Chapter Coding Proposal

[Jen Reese]

>   Kelly wrote:
> 
>   How are you planning to deal with the graveyard scene in GOF?  
This
>   scene covers three chapters but in my mind qualifies as a "very
>   specific event".  I had trouble deciding whether to code to 
chapters
>   (and in the end I did check all three) when I came across the 
thread
>   discussing sexual overtones in the graveyard scene.
 
 
>   Kathy W.
>   The other big scene that I've coded to several PoA chapters in 
the past is the event between Trio, Snape and former Marauders in 
the Shrieking Shack. You know: who did Lupin see on the map, why 
didn't he take his potion, who did Snape see, why didn't he bring 
potion, what was being said...what did Snape hear? what wasn't being 
said...etc, etc, etc...


Jen: Those are tough ones. I guess I'll have to read the posts for 
those chapters and see if they fall into an obvious order or not. 
Probably big events will stay coded to several chapters, and people 
will just have to sort through a few posts until they find the issue 
of interest.  

The problem I'm finding with coding to chapters is things aren't 
always obvious. Like there was quite a bit of discussion about H & H 
getting in trouble with McGonagall over the Norbert incident. 
Discussions about rule-breaking, why Hagrid didn't try to bail them 
out, why they couldn't tell McGonagall the truth, etc. You'd think 
by cruising through the chapter titles that all this discussion 
should go into "Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback," but the actual 
punishment and interaction with McGonagall takes place in the next 
chapter.

Now this isn't a huge deal; most people not finding discussions will 
either look up the reference in the book or just automatically click 
on the next chapter heading until they find what's needed. 

So, coding to the three graveyard chapters (or three POA chapters) 
might cause a little confusion, but not so much as coding more minor 
events to a chapter. All my opinion of course; please dissaude me 
now if you see a better way!

> 
>   Good job, Jen! and I'm glad it's you and not me!!!!
>   Kathy W.

Thanks, I think? I was a little overly-optimistic taking all the 
chapter reviews, but hey...I'll be able to throw around canon 
references with the best of 'em, should I ever find time to post on 
the main list again!