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bobber205
Dec 26, 2006, 01:06 PM
Often forums have "spoilers" tag, little parts of your post that become visible after you click a button....

On here we have no such thing. ;)
I and others have text be white to avoid any spoilerific info from getting out to people who don't want to read it.

But when you quote someone, the text shows up and no color will make it "invisible" again.

Is there a way to get these "spoiler" tags? I can post an example of a forum that has them if need be. :D


longofest
Dec 26, 2006, 03:24 PM
If you could provide a link to a forum that has it that is vBulletin based, and we can check it out, but no promises.
vniow
Dec 26, 2006, 03:32 PM
On here we have no such thing. ;)
I and others have text be white to avoid any spoilerific info from getting out to people who don't want to read it.

But when you quote someone, the text shows up and no color will make it "invisible" again. Proved you wrong... <- highlight

Yes you can, its just not widely known. The colours #fafafa are used for the invisatext and #eeeeee are for quotes. A spoler button would be nice though to make the whole process easier and not have it dependent on the quoting poster.
Kwyjibo
Dec 26, 2006, 03:39 PM
http://vbmodder.com/forums/f13/x-men-3-spoilers-19.html
bobber205
Dec 26, 2006, 03:44 PM
This is what I was thinking of:
http://www.anime-forums.com/showpost.php?p=1444382&postcount=48
MacNut
Dec 26, 2006, 05:06 PM
This would come in handy for the new season of 24.:)
MacNut
Dec 26, 2006, 05:30 PM
It appears that there might be a mod for vbulletin to use spoiler tags.
jsw
Dec 26, 2006, 06:38 PM
One could always quote the spoiler info, like so:
Here's some really tasty info about MacWorld 2007. I was chatting with Steve over a biscotti, and he mentioned that...
When quoted, the spoiler is not included.

So, in essence, the "spoiler tag" is just ...spoiler text....
mkrishnan
Dec 26, 2006, 06:41 PM
Is anyone really going to have the guts to click on Mad Jew's Show Me™ button? :o

I guess it's a kind of neat and harmless enough feature. I like invisitext because it's more snide, but I'm just sayin'... :)
MacNut
Dec 26, 2006, 06:44 PM
But if I get an email response the quote text is still there.
iMeowbot
Dec 26, 2006, 06:51 PM
But if I get an email response the quote text is still there.

Now there's something I haven't thought about in a long time. Mail and news programs used to treat a form feed (^L) as a spoiler marker. I wonder if current mail software still pays attention to that - probably not, it was too simple and useful to survive.
bobber205
Dec 26, 2006, 06:54 PM
Above comment is valid.

And sometimes if a spoiler is at the end of the post and is only one line, it's easy to miss.
MACDRIVE
Dec 26, 2006, 11:15 PM
This is what I was thinking of:
http://www.anime-forums.com/showpost.php?p=1444382&postcount=48

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /showpost.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

As you can see, your link doesn't work.
jsw
Dec 26, 2006, 11:16 PM
As you can see, your link doesn't work.It does for me, and I'm not a member there.
MACDRIVE
Dec 26, 2006, 11:20 PM
It does for me, and I'm not a member there.

I tried it again and same message. Whatever a spoiler tag is, I don't think we need it anyway. MR already has state-of-the-art forum software.
MacNut
Dec 26, 2006, 11:29 PM
I tried it again and same message. Whatever a spoiler tag is, I don't think we need it anyway. MR already has state-of-the-art forum software.Sure we do, just wait for the "24" thread to get going again and hear the people complain that they haven't watched the episode yet.:rolleyes:
bobber205
Dec 26, 2006, 11:35 PM
I tried it again and same message. Whatever a spoiler tag is, I don't think we need it anyway. MR already has state-of-the-art forum software.

http://www.anime-forums.com/showpost.php?p=1444382&postcount=48

Did you look there?
ravenvii
Dec 26, 2006, 11:40 PM
Another vote for a "SPOILERS - CLICK TO SHOW" button or whatever. Another forum I occasionally go to just got this feature, and it's nice. The forum is based on phpBB though, so it's not much help here.

A simple blabla which basically makes a quote field, and makes the font color #eeeeee, but changes the "quote" to "spoilers" above the box would do for a quick solution.

Well, I say it's simple, but I'm no Perl programmer, so I wouldn't know :p
MacNut
Dec 26, 2006, 11:40 PM
http://www.anime-forums.com/showpost.php?p=1444382&postcount=48

Did you look there?Slightly off topic but is that the first time that site has used vbulletin, they seem kinda lost.
MACDRIVE
Dec 26, 2006, 11:52 PM
Oh I think I've figured out what a spoiler is. They're those captions you get when you're scrolling over a thread title right?

I HATE THOSE THINGS. :mad:
MacNut
Dec 27, 2006, 12:10 AM
Oh I think I've figured out what a spoiler is. They're those captions you get when you're scrolling over a thread title right?

I HATE THOSE THINGS. :mad:No a spoiler is something that some people might not want to read. Like say the ending to a movie.
ravenvii
Dec 27, 2006, 12:13 AM
No a spoiler is something that some people might not want to read. Like say the ending to a movie.

Or who died in Final Fantasy VII!

Oops, did I say too much?!

*runs away*
TheAnswer
Dec 27, 2006, 12:41 AM
This actually would be great in threads for TV shows, movies, etc.

Maybe it could be tested just in a couple of threads (like the 24 thread) to try it out?
mad jew
Dec 27, 2006, 12:55 AM
It could be fun making people jump through hoops before being able to read posts.


Is anyone really going to have the guts to click on Mad Jew's Show Me™ button? :o


I'll click on yours if you click on mine...
Mechcozmo
Dec 27, 2006, 01:55 AM
I have a suggestion: just use ROT-13. Linkety (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rot13)

Run this text in the Terminal: "tr A-Za-z N-ZA-Mn-za-m" (copy/paste everything within the quotes)

You get the insertion point on the line below. Type what you want to transcode, then press Return.

An example of this might be:
"In the latest 42, Wnpx dies! Oh, noes!"
Sticking "Wnpx" into the above instructions, and you get "Jack".

This would work because, as Wikipedia says: "The algorithm is used in online forums as a means of hiding joke punchlines, puzzle solutions, movie and story spoilers, and offensive materials from the casual glance."

It could be fun making people jump through hoops before being able to read posts.

Haven't actually done this, but my current favorite idea is to ROT-13 the text, paste it into TextEdit, take a screenshot, save the file, zip the file, and then post it on a slow server.
Probably best for everyone that I never get a chance to implement that...
bobber205
Dec 27, 2006, 02:00 AM
Slightly off topic but is that the first time that site has used vbulletin, they seem kinda lost.

That's me your dissin'! ;)

That's just ONE post. What did you mean?
mad jew
Dec 27, 2006, 02:07 AM
Haven't actually done this, but my current favorite idea is to ROT-13 the text, paste it into TextEdit, take a screenshot, save the file, zip the file, and then post it on a slow server.
Probably best for everyone that I never get a chance to implement that...


Brilliant idea. Now, how can we make it compulsory?
MacNut
Dec 27, 2006, 02:07 AM
That's me your dissin'! ;)

That's just ONE post. What did you mean?No I was digging thru the site and it looks like they are new to it.
Mechcozmo
Dec 27, 2006, 02:25 AM
Brilliant idea. Now, how can we make it compulsory?

Government-mandated RFID chips implanted into people's brains. People will just do it without knowing why. Best part is, the chip can be updated by satellite.
bobber205
Dec 27, 2006, 02:25 AM
I always though it was pretty good. It's most 2nd most visited site, second only to MR of course! :D
Flowbee
Dec 27, 2006, 02:39 AM
No I was digging thru the site and it looks like they are new to it.

Looks like a regular vBulletin site to me. :confused:
bobber205
Dec 27, 2006, 02:47 AM
Looks like a regular vBulletin site to me. :confused:

Same. :rolleyes: (he must not like anime or is used to the greatness of MR)
MacNut
Dec 27, 2006, 05:28 AM
Same. :rolleyes: (he must not like anime or is used to the greatness of MR)Im referring to this thread. http://www.anime-forums.com/showthread.php?t=59378
solvs
Dec 27, 2006, 01:09 PM
Why not just wait until after the show is over or you've seen the movie to click on the link? I don't even look for a spoiler tag, I just automatically assume there will be. That's what I do for the Lost thread, or any threads for movies I've haven't seen yet.
eva01
Dec 27, 2006, 01:31 PM
I love the spoiler tag system. I may implement it into my site, I did at one point and removed for some reason, probably an upgrade to vB
MacNut
Dec 27, 2006, 02:51 PM
This actually would be great in threads for TV shows, movies, etc.

Maybe it could be tested just in a couple of threads (like the 24 thread) to try it out?Well if we are gonna test it out can we do it before January, 14 in time for 24, day 6 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=245470) to start.
rdowns
Dec 27, 2006, 03:04 PM
Well if we are gonna test it out can we do it before January, 14 in time for 24, day 6 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=245470) to start.

Or we can just be adult and not view a thread about a TV show until you've watched the ep.

I Tivo 24 and watch on the weekends and avoid the thread until then.