spoiler space

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
spoiler space


   [also spoiler spoo or spoiler protection] A screenful of blank or
   spacer lines deliberately inserted in a message following a {spoiler}
   warning, so the actual spoiler can't be seen without hitting a key.
   Formfeeds used to be used for this, but are now rare because so many
   people read news through Web interfaces on which they have no good
   interpretation.
    

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