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Omega Tyrant (talk | contribs) (→SmashWiki is not an image hosting service: After this latest mess with a single user uploading hundreds of images for a user page and then leaving us a huge speedy delete backlog, making it clear for people to use external images instead if they really need so many personal images.) |
Omega Tyrant (talk | contribs) (→SmashWiki is not spoiler-safe: Making this note, after it was brought up in the Discord of certain articles excessively spoiling non-Smash stuff when they didn't need to, and everyone there agreeing this policy isn't for making that content acceptable.) |
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As a consequence of the above, note a few words of warning: | As a consequence of the above, note a few words of warning: | ||
#This policy applies equally regardless of how long ago a game was released - indeed, if a [[leak]] occurs prior to a game's release, it will be documented and possibly publicized whether it includes unlockable content or not. Users who wish to remain unspoiled about upcoming or recently-released games should refrain from browsing the wiki. | #This policy applies equally regardless of how long ago a game was released - indeed, if a [[leak]] occurs prior to a game's release, it will be documented and possibly publicized whether it includes unlockable content or not. Users who wish to remain unspoiled about upcoming or recently-released games should refrain from browsing the wiki. | ||
#The ''Smash | #The ''Smash'' games themselves care little for concealing spoilers relating to its represented series. A major example is [[Sheik]]'s true identity, which is a major plot point in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', but treated as common knowledge by all the ''Smash Bros.'' games in gameplay and supplemental material (such as trophy descriptions). As a result, users should be aware of the possibility of cross-series spoilers, and browse accordingly. | ||
With that said, this policy does not mean that articles should flagrantly spoil content for non-Smash games, such as describing important plot points in a character's home game within an origin section on their article, when it is not necessary to explain something within ''Smash''. Ideally, editors should avoid writing spoilers into articles that are of no relevance to ''Smash''. | |||
===SmashWiki is not tech support=== | ===SmashWiki is not tech support=== | ||
