Re^3: black tags

[Tanktalus]

To take it to the next step of using tags to describe content rather than behaviour, the tag would be named "spoiler". And then the CSS could, by default, black it out. And individual users could override that by setting it to do something else. e.g., put the word "SPOILER!" in front, and mark it as blue on yellow. In italics. Or something.

Obscure is an action. Spoiler is a class of text. Mere semantics, but we're accustomed to semantics when naming methods and variables ;->

[ChemBoy]

Indeed. This would also allow us to reserve <code class=obscure> for some of our less-helpful answers or in-jokes. ;-)

[ww]

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You're right, Tank; "obscure" is a verb (tho I guess I was thinking of it as shorthand for "obscuration").

But "spoiler" is better... maybe the developers will incorporate it, as it's clear (in this context)and eminently remember-able!

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[ChrisR]

I may be wrong here but isn't obscure also an adjective?
From google:
not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
dark: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
confuse: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
hidden: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
apart(p): remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"

Oops...
I replied to the wrong node. This was meant for Re^4: black tags.

[Tanktalus]

While that may be true, the usage in this thread was not quite in line with the adjective. It was meant more as a command.

Further, "obscure" under any definition is still a description of what is to be done (similar to "black") when a CSS tag could do any of these (black it out, blur it out) or anything else, too. Using a tag of "spoiler" is still a description of the text within the tags, allowing the CSS to do whatever the CSS wants and still make sense, which is what CSS was intended for.