UPDATE , Sunday, September 5th

[elfundeb2]

Carolyn wrote: 
> > And finally, on the subject of categories, please could you 
respond 
> > to my query earlier in the week about sins and virtues ?


Kelly: 
> I think it should remain one category for now, although perhaps you
> should change the description to list those 7 sins and virtues, 
rather
> than restricting it to Peg's essays.  If necessary, we can always 
go
> back to that category and separate each trait, but for now I think 
an
> additional 14 categories would be more hassle than help.

I agree that adding all those subcategories might be excessive, 
especially since some are already covered by other codes.  However, 
I'd like to see a separate subcode (not necessarily under 
sins/virtues) for "ambition".  That's not one I would have included 
on a list of virtues (there seems to be a bit of fluidity regarding 
what characteristics belong on the sins & virtues lists), and 
ambition has been discussed on the list as a theme as well as in 
connection with particular characters.

Carolyn suggested I raise another coding issue I came up with here.  
I've seen some posts dealing with the psychology of the characters, 
e.g., whether Hermione suffers from obsessive/compulsive disorder.  
Later on, we'll get to threads discussing whether Sirius suffers 
from PTSD, and whether Harry is clinically depressed.  Would it make 
sense to have a category under characterisation to cover 
psychological assessments? 
  
Debbie