Mt Granger/axing posts/spying & betrayal

[carolynwhite2]

Sean:
>>Mt Granger has been conquered and the view is still strange:

Initial posts: 1270
Final posts : 802

Where to begin...

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A tremendous amount of identification is obviously going on, with the 
inviting spectacle of young, brash, intelligent women cheering one of 
their own and the less cheerful spectacle of older, wiser sadder yet 
determined women gently and not-so-gently reminding said YBIW just 
where that got THEM. This goes beyond feminism, Hermione is the focus 
of a major social discourse that I am for once glad I am not 
qualified to share (except for stating my preference).<<


Carolyn, speaking as grim old Entwoman, continues to boggle that this 
much can be said about such a tiresome character. Luckily we are 
likely to be spared what happens when she hits the reality buffers, 
in the shape of men rather than schoolboys. 

Barry:
Finally cleared that Narrative style abomination.

Started with 319 posts - ended with 8.
A 97.5% reduction.

A new record, I think.


Carolyn:
Alas, this hurts as a conspiracy enthusiast, but I have an even 
larger section for disposal - the 472 posts in 'Spying, espionage & 
betrayal'. I have speed read them all, and I can only find 25 that 
might just qualify to be kept under this heading - about 5%, and even 
those are a bit doubtful.

The problem is not that they have been wrongly coded, in the sense 
that they are often discussing spying and betrayal, but really that 
they belong under the various characters - mainly Snape, but also 
Pettigrew, Bagman, Fudge, Ron etc.

I am now defining this section as talking about the nature of 
betrayal, and what makes someone turn against their own side. There 
isn't really much on this - an essay by Peg Kerr on the theme of 
secrets, plus a short thread started by Amanda on hiding identities, 
symbolism thereof etc. I am also proposing to move the section to 
become a sub-head under 'friendship & loyalty' in meta-themes.

Anyone disagree - please speak up! I will ask Paul to remove the 
category automatically tomorrow otherwise.


NB I think the rule that is emerging out of this painful exercise is 
that, in future, we will need a really good reason to add more than 
two or three codes to a post...