# Hey! I love the new spoiler boxes. When did this happen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 27, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608 "2009-02-27T03:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/1 "2009-02-27T03:55:33Z")
Did I get it right? 20 bucks, same as uptown. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/2 "2009-02-27T04:02:09Z")
I caught them today and dig them as well. Be advised that when I moused over the thread and got the preview, the spoiler contents showed up. I don’t remember if it always did that or not. ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/3 "2009-02-27T04:10:53Z")
Yep, a new thing and I really like the way it works now. Hated the highlighting the whole box crap ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/4 "2009-02-27T04:26:53Z")
I think they just went live with them yesterday so you’re not too far behind the power curve. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/5 "2009-02-27T04:29:00Z")
I think the mouse-over problem was always there, no? God, anyone for a Monty Python segue? “Er, well some mates were passing around some cheese, and I thought I’d try a bit.” ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/6 "2009-02-27T04:38:55Z")
Yep, still got the mouse-over problem, but it beats having to highlight the whole spoiler box. Maybe they can work on that soon. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/7 "2009-02-27T04:44:18Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I think the mouse-over problem was always there, no? > > God, anyone for a Monty Python segue? > > “Er, well some mates were passing around some cheese, and I thought I’d try a bit.” In case anyone’s [curious.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK92NYwBMts) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/8 "2009-02-27T05:08:49Z")
One of the best parts is you can view spoiler boxes on an iphone now because of it…I think…let me go check. Yup, they do! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/9 "2009-02-27T05:10:09Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > I think they just went live with them yesterday so you’re not too far behind the power curve. Monday, actually, but it’s been a busy week. SkipMagic cooked up the new tag over the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/10 "2009-02-27T05:21:42Z")
Gah. I’ve lost an entire week. Has anyone seen my week? I know I left it here somewhere. \ ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/11 "2009-02-27T05:37:58Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > One of the best parts is you can view spoiler boxes on an iphone now because of it…I think…let me go check. > > Yup, they do! Yupp! It’s a godsend for us iPhone users. In fact, I first noticed it on my iPhone, and thought it was a new feature Apple threw in. Then I thought, did TPTB at SDMB turn on a new feature?! I thought they were both equally unlikely. But most welcome, nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/12 "2009-02-27T16:51:26Z")
This is quite cool 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/13 "2009-02-27T18:18:56Z")
Do we create them the same way as the old spoiler boxes? Lemme try . . . There was no red-headed man’s league. Crooks just wanted Jabez out of the way for awhile. Yup, no change! Nothing new for me to have to learn. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/14 "2009-02-28T09:23:01Z")
I havn’t been around for a while and only came back a couple months ago. I was wondering the same but felt to embarrassed to ask if it had been a standard thing for a year or so. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-i-love-the-new-spoiler-boxes-when-did-this-happen/487608/15 "2009-02-28T11:35:04Z")
So much nicer thatn the old boxes. I hated having to highlight the old ones.