8) Spoiler Protection (David Weber)
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This article is from the David Weber FAQ, by Cynthia Gonsalves/Daniel Bernstein with numerous contributions by others.
8) Spoiler Protection (David Weber)
* 8.1. Not all of us in the newsgroup are able to get (and
devour) David's latest works promptly (e.g. if you live in
small towns or outside of the North American book
distribution system). Others wait until the hardback books
get released in paperback before they can join in the
discussions.
* 8.2. Many of us participate in other newsgroups and mailing
lists where spoiler protection is invoked. With Baen's
practice of posting a substantial number of sample chapters
online well before release of the books, the possibility of
inflicting spoilage on people who want to devour the book
all at once upon release or are waiting for paperback
release has now gotten too high. If you want to share
spoilerish commentary with the newsgroup, it would be
appreciated if you to note that clearly in the subject
header with a [spoiler] tag and include 25 blank lines and a
control-L before any of your comments or quotes of other
people's postings.
o 8.2.1. Someone recently quoted some material found on a
web site without clearly noting spoilage content and
many of us were not happy with the result. Con reports
seem to be especially suspect.
o 8.2.2. And of course, all the spoiler tags and blank
lines are useless if your subject heading is a blatant
spoiler! Discretion is the better part of valor.
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