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    Serial Killer X

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    The main antagonist in Condemned: Criminal Origins and a secondary antagonist in Condemned 2: Bloodshot.

    The page's headline is a spoiler. Is that right?

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    #1  Edited By Arkthemaniac

    The headline of this page gives the full identity of the killer. Shouldn't that be less obvious in the page?

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    #2  Edited By Endogene

    indeed, it is ok if it is in the Story section but the rest of the wiki should be spoiler free, at least that is how i remember it being said.

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    #3  Edited By Endogene

    oh wait a sec, this is a character page...
    I dont know now if this is ok or not, i am guessing it is.

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    #4  Edited By BiggerBomb

    That is a spoiler. I personally think spoilers don't belong in Wiki's, but that's not my decision to make.

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    #5  Edited By HandsomeDead

    If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there.

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    #6  Edited By BiggerBomb
    HandsomeDead said:
    "If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there."

    That is the reasoning why it is allowed there. I disagree with that.
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    #7  Edited By HandsomeDead
    BiggerBomb said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there."

    That is the reasoning why it is allowed there. I disagree with that."
    But why? The odds of someone playing that game, not reaching the part where he's revealed as Leland and then coming here and genuinely not expecting to find out who he is is pretty slim
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    #8  Edited By brukaoru

    When I write wikis I do say "may contain spoilers," myself. It's not a requirement, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

    If a person was to look up this character, they would want to know information about him, correct? I don't know how people can't expect to be spoiled.

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    #9  Edited By Endogene
    brukaoru said:
    "When I write wikis I do say "may contain spoilers," myself. It's not a requirement, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

    If a person was to look up this character, they would want to know information about him, correct? I don't know how people can't expect to be spoiled."
    I agree with you buraoru. Game Wikis the least spoilers as possible, character pages all info there is.
    I would really like to see official guidelines by the staff so that we would not have to ponder about this.
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    #10  Edited By Megalon
    brukaoru said:
    "When I write wikis I do say "may contain spoilers," myself. It's not a requirement, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

    If a person was to look up this character, they would want to know information about him, correct? I don't know how people can't expect to be spoiled."
    ^ This.
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    #11  Edited By breton

    For a game page, I could expect not to see spoilers(aside from plot section) - but a character page... eh.

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    #12  Edited By HandsomeDead
    Endogene said:
    "brukaoru said:
    "When I write wikis I do say "may contain spoilers," myself. It's not a requirement, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

    If a person was to look up this character, they would want to know information about him, correct? I don't know how people can't expect to be spoiled."
    I agree with you buraoru. Game Wikis the least spoilers as possible, character pages all info there is.
    I would really like to see official guidelines by the staff so that we would not have to ponder about this."
    I don't think there are official guidelines but when Jeff was talking about BioShock on the podcast a while back, didn't he say that with spoilers, you should be given several weeks or something then it doesn't matter?
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    #13  Edited By BiggerBomb
    Megalon said:
    "brukaoru said:
    "When I write wikis I do say "may contain spoilers," myself. It's not a requirement, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

    If a person was to look up this character, they would want to know information about him, correct? I don't know how people can't expect to be spoiled."
    ^ This."

    Fair enough, though this should be a requirement.
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    #14  Edited By Tanuki
    Endogene said:
    "brukaoru said:
    "When I write wikis I do say "may contain spoilers," myself. It's not a requirement, but I think it's a nice thing to do.

    If a person was to look up this character, they would want to know information about him, correct? I don't know how people can't expect to be spoiled."
    I agree with you buraoru. Game Wikis the least spoilers as possible, character pages all info there is.
    I would really like to see official guidelines by the staff so that we would not have to ponder about this."

    Agreed.  Character pages should definaitly have as much information as possible on them.  But game wikis I'm kinda torn on.  On one hand, if I'm in the IRC, and someone says "Hey, you should play this game, it's my favorite game of all time!" and I go into the wiki to see what kind of game it is I don't want to be spoiled just checking it out.  But at the same time, there's games like Metal Gear Solid where you might want to go to the wiki strictly to try and understand what the HELL is going on in that game.
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    #15  Edited By OmegaPirate
    HandsomeDead said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there."

    That is the reasoning why it is allowed there. I disagree with that."
    But why? The odds of someone playing that game, not reaching the part where he's revealed as Leland and then coming here and genuinely not expecting to find out who he is is pretty slim"
    That actually just happened with me - i just fought the bear :(
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    #16  Edited By HandsomeDead
    OmegaPirate said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there."

    That is the reasoning why it is allowed there. I disagree with that."
    But why? The odds of someone playing that game, not reaching the part where he's revealed as Leland and then coming here and genuinely not expecting to find out who he is is pretty slim"
    That actually just happened with me - i just fought the bear :("
    Ouch. May I ask, did you also play that bit and just be totally 'What the fuck...? A bear?'
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    #17  Edited By OmegaPirate

    Yeah - and also, forgive me for asking, i could be missing something, byut what exploded after you fired the one shot at it? i was totally confused

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    #18  Edited By BiggerBomb
    OmegaPirate said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there."

    That is the reasoning why it is allowed there. I disagree with that."
    But why? The odds of someone playing that game, not reaching the part where he's revealed as Leland and then coming here and genuinely not expecting to find out who he is is pretty slim"
    That actually just happened with me - i just fought the bear :("

    Did you wake up in the snow thinking...

    Why am I in the snow? How the fuck did I get here? Who was dragging me?

    I know I sure did.
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    #19  Edited By HandsomeDead
    OmegaPirate said:
    "Yeah - and also, forgive me for asking, i could be missing something, byut what exploded after you fired the one shot at it? i was totally confused"
    If it's the bit where you finally kill it, it's a conveniently placed gas canister.
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    #20  Edited By Endogene

    I can not wrap my mind around the concept that you fight a bear... i just can't.

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    #21  Edited By OmegaPirate
    BiggerBomb said:
    "OmegaPirate said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "HandsomeDead said:
    "If you're looking up the page, it's assumed you want as much information as possible, so even if it is a spoiler, it should be there."

    That is the reasoning why it is allowed there. I disagree with that."
    But why? The odds of someone playing that game, not reaching the part where he's revealed as Leland and then coming here and genuinely not expecting to find out who he is is pretty slim"
    That actually just happened with me - i just fought the bear :("

    Did you wake up in the snow thinking...

    Why am I in the snow? How the fuck did I get here? Who was dragging me?

    I know I sure did."
    Yup 100% confusion and i totally had the exact same thoughts - im glad i wasnt alone

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