Reading Spoiler Boxes

Factual Questions
1

I have searched the faq and messages, but I still can’t find out what is the easiest way to read spoiler boxes.

Thanks!

2

Highlight them with your cursor (i.e., click and drag over them). At least that is what I always do.

3

Even easier is to CTRL-click them.

4

Thanks! Works like a charm.

5

I know that “spoiler” (in general) refers to information that you might not want to know (like the plot or surprise end of a movie you haven’t seen yet). But what is a spoiler box?

6

This is:

A Spoiler Box

7

Spoiler boxes are like Dorothy’s ruby slippers: click three times, and the magic happens!

8

You can also highlight all the spoiler boxes in a thread at once by pressing ctrl+a or selecting Edit|Select All in your browser menu.

9

You create them like this:
{spoiler}Hide plot twist here.{/spoiler}
Replace curly brackets with and text with actual plot twist.

10

Thank you unix geek for asking a question I was to embarassed to ask.

May heaven’s finest blessings shower down upon you!

11

Normally I’d move this thread to ATMB because it’s about this message board. But since the question has been answered, I’ll just close it instead.

bibliophage
moderator GQ