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== Spoiler Policy ==
The Coppermind deals with spoilers in three stages:
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# After a book's release, content from it may be added freely. However, for a period of time after the book is released, all pages with content from the book ''must'' be tagged with a spoiler warning, with {{t|spoilers|''first book code from [[Template:B]]''|''second book code from [[Template:B]]''|''etc.''}}. For example, if an article contains spoilers for ''[[{{b|sa3.5}}|{{b|sa3.5|text=y}}]]'', you would add {{t|spoilers|sa3.5}}. If spoilers from ''[[{{b|sa4}}]]'' are then added, you would change this to {{t|spoilers|sa3.5|sa4}} and, once the ''[[{{b|sa3.5}}|{{b|sa3.5|text=y}}]]'' spoiler period is over, you would then change this {{t|spoilers|sa4}}. Once the ''[[{{b|sa4}}]]'' spoiler period is over, the template can be removed completely (assuming new books haven't been added). If only one section of a page contains spoilers, you may instead place the spoiler tag at the start of that section.▼
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# After the above period has passed, all standard spoiler tags may be removed. Articles that contain extensive spoilers may be given a custom spoiler tag.▼
|- class="title"
!rowspan=2 width=100px |Length
!colspan=2 |Setting
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!width=100px |Cosmere
!width=100px |Non-cosmere
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!Novel
|style="text-align:center;" |6 months
|style="text-align:center;" |3 months
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!Novella
|style="text-align:center;" |3 months
|style="text-align:center;" |2 months
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!Short story
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |1 month
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== Editing before a book is released ==
Though spoilers are not allowed on the Coppermind before a book is released, if content is released before a book's official publication, editors are encouraged to work on this new content in a word processing application on their computer or in a Google doc. When this occurs, the [[Coppermind:Keepers|Keepers]] will provide a method for tracking who is working on what, so that editors don't have to worry about duplicating someone else's work. When copying work from off-wiki to the Coppermind, remember to double check that your apostrophes are straight, not curly (working in a text file—<code>.txt</code> file extension—should avoid this problem).
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