"Reader Reactions"

[davewitley]

Anne:

> Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I'm thinking of is posts that discuss 
the
> subject of reader interpretation in general. For instance, while 
MAGIC
> DISHWASHER was being debated, a side thread erupted about literary
> criticism and what lit crit standards and theories ought to be 
applied
> to HP and to theories such as MD. Another facet are posts 
discussing,
> say, whether JKR *saying* Snape is abusive in an interview holds 
any
> more value than the readers' reactions to the actual text. Stuff 
like
> that. It's not a huge category, but there were some thoughtful 
posts
> and I'm not sure where we'd code them. I'm thinking one category,
> properly named, could probably hold them all.
> 
> Pippin? Are you around? And Jayne? You must remember stuff like 
this...

I remember stuff like that, and while the volume was probably small 
I think there are some Fantastic Posts among them - see for example 
#34802.  Those related to MD are probably not the best examples as 
some of them were rather whiny as I'm sure Pip (*not* Pippin) will 
remember all too well.

I'm not yet sufficiently familiar with the categorisation system to 
say if it adequately covers this type of post, or where it would go, 
but I do see it as a significant category.