A few more replies to things...

[carolynwhite2]

RAVISHING POSTS

Sean:
Mind you, I haven't seen the shipping code substantially 
diminished...yet.

Ginger:
Bwa-ha-ha-ha!  Just you wait, (and I hope your teeth feel better in 
the meantime) young man, for by Sunday that category will be ravished 
beyond your wildest dreams!

Carolyn:
Just before we get too carried away with all these slash and burn 
jokes (and I am as guilty as everyone else), maybe we should remember 
that we are not actually trying to create a Fantastic Post selection 
with these reviews, but just trying to keep a section on-topic and 
removing too much overlap and repetition. It's a fine distinction, 
but worth bearing in mind.
The best rule is certainly to imagine what you would like to find in 
the category, but that obviously doesn't mean expunging points of 
view you don't agree with, or completely removing threads that come 
up again and again, unless they genuinely add nothing new to the 
previous discussion.

Ginger:
> Whole threads on how polite the shippers from opposite sides should 
be to
> each other, tons of mere (dis)agreement, oodles of repeated opinion 
with no
> canon or backup of any sort, bulging piles of fanfic, mountains 
of "my DH
> and I" and "how we met": kiss them goodbye, for soon they shall be 
gone!

Sean:
That's the spirit. All those "Ron is as bad as my BF" posts should 
die screaming.

Carolyn:
Just a thought - Kelly - did we not decide at one point to keep a bit 
of the SHIPPER history, as some kind of memorial to the history of 
the site? There were some quite funny catfights between the residents 
of Sugar Quill Island and our esteemed Penny L/Ebony etc, as I 
recall. 
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Barry:
Hermione as dominatrix is an elegant career move and suits her 
character perfectly. 
 
Carolyn:
You never did explain what you were doing in the wine cellar that day 
Grawp came a-calling.

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Carolyn:
> And I give due and awful warning that I might tackle the morality 
> section if no one stops me. It's not going to be pretty, I tell you.

Anne:
*guilts again* 

Carolyn:
Debbie has nervously offered to step in! I still think it would be 
good for me ....

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 Eva:
I coded several posts about how on earth Lockhart managed to obtain 
the DADA position to, well, DADA as suggested; but I have been 
wondering 

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Carolyn:
Kelly - can you come back to us on these points ????

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KathySnow:
Just a side note that as I was reviewing, I noticed the new chapter 
headings and noticed that three of the five had two headings under 
the same code
COS 1.9.0 Reviews (OLD) and COS Reviews of Chambers of 
Secrets 1.9.0
the same for POA and GOF. Just thought I'd mention it.


Carolyn:
These are just some special headings I created for Jen whilst she 
sorts through the posts there - I did it to take the posts out of the 
level 2 heads in a hurry. Don't use the 'OLD' designated ones - they 
are to be deleted in due course.

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Sean:
Which leads one to a *fascinating* reflection on the parallels 
between Ratty and Toady. Umbrage is a lot like Pettigrew plus 
sadistic egomania minus the cowardice.

Carolyn:
Totally disagree, but it would make a good post for TOC. You should 
read this essay first (click on 'Peter paper' in the menu bar):

www.azriona.net/peterpettigrew

then read this post:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/115794

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> Ginger, who could really use a 2-day extention.
Sean:
I think Sunday is more a hopeful line in the sand rather than an 
edict.
I'm about finished reviewing now. 
So, dat's me done. Time to lay on my back in the shade of my pink 
umbrella on the beach, sipping pina colada and tossing herring into 
my eager beak...

Carolyn:
Sean, you have made a heroic contribution to all this - many, many 
thanks.

Yes, you are right, the deadline is more a hopeful line in the sand. 
I am going to leave it to later this evening to find out where we 
have all got to, but then from tomorrow, Monday, I think the only 
thing we can do is start coding again, and continue to finish the 
reviews in tandem - say, split our time 50:50.

I am very keen to try and end up with working definitions for all the 
categories so we know what we are doing from now on in.