Magic/Ship Update/Returning to Coding

[annemehr]

Dot:
Actually... I've been wondering for a while whether we need a
category for the final showdown between Harry and Voldy. It might
mean a lot of rearranging, but it could be useful for nice ideas
that have nowhere else to go - would it cut down a lot on the
Voldemort and Harry categories?

Anne:
Oooo, yes.  It could go among the predictions, I suppose, since it's
too broad for DD's or Voldemort's agendas an may well include Harry's
agenda should he form one in HBP.

Once book 7 is finished, we'd probably have to add a (Pre-Book 7) tag
to the category to separate it from discussion of what actually *will*
happen in the final showdown, but that's no problem.  Assuming anyone
is actually still coding by then, the actual end of the series will
cause a sea change in categories needed.
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Ginger:
Anyone currently reviewing characters involved: (Eva, was it you
reviewing Harry?) I plan to uncode ship today, and do the rejecting
tomorrow, so if it would mess you up in any way for me to reject
posts including your character, would you let me know and I'll just
uncode the ship part? Or maybe we could reach another decision? 

Anne:
It's me doing Harry; I'm just getting back to him, and I'd consider it
a very great favor if you'd reject any rejectable posts!

Thank you for the FILK, by the way -- I forwarded to myself.  Sorry
about the earworm (which I have probably just given back to you...<g>).
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Dot:
It would be better to have a good review of the
category definitions *before* we start coding again, though,
wouldn't it? 

Anne:
I'm wondering the same thing -- perhaps a few more days of review now
might save more time than that later?  I'm thinking cleaned-out
categories (whose posts thus become good examples of what belongs) as
well as new and clearer definitions are bound to make coding much
quicker and easier when re resume.

In any case, I do intend to finish Harry before coding again.  He will
be complicated, since I know I'm going to be requesting subcategories
for him.  I remember someone just mentioned no one's tackled Lupin and
(I think) Sirius yet, either, nor is Morality done.

And have we set any policy yet for orphan Acronym categories?  I
recall two under Harry that were the result of some person requesting
one for people who like him -- two acronyms were generated in reply,
which were never used again.  Are we keeping every single acronym for
posterity or chopping the dead end ones?

Anne
who has at least religiously kept up with this group so as to know
what's going on