Fwd: [HP4GU-FAQ] New and Improved Guidelines for Cataloguing Posts

[lucky_kari]

--- In HP4GU-FAQ at y..., eloiseherisson at a... wrote:
> > (Unfortunately! I love reading TBAY posts, but they are pigs to
catalogue 
> > and avoiding them would speed me up considerably!)

Avoiding TBAY though would kind of defeat the purpose of cataloguing.
Some of the best posts and brightest theories are TBAY. Sure, a lot of
them don't seem to be even honestly held by Cindy, but Fourth Man
really is believed in by a few people. Meanwhile, Peter/Lily will
probably turn out to be canon :-) even if Elkins did become an Evil
Overlord for the occasion, George is the most popular explanation of
Severus Snape to date as well as an auburn haired flirt, and there
probably is something shady going on with the aurors and Wilkes even
if it was Evan Rosier's ghost who tipped me off about it. 

> > 
> > (Later)
> > A constructive suggestion:
> > Since, skimming through other people's catalogues, TBAY doesn't
seem to 
> > have figured much, if at all, as a keyword yet (unless Amy's done
some), 
> > how about, instead of actually putting it in as a *keyword*, we
put it in 
> > as the first word in the 'comments' column?
> > That way, we don't clutter up the 'Topics' columns, but if anyone
performed 
> > an 'Accio TBAY!' on the Comments column, all the TBAYs should
immediately 
> > fly into their hands.... Shouldn't they? And whatever posts you
summoned up 
> > via any other column in a sort, the comments column would tell you 
> > immediately if it was a TBAY, should you need warning, time to
make a cup o
> > f tea, break out the single malt, take a tranquilliser, or whatever.

I like this idea. And I do feel sorry for Eloise striking out across
the vast and unpredictable waters of Theory Bay. But look on the
bright side. At least you don't have to catalogue all the TBAY
appearances and props. (Imagines Keywords: Memory Charm, Neville,
George Lucas, Stephen Spielberg, Avery, TBAY, Revenge, George, Faith,
Hovercraft, Matching Armchair Dinghy, Kayak, Canon Museum, Movie Set,
Trailer, St. Mungo's etc.) 

Eileen