's not perfect for all skins)...

It (some bickering, that is) still tends to happen though, so (unless there are performance issues) I still think it's a good idea. Collapsible spoiler tags have other uses too; for example to hide inline code, images, post 'sidebars', and other such things that have their place in a thread, yet often clutter up readability.

 

[Mark]

Did you know that

Spoiler

Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's son?!

and that

Spoiler

Luke Skywaler and Princess Leia are twins?!

... wooo!

[noparse]

Spoiler

this is a spoiler hidden by a clickable button

[/noparse]

Spoiler

this is a spoiler hidden by a clickable button

 

[Zaphod]

Spoiler

Thanks. You guys rock!

Hey, lazy people! What's up with the 'B3D Console Forum User Manual' not being updated with this yet?!

Spoiler

<Digi>I kid, I kid...... </>

 

[Geo]

You see how you are? Why we should do any work for you when you just turn around and make *more* work from it. . .

 

[Zaphod]

Sorry... I'll be good from now on. Promise!

 

[Geo]

Nah, I was just practising my Jewish Mother imitation.

 

[Zaphod]

Yeah, I figured. However, Jewish women have never intimidated me (at lest not in that particular way...), so it was the grumpy old bearded man behind the imitation who got me scared straight!