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[quigonginger]

Carol (snipped) wrote:
> I live in Tucson, Arizona, which is seven hours later that GMT in
> summer; I think that would make it eight hours later than BST. In
> addition, I'm highly unlikely to wait in line at midnight to pick up
> my book, which means that I'll have to wait until the Borders store
> opens on Saturday (9 a.m. my time, 5 p.m. BST) to pick it up. 

Ginger:
I'd like to add to what Carol said.  I believe I'm about 1 hour 
earlier than she is, but the difference between the time we get 
our "midnight release" and the time the rest of the civilized world 
gets theirs is a matter of 7 or so hours.  

In other words, by the time I get back from B&N, the good folks of 
London have already read their book (or most of it) and are itching 
to post.  If the list isn't closed, I'll be hundreds of posts behind 
by the time I get done reading.  

Of course, the Elves (and may I take this oppertunity to thank y'all) 
need the time to read it themselves.  

I would say that 5 days should be sufficient, but if the Elves want a 
week, they should be allowed that much.

One other thought.  Would it be possible to see if JKR is giving an 
interview soon after the release?  Could we schedule the reopening of 
the list for after that time (assuming it is within a few days) and 
post a link to it?  I remember the "why couldn't Harry see the 
thestrals?" incident after OoP, and posts kept coming in over and 
over asking that question after JKR had cleared it up in an 
interview.  Of course, discussion of whether this was a valid reason 
on her part was appropriate, but it did get annoying to keep 
rereading that same question, and the repeated "adds nothing new" 
replies to it.

We all want to post our thoughts after the book comes out, but many 
people just hop on and start typing without reading what has already 
been said.  We can't require people to read before posting, but if 
there was a link, maybe they'd take a few minutes to look it up.

I remember what the list traffic is like at book release time, and if 
we can conserve on repeats, it will make for more enjoyable list  
reading for all of us. 

Just my thoughts, Ginger