Consolidating All the Groups Into One

[justcarol67]

Brian wrote:

> Seriously, I agree with what you've [Steve] said. OT should remain OT.
> 
Carol responds:
Amen.

Brian:
> I'd be interested in what others think about topics on HP fanfiction though. To me, they don't feel right in OT and when OT is more active, get swamped anyway. They probably don't belong in a group as strict as the HP main group either A separate group maybe?

Carol responds:
I don't think that anyone is proposing allowing fanfics themselves on OT, just allowing them as permissible topics, as they already are. A separate group for fanfic seems contrary to what the List Elves are proposing, which is consolidating the groups (or at least closing the Movie group). 

Brian:
> But I def think movies should merge with main.  Let's face it, there aren't any more books now... unless you know differently...?

Carol responds:

I've already given my reasons for disagreeing, especially since we have two more films coming and the Movie group will become active again when trailers and movie news, especially still shots, start popping up all over the Internet. The films are so different from the books (burning the Burrow, for example) that they're almost an alternate HP universe. Where was the Half-Blood Prince (Snape and Teen!Severus) in the so-called HBP film? They're two separate subjects, as different as the book "Oliver Twist" and the musical "Oliver!"

As for more books, there's the promised encyclopedia. I also hope we'll see revised editions, with at least minor inconsistencies cleared up.

Carol, who does not want to mix apples and oranges (books and films), much less apples and the beef-stew conglomeration that is OTC