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Xenothekid Since: Mar, 2016
#1: May 2nd 2024 at 4:22:33 AM

I've noticed some character profiles with spoiler tags in the headers, for example when a character's true name is a spoiler. Example:

Alice von Tropington

I'm guessing this falls under "no spoilers in the description/above content", but I just wanted to make sure.

Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#2: May 2nd 2024 at 9:14:52 AM

Correct, that's not allowed.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#3: May 2nd 2024 at 9:15:20 AM

nm

Edited by eroock on May 2nd 2024 at 6:19:14 PM

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#4: May 2nd 2024 at 9:36:52 AM

Moved to Wiki Talk because this belongs there and not Trope Talk.

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#5: May 2nd 2024 at 9:53:55 AM

Handling Spoilers:

On Characters pages, do not ever conceal the name of a character in a folder or header. You can use descriptors where the character's name would be an inherent spoiler (example: "The Killer").
Alternatively, you you can have "Alice (Major Spoilers)" as the folder name and keep the name header full.

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animuacid Animu from Suginomiya district Since: Jan, 2024
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#6: May 2nd 2024 at 10:15:14 AM

There are cases where spoilers in headers hide additional titles or nicknames instead of the true name.

In Genshin Impact, many characters have more than one title like with Nahida:

Nahida / Lesser Lord Kusanali / Blessed One of Wisdom, Mahakusaladhamma / Buer, the God of Wisdom

But in Characters.Genshin Impact Traveler And Paimon we have:

The Traveler / The Outlander / The Fourth Descender

That title of Fourth Descender is a reveal of the Sumeru Archon Quest. And it seems it will be relevant from then on.

WarJay77 Big Catch, Sparkle Edition (Troper Knight)
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#7: May 2nd 2024 at 10:17:36 AM

If it's a spoiler, it could just not be in the folder title. Or made into a separate folder pointing back at the og character folder.

Edited by WarJay77 on May 2nd 2024 at 1:18:20 PM

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Tabs Since: Jan, 2001
#8: May 2nd 2024 at 12:20:20 PM

It doesn't have to be in the header. And if it has to be under spoiler markup, it cannot be in the header. We're documenting tropes, not every name or title a character has.

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