Tolkien Gateway:Spoilers
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Spoilers on the Tolkien Gateway are permitted, and therefore all users are allowed to submit content that is considered a spoiler. This is considering that this is a Tolkien encyclopedia. Anybody who is worried about reading something that will spoil a story for them is advised to avoid most pages; however a lot articles are written in chronological order and therefore you can read up until ad far as you've read/seen.
In regards to the upcoming movies by Guillermo del Toro, no decision has yet been made by the community on how spoilers from the two movies should be treated.
[edit] Definition
A spoiler is any piece of information that reveals plot elements which some people may wish to remain unrevealed so that they may enjoy the source material to its fullest extent, without having any previous knowledge of the outcome. Some examples of spoilers would be the death of a major character or an unexpected plot twist.
