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Originally Posted by Tk3997
I disagree totally, particularly if the idea is reveal it at some point during a fic. There is no need, nor is it necessarily a good idea to reveal all of a characters background and past in a profile. Particularly if it might spoil some planned plot point, all that's needed really is to provide an overview of the characters basic characteristics at some point in time.
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Point. Perhaps critical was a strong word. Yes, if you plan it to be some surprise reveal in your point in a fic, then having it in the profile would spoil the surprise. However if you don't plan to have it be a plotpoint in your fic (or if you don't care about the spoiler), then writing such information in the profile gives other authors more options in their works should they choose to.
Personally, I see these profiles as wiki pages. They provide background information for people to work with.