[HP4GU-FAQ] Me too - FINALLY!

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Hi --

"McNie, Margaret" wrote:

> I'm thrilled to report that I logged onto the internet last night for
> the first time from my home PC. I finished my messages 3851-4200 and
> uploaded my file.

Thanks!!

> Now I will start work on my FAQs but I'm still waiting for some
> guidance on what we want to include, etc. My two are people so do I
> include some basic background like job, physical description, place in
> the story? Then a list of FAQs or discussion points? Do we just
> summarize the thinking or include specific messages? Do we need to
> note the message numbers? HELP!

Well, I think what I would envision (not that my vision should be the
end goal necessarily) would be a basic character sketch (sort of along
the lines of what people have been doing so far for the weekly
discussions, drawing from all 4 books).  I guess I would include basic,
indisputable factual info in the first paragraph or two (or more).
Then, I'd start analyzing some of the more controversial aspects of
their personality, their role in the books so far, what's predicted to
happen to them, that sort of thing.  This latter aspect will take quite
alot for complex characters such as Snape.  Lupin might be easier since
he's not mentioned at all in the first 2 books and only briefly in GoF.
For Dumbledore, obviously you'll get the fun of devoting a paragraph or
more to the different theories of what that "gleam in his eye" might
mean.

I'm open to thoughts about whether or not to include specific message
numbers.  Actually, now that I think about it, we could include message
#s at the bottom of each FAQ.  Something along the lines of: "For more
in-depth information, you might want to look at Yahoo messages _______
(available at HPforGrownups-Archives) and egroups messages ________.").
?????  Thoughts??

> Maybe I could just ask everyone not to discuss Lupin or Dumbledore
> while I'm gone.

LOL!

> Margaret, who has 5 weeks and 4 days to go to her trip but who is
> already starting to fidget

You'll have a great time Margaret!  Where within the UK (or the British
Isles I should say) are you going?  We were in London, Cheddar
(Somerset), Edinburgh & Arisaig (w coast of Scotland).

Penny (who already wants to go back to London!)

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