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[Goddlefrood]

> Ginger

> 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.

Goddlefrood:

Purely as a list memebr, I have to enquire whether some do not do
this at the best of times?

My view re closure is that anyone who is not inclined to spoilers
will stay away until ready. I know I will. Once I have read the book 
then and only then would I return to the fora.

As I live in Fiji, which is GMT + 12 all year round, and sometimes 
access to new book releases is not great, then this may take only a 
few days, but then again it might take at least a week.

Ultimately it should be whatever people are comfortable with, but
the minimum closure period favoured would be a good starting point.

In an ideal world I would be ready by first thing Monday morning
after the release, so about 35 hours after the official BST 
midnight release in the UK.

Goddlefrood