Drowning in theories. A plea.

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 35268

Eloise wrote:

>I try to keep up, honestly I do, but 
> it's hard and I just feel for the poor guys out there who've only 
just 
> arrived and who read these messages full of acronyms and obscure 
theory 
> names. It must be gibberish!

Help has arrived!  :-)

A few weeks ago, we added a file called "Inish Alley."  It is a 
summary of all of the acronyms we could find, what they mean, and the 
message number in which they were originally introduced.  Check it 
out at http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/inishalley/.  If the link doesn't 
work, go to ADMIN message 33,666 or go to the Files section under 
Administrative files.  It is reasonably well-updated at this point, 
but it will be getting another shot in the arm soon for the most 
recent acronyms.

There is also a database that has even *more* acronyms with their 
definitions, but it does not yet have message numbers.  Check 
the "Database" section here on the main list.

Eloise again:

> I know George was introduced, but somehow I missed him (I think I 
assumed it 
> was a thread about George Weasley), which is a shame because I 
gather now 
> that he is a friend of mine. Sometimes new theories come up in 
posts I 
> haven't read (admits it) because, well, time is limited and there 
are these 
> things called family and work and stuff and I have to select which 
threads I 
> am most interested in. 

I can't provide much help on things like Prince, George, Mercy, 
Fourth Man.  They're not acronyms, so they are not in Inish Alley.  
You might have to poke around in web-view, search for "Prince of 
Darkness" (which would pre-date George, IIRC) and then feel around 
from there.  It's is a very *long* Snape & the DEs discussion.  Sorry 
I can't be more helpful.

Cindy -- proud member of S.I.N.I.S.T.E.R, and glad the acronym saves 
her the trouble of repeatedly typing "Sirius is really terrific and I 
think he is a great character and lots of people criticize him 
unfairly, and he had perfectly good reasons for doing everything he 
did."