From: inverseparadox@comcast.net   
      
   Sunnie wrote:   
      
   > Chris Kern wrote:   
      
   >> (One side note -- something I haven't considered in these threads   
   >> is spoilers.  I personally don't think we need to worry about   
   >> avoiding spoilers or doing spoiler space; certainly everyone who is   
   >> posting to the threads has seen the entire series.)   
   >   
   > I don't think it's a problem, as we rarely discuss too much beyond   
   > the episode at hand, and clearly, given that we've listed what the   
   > episode is in the title, it's obvious what the content will be.   
   > Definitely don't need to worry about it, even if there are people   
   > lurking who haven't seen the whole series--they know exactly what   
   > episode is going to be discussed, etc.   
      
   I'm not going to raise a stink about it, because I don't think it's   
   likely to be a problem in this case, but I do want to note once again   
   that a mention in the Subject line is *not* - is never - enough to   
   justify omitting spoiler space, because A) some people (like me)   
   habitually just hit "next unread message" after finishing reading each   
   post - and thus will see the body of the message before having the   
   chance to look at the Subject line, in many cases, and B) some people   
   use (by choice or necessity) newsreaders which do not give them the   
   option to see the Subject line of a message before opening the body in   
   the first place - so by the time they're in a position to see the   
   Subject line, they've almost certainly already seen the body of the   
   post.   
      
   As I said, I don't think it's likely to be a problem in this case (for a   
   number of different reasons), but I don't like to let the assumption   
   that "everyone will always look at the Subject line before opening the   
   message, or if they don't it's their own fault" go by uncorrected.   
      
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          The Wanderer   
      
   Warning: Simply because I argue an issue does not mean I agree with any   
   side of it.   
      
   Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.   
      
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