From the Hinterlands...

[corinthum]

Talisman:

> As I mentioned a while back, I did write a rather long, almost 
> finished, post regarding Narrative Style.  I didn't post it because 
> whatever was being said at the time, regarding cleaning up the 
> category, seemed to be going along well.
> 
> But, I now feel that some clarifying discussion may be in order.  
In 
> fine: Grammar, capitalization and punctuation are PURE aspects of 
> Narrative Style. They belong under that heading as no other, 
without 
> qualification.

<snip>

> Imagery, meter, pattern, sound, use of trope, etc. are in there 
too, 
> but grammar, capitalization, and punctuation are ground zero. 
> 
> Please, let us put all those good things right back where they 
> belong. (acknowledging that I haven't read the posts, and maybe 
they 
> are just so bad that they aren't recognizable as being pertinent to 
> the topic.?)

If I remember correctly, there was some decent discussion in that 
thread regarding whether some of JKR's more liberal grammar uses 
detracted from the story.  I agree, there should be a category for 
this debate. 

Talisman again:
 
> Also, are we keeping track of the updated definitions for 
> categories? Was I supposed to be taking notes? Oops. May I suggest 
> that we set up a database wherein the people (each of us) who have 
> reviewed a given category, received feedback, and arrived at a 
> clarified definition can post this information in one comprehensive 
> document?  Then, if we continue to fill in definitions as we finish 
> categories, the master list will be updated and we won't have to 
> search back through posts (or say eff it).   

Along the same lines, I reference the little descriptions in the 
catalogue itself ([d]) much more often than the lists in the Files 
section.  Could these be updated as each category gets reviewed?  

-Kelly, whose trips got rescheduled last week, and who will now be 
tragically far from Engish-speaking-and-publishing shore when HBP is 
published.