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This article is from the rec.arts.tv.soaps FAQ, by Margaret D. Gibbs gibbsm@ll.mit.edu with numerous contributions by others.

22. Spoiler protection (rec.arts.tv.soaps)

Sometimes people get advance notice of what's going to happen on a soap.
Some people like reading these spoilers; others would rather be surprised.
If you're going to post a spoiler, it's a good idea to protect the
information with 20 lines of blank space, as well as by putting
"SPOILER" in the subject line. The blank space will allow newsreaders
to stop displaying text in the post, until the reader intervenes.

If you're following up to a post with spoiler space, remember to
keep it in! And if you're following up to a post with a spoiler that
*isn't* protected by blank space, please add it to any response you
might make.

 

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