How To Do Spoiler Alerts - Or More Accurately How N O T To Do Them ...

[sunny-dave]

What you DON'T do is put the actual spoiler in the original post ie here.

It is so very easy to accidentally see the original post when looking at the front page of AB in general or any specific topic.

You put something really anodyne here, "spoiler follows" say, and then post the real spoiler detail in a reply to your own post.

[pixie373]

I hope Father Christmas is real! Or I'll have some very disappointed children on Christmas day:-(

[ELVIS68]

I believe you Peter

[Graham-W]

Copy and paste the post int ROT13.com, the copy and paste back again to disguise the spoiler.
Lbh pbhyq nyjnlf tvir gur fcbvyre va ebg13 naq qverpg gur ernqre gb http://www.rot13.com/ sbe gur erfhyg.

[sunny-dave]

Trout Mask Replica ahoy ... :)

[Graham-W]

'tis the mad captain himself, Dave.

[tonyav]

Ahoy, Captain Beefheart.

[Graham-W]

Ah. Sometimes it's the Captain. Sometimes it's his mate, Frank.