Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24494906-20150912191702

I propose that we completely forbid the addition of spoilers to articles before the chapter has been released (i.e., an English scan becomes available). I know that there are sometimes small edits that aren't really spoilers, but there are also cases that important spoilers end up in the articles because the chapter has been released. I've been observing this for a while now and I think we cannot allow the status quo to continue. Some people show good judgement on what minor things can be added to pages before the chapter is released, but others add major spoilers without thinking of the consequences (like changing the status of a character).

The only exception would be the article about the chapter, as we're already using its comment section to discuss the chapter. All other pages would be taboo.

This is not a proposal to restrict the comments in the comment section.

What is the opinion of the community on this matter? I'm open for alternative proposals or tweaks to this proposal. We should also vote on it; if the majority in this thread rejects this proposal, it'll not be implemented.

If this rule is approved, we admins will have to enforce this rule if it will be approved by the community. This would mean we would first send a warning to editors violating this rule, and repeat offenders will be blocked.

I think there's a way to add a message in the editor. If this rule is approved, I'll look into how this message can be edited so that editors will be informed in the editor that it is forbidden to add spoilers to pages. 