Xeno Series Wiki:Spoiler policy

Xeno Series Wiki is an encyclopedia of knowledge relating to the Xeno series. As a result, in order to be useful and complete, we will include information that is considered spoilers. However, we also recognize that the Xeno series is heavily story-driven, and many users that are here for help with their gameplay wish to avoid spoilers until they can experience them by themselves. There is no easy way to resolve these two desires. As a result, we have this policy for how we treat spoilers.

Point 1: Only spoil when necessary
This point is best explained by example from another franchise: It may be true that Sheik is actually Zelda in disguise. But if the context is a list of songs that Sheik teaches Link, there is no need to bring it up. Mentioning the spoiler here adds nothing to the article.
 * Do not spoil content that is not necessary for understanding.

Point 2: Data is blind
Imagine that an item can only be traded by an NPC after a plot event forces them to relocate. This detail will be listed on the trading section of both the item's page and the NPC's page. In both cases, it is not feasible to hide the spoiler that the NPC will move - omitting it makes the page incomplete, while hiding it still reveals that something will happen to this NPC. As completeness is most important, we can only just list the data as it is.
 * If data provides a spoiler, there's nothing we can do.

Point 3: Warnings are impractical
It can be difficult to measure what exactly counts as a spoiler. The identity of a final boss obviously counts, but what about a major character dying in the first few hours of gameplay? How early must a plot twist be - or how widely known must it be - before it changes from "spoiler" to "common knowledge"? And how can a wiki possibly hide something that is spoiled by the mere existence of a page? Furthermore, users browsing a wiki about X should reasonably expect that there will be spoilers for X, and therefore should naturally be cautious. Rather than decide which pages or sections deserve spoiler warnings, it is better to place the entire wiki under a general "here be spoilers" disclaimer: specifically, this page.
 * Explicit spoiler warnings are hard to manage and arguably do not add anything.

Conclusion
The burden of avoiding spoilers falls on two sides: the wiki and the user. Here is how we have decided to make the distinction:
 * The wiki will avoid mentioning spoilers when not necessary for comprehension or completeness. The wiki may choose to take steps to hide spoilers, but not at the expense of usability.
 * The user will be aware that spoilers are present and unmarked, and browse accordingly.