In Re: Why is this code so much slower than the same algorithm in C? BrowserUK uses spoiler tags to avoid displaying the entire contents of the post "until the reader elects to view them", which the Readmore tags do not achieve (quoting and paraphrasing what he messaged me).

However, this really doesn't work as he intended when the spoiler tag is set to table mode (update: and reveal, div, and span as well) because the spoiler tag was never meant to be used like this. In table mode the background and foreground colors are the same -- e.g. black text on a black background -- so that the user has to select the contents to "see" them. Of course, this doesn't make a long post shorter and it makes large chunks of code really difficult to read. Try turning on table mode and then read BrowserUK's post to get the full effect to experience it first hand!

Given that the spoiler tag continues to be misused like this is there any chance we could get a new tag that behaves like the default settings for the spoiler tag? I'm not sure what to call it, though I can make some not so good suggestions: "ShowMore" or "Expand".

Or perhaps the opposite could be done by creating a "Summary" tag (or "Abstract") where a summary of a post could be placed. Then by default only that summary would be displayed with an option to show the entire post.

Thoughts?

Update: Or what about never auto-expanding Readmore tags?

Elda Taluta; Sarks Sark; Ark Arks

In reply to We need a second readmore tag so that people will stop misusing the spolier tag! by Argel
in thread spoiler tag "abuse" by BrowserUk

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