That Old HBP Post and FPs/FAQs...

[Debbie]

> boyd:

> Unfortunately, the firewall at work now prevents me from accessing 
the
> groups directly (I'm purely an email groupie now), so I can't copy 
or link
> to the post Debbie mentions. But I'm guessing it's either SSHARP 
OWW
> (Salazar Slytherin Heaves Absolute Racial Purity On Wizard World) 
or PS I
> LOVE ME LETS KISS (Parasitic Salazar Is a Layer Of Voldemort, 
Evildoing Most
> Egregiously, Love Ends Tom's Spell, Kedavra Is Still Smarting) 
post a few
> months ago, where I suggested that Salazar's spirit currently 
inhabits Tim
> Riddle's body, and that Salazar is the HBP. 

The post I had in mind was SSHARP OWW, and here's the link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/messages/103326
And, yes, I entered it into the recommended posts database.

> To make this more than an assisted plug for some of my cockamamie 
theories,
> I'll weigh in on the FP/FAQ debate. Perhaps when we're nearly done 
with
> basic coding, a small team should canvass only categories with the 
most
> posts then add the FP code to those *few* posts most worthy in each
> category. So every significant area will have its own FPs, and no 
one feels
> that their pet category is left out. I, for one, don't care for 
discussions
> of school populations or SHIPs, but others do and have created some
> memorable pieces of work that would be a shame to miss.

Agreed, as the purpose of the FPs is to direct readers to worthwhile 
posts on all topics of interest to the group throughout its history 
(hence the intent not to reject posts on sunk theories), and there 
is an amazing amount of interest in these topics.  The number of 
posts included really depends on how many worthwhile posts have been 
written.  (To me, *few* means 3-5 and out of nearly 120,000 posts, 
I'm sure there are at least a few more than that, as there are a 
surprising number of angles from which to address the same good 
point.)

As for concerns with repeating the Lexicon, why should we assume
> that all new members have perused the Lexicon? It is an awesome 
resourse,
> but quite large for a newbie to sift through. Addressing the most 
commonly
> discussed categories in one FAQ might be useful; plus, not all 
fantastic
> posters seem to agree with the Lexicon on topics such as 
Hogwarts/WW
> population, and that's OK.

Agreed.

Debbie
who needs to get back to coding, but probably should pay the bills 
first