This topic originally has been started by Lavindathar as
Suggestion For Regulars in BG&TOSC forum.
As it spawned a really resourceful discussion, I want to carry it over to the BG2 board.
The main point is: DO NOT SPOIL IF NOT ASKED FOR IT!
We all want to help, but some people just want general information. "Will I find a good axe soon?" does not necessarily mean: "What is the best Axe in the game and where do I find it?"
quite often you stumble upon a question, where some wise guy only gives hints, but does not reveal everything, but the next poster openly spoils, giving exact location, strategy etc.
I also suggest to use "ghost text" for spoilers (i.e. set the textcolor equal to the bgcolor).
To do this
use <font color="#3D2F1B"> and </font>
for example <font color="#3D2F1B">some text</font>
This text can be made visible by highlighting it like the line below.
Backstab Septuple Damage! Gotya!
The appropriate colors are "#44341D" for the light and "#3D2F1B" for the dark background of the postings.
So if we all could make use of that and be a little bit more careful with spoiling, I'm sure a lot of first-time players will be thankful.