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in thread spoiler tag "abuse"

Is that permissible?

I would say that for the case at hand it is not only permissible but desirable. However, in general, I still think that using spoiler tags merely to shield readers' eyes from the horror of verbose code is not in line with the FFs' intent, current site doco not withstanding, and actually causes the readers more inconvenience than it purports to allay.

Anyway, as a saint, you should know that all things are permissible, but not all things are beneficial. :-) (I Cor 10:23)

Between the mind which plans and the hands which build, there must be a mediator... and this mediator must be the heart.

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Re^4: spoiler tag "abuse"
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 11, 2008 at 21:58 UTC
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Re^4: spoiler tag "abuse"
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 12, 2008 at 01:12 UTC
    I still think that using spoiler tags merely to shield readers' eyes from the horror of verbose code is not in line with the FFs' intent, current site doco not withstanding, and actually causes the readers more inconvenience than it purports to allay.

    What a croc!

    The whole reason for this thread is because one person is all a lather, because it is inconvenient to him to see that verbose code. But, it is somehow okay for everyone else to suffer that inconvenience, so long as he doesn't. And I'm the one showing hubris?

    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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      Howdy!

      One person raised the issue. It Does Not Follow that no one else cares about the matter. Perhaps they don't have anything to add, so they simply say nothing. Just to be clear, I find the complaint to have merit (the one about tag misuse). Clearly, from this thread, I'm not alone. That's rather more than "one person"; you don't get a free pass to dismiss the concern that way.

      The bottom line is that you *did* use spoiler tags for other than their intended purpose. That intent can be seen as patronizing -- "protecting" us from something "inconvenient".

      ...so, I decide to not remain silent, as that would encourage you to presume my consent in matters where you would be completely mistaken.

      yours,
      Michael Spikey Mace of Quiet Reason
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      Well I don't know who's in a lather about what, and I try to stay out of the business of saying who has hubris.

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