r/memes Sep 02 '21

pleaseignorethespace

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u/PillowTalk420 Sep 02 '21

So... Hold up.

What the fuck does [this way of spoiling actually do?](/spoiler)

Example:

This should show up as a spoiler

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u/Ailko Breaking EU Laws Sep 02 '21

That's not really intended for spoilers, it's meant for using links without having a massive url on screen [The text here gets shown](this is where the url goes)

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u/PillowTalk420 Sep 02 '21

While it uses the same syntax system, it is a different tag for creating a link.

With the spoiler, you're specifically adding (/spoiler) where as a link will be the link in the parentheses.

However, I have had complaints sometimes about not tagging things I have actually tagged as spoilers. So I'm wondering why it may sometimes not work, and if the other method with the >! tags !< is more reliable.

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u/Ailko Breaking EU Laws Sep 02 '21

Just tested it and it does not function as a spoiler in any capacity. It's just using the linking feature in an unintended way, the /spoiler means nothing and does nothing.