[HPFGU-Catalogue] Tine question

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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:39:57 -0000, quigonginger <quigonginger at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all, Ginger here, back after a bit of an absence.  Fell on the
> ice, landed on my buttocks, threw out my back and hip.  I'm walking
> upright and can sit in the computer chair again.  I won't lie and say
> I didn't enjoy a couple of days lounging in the recliner rather than
> working.

Ouch. And such good timing for the Easter break too :( Will attach
panadeine fortes and best wishes for recovery!

> 
> On to the time question:
> 
> There's "time turner" and "time travel".  Time turner contains post
> about the functioning of the time turner itself.  Time travel
> contains posts about various theories scientists and authors have
> used.  So far, so good.
> 
> My problem is that both contain posts on the events of Harry and
> Herm's time travel adventure.  Both contain the various explanations
> on how Harry could save himself.  Both contain discussions on whether
> or not Herm has aged.  As far as I have seen, none are crosscoded to
> each other.  This leads me to believe that we have different
> expectations.  The "time travel" category has a vague definition, and
> the "time turner" category has none.

Yes I found these posts annoying for the same reasons. My feeling is
that the time travel-based posts really belong in 1.2.3.5 (science
fiction) and/or 3.8.7 and the time-turner posts belong in 3.8.7.1 and
anything straying beyond those boundaries should be viciously put
down. Too much of the discussion is extra-canon, and too vague to fit
in the category meant for it. Even 1.2.3.7 (classic plot devices) is
closer to the spirit of many posts. I hate the time turner, always a
bit too obvious for me.
 
> Or do we need a third category called H/H/H/H's great adventure?
> Just kidding on the title.

A Millienium with Me by Gilderoy Lockhart (snigger).
 
> I have found time-turning very useful in navigating the new set-up on
> the site.  Just go back in time to when each post was posted, and
> keep reading the first one.  Other than that, it's a bit of a
> challenge.  At least it hasn't effected out coding tool (that I can
> tell).

Bat-bogey hex is too good for 'em.

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