[HPFGU-Feedback] Re: Spoiler Policy

[Sherry Gomes]

When OOTP came out, i had not yet found HPFGU.  i was on a small list, that
had a lot of kids as well as some adults.  I didn't read mail from that list
for a couple days, till I finished the list.  However, imagine my shock,
when I did read mail, when i came to a post whose subject line said, 

OMG Sirius dies!
Right in the subject line, written the very weekend the book was released.
I already knew, because I'd finished the book, but there were several people
who because of family and work obligations hadn't quite reached that far.
That was completely unfair and inappropriate of that person to do, IMO.

Yet, as someone who uses a screen reader, I admit that having to scroll
through lots of repeated spoiler space in the body of messages is one big
pain in the ... keyboard!  I really don't know what a fair compromise would
be, but I think there needs to be something.  At least, the subject lines
should say spoiler alert.  I have the mail come to my inbox on my PC and
don't read it on the web site, does the web site show part of the message
without having to click on it to read it?  That would be bad, I think.

maybe, there could be a shorter time for spoiler warnings, several days,
instead of two weeks?

just a few idle thoughts and comments.

sherry