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== "Plot" vs "Plot summary" vs "Synopsis" ==

I have been looking at a lot of TV episode articles recently, and I have noticed the seemingly random use of the aforementioned terms for the storyline sections of the articles. Which one is preferable, and if one is, is it worth changing the articles to match it? Thanks. <fontspan facestyle="font-family:Verdana"; color=":#990000;"><b><i>–</i></b></fontspan> [[User:ARC Gritt|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Verdana"; color=":#FF6600;"><b><i>ARC Gritt</i></b></fontspan>]]^{<small>[[User talk:ARC Gritt|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Verdana"; color=":#FFCC33;"><b><i>TALK</i></b></fontspan>]]</small>} 00:08, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

:Synopsis is a summary of a plot, and has no spoilers. A plot is a summary of a story, and has spoilers. A plot summary is just redundant and should be changed. The "List of ____ episode" pages that have information about what happens in an episode (unless they're long) would be considered a synopsis. What you see on an episode page is generally a "plot". Like, that little bit on the back of a DVD box is a synopsis because it doesn't really spoiler anything for you, just gives you a basic overview. Synopses you would find in the lead paragraphs of the article, as the lead summarizes the whole article and shouldn't have any spoilers. Does that help? <span style="font-family:Tempus Sans ITC">[[User:Bignole|<small>'''<span style="background:Maroon;color:Gold"> &nbsp;BIGNOLE&nbsp;</span>'''</small>]]</span> <span style="font-family:Showcard Gothic">[[User talk:Bignole|<small>(Contact me)</small>]]</span> 00:45, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

:: Thanks! :) <fontspan facestyle="font-family:Verdana"; color=":#990000;"><b><i>–</i></b></fontspan> [[User:ARC Gritt|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Verdana"; color=":#FF6600;"><b><i>ARC Gritt</i></b></fontspan>]]^{<small>[[User talk:ARC Gritt|<fontspan facestyle="font-family:Verdana"; color=":#FFCC33;"><b><i>TALK</i></b></fontspan>]]</small>} 00:50, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

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