The Canon Rule

[Doriane]

"Jen Reese" said, in post 3 :

> My one pet peeve is posting etiquette: enormous amount of posts on 
> the main list that aren't canon-based or where people don't read 
> the entire thread and state something that another poster already 
> said.
> 
> I've always interpreted the canon rule to mean you actually quote 
> from the book or an interview with JKR, and base an argument around 
> that (but then, I take things very literally <g>). There are quite 
> a few posts every day with incorrect quotes, 'guesses' at what the 
> canon said b/c the books aren't handy, or even making comments on 
> another person's misquote. (Not correcting the mistake, just 
> writing about something using the wrong information!)

Er... I post mainly from work (shhhh !), and I can't imagine how I 
could possibly have the books here with me. Okay, I *could* have them 
in e-book form, but that's nowhere as handy as far as I'm concerned. 
So what am I supposed to do ? I try to remember things as correctly 
as possible, and when I'm not sure of my facts, I force myself to 
wait until I can check at home. But if I had to quote canon each and 
every time, I'd pretty much have to stop posting entirely.

Del