BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Spoiler Tags

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** June 26, 2014 12:51 pm

Boardhost have introduced Spoiler tags to our forum, which means we no longer have to have special spoiler topics or to warn people in capitals or put tons of dots so that people have to scroll right to the bottom of your post to see the spoiler, we can just hide it.

It's pretty simple too. Just write:

[ spoiler ] (but without the spaces)

In front of the section of text that's spoilerish. Then, when you're finished, write:

[ / spoiler ] (again, without the spaces)

It produces a box which people have to click on to view the actual spoiler.

Example:

Sherlock isn't dead

Last edited by Sherlock Holmes (June 26, 2014 12:53 pm)

**Posted by Harriet** June 26, 2014 12:53 pm

Great idea! I cannot see though what exactly to write and how to end it.

Is it a bb code spoiler tag with square brackets?

Cross.
As I thought. Simple and good

Last edited by Harriet (June 26, 2014 12:54 pm)

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** June 26, 2014 12:55 pm

Yeah. Sorry, I fixed it. (See above!)

**Posted by Harriet** June 26, 2014 12:56 pm

Thanks, that's great!

**Posted by SolarSystem** June 26, 2014 1:31 pm

Oh, let me see if it works:

Mary kills Sherlock.

**Posted by Harriet** June 26, 2014 1:34 pm

Oh. That is quite new to me! No S4, then?

**Posted by SolarSystem** June 26, 2014 1:43 pm

Well...

And Sherlock fights his way back to life again because he knows that John is in danger.

**Posted by tonnaree** June 26, 2014 2:08 pm

Because Sherlock loves John more than anything else in the world.

**Posted by gently69** June 26, 2014 2:10 pm

Wow, didn't know that, tonnaree.

**Posted by tonnaree** June 26, 2014 2:39 pm

gently69 wrote:
Wow, didn't know that, tonnaree.

It's a well kept secret.

**Posted by Mattlocked** June 26, 2014 3:03 pm

Wow, I learned something new again.
And I just love you girls; so funny to read your spoilers!

**Posted by SolarSystem** June 26, 2014 4:33 pm

Spoiler concerning S4:

Johnlock will become canon.

**Posted by SusiGo** June 26, 2014 6:19 pm

Oh, this is great. Let me try it.

Even the composers ship Johnlock.

Last edited by SusiGo (June 26, 2014 6:20 pm)

**Posted by Mattlocked** June 26, 2014 6:23 pm

Every thread is a secret Johnlock thread

**Posted by Marta** June 26, 2014 6:42 pm

I want to try it, too

Moffat lies

**Posted by Harriet** June 26, 2014 6:47 pm

BBC wants Johnlock

**Posted by Russell** June 26, 2014 6:57 pm

Huh…. iiiinteresting! Especially in what instances would be good to use them… some threads themselves I can still see being spoilery by nature as a whole, and mentioned in title, but this is great for just bits here and there. Thanks!
Ha… and leave it to you guys to quickly turn it straight into a laugh.

**Posted by Harriet** June 26, 2014 6:59 pm

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**Posted by SolarSystem** June 26, 2014 7:37 pm

Harriet, I know other forums where in some threads people have almost all of their conversations in such spoiler boxes. It might eventually get a bit complicated when you start to quote people who wrote in spoiler tags and you want your own post to be only partially in a spoiler box.
But

not all of us want to know about Sherlock and John getting married in advance

so it's better to use a spoiler box here and there

even for things like Mary's death

if you know what I mean.

Last edited by SolarSystem (June 26, 2014 7:37 pm)

**Posted by Harriet** June 26, 2014 8:15 pm

What? You are too complicated for me now