File - ADMIN OoP Spoiler.txt

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 57642

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Becky Walkden 
<runningbecky2002 at y...> wrote:

> Question:  It is possible while reading the book something comes 
up in let's say the 1st or 2nd chapter that you might want to 
comment on or speculate on. (But you haven't gone beyond that point 
yet) Probably won't happen as we'll be too busy reading the book! 
But in that case, could you put in the subject OOP CH.1?  Or OOP 
CH2., to let people know it contains information on the book but 
only up to the first or second (or whatever number) chapter?  That 
way people who are reading the book will know they can safely read 
the spoiler as they've passed that point while others can avoid the 
post entirely.  Huggs Becky
>  
> 
Hi, Becky

Putting my Official List Administration List Elf Tea Cosy on my 
head ...

That would be fine *providing* all the subject line says is OOP 
Chapter 2 (or whatever).

The problem with providing any more information than that is that 
(say) OOP: Chapter 4 Voldemort would be a spoiler - it gives away 
spoiler information in the header.

Someone who read it would quite reasonably guess that Voldemort 
turns up in Chapter 4. 

Similarly,  'OOP: Quidditch' gives nothing away (it could well be a 
post asking why there's no Quidditch at Hogwarts *again*). But 'OOP: 
Chapter 11 Quidditch' tells you that yes, there is Quidditch and 
it's in Chapter 11 ...

This has already happened with some spoiler information that's been 
released. While the *information* was vague, the exact chapter 
number was released. So I now know to pay attention to Chapter 
[number removed as a spoiler]. ;-)

So - as vague as possible. 'OOP: Chapter 11' is fine. 'OOP: Sirius 
Black' is fine.

'OOP: Chapter 11 Sirius Black' will get all the Sirius Apologists 
out there mumbling "I must not skip pages ... I must not skip 
pages ... I have five chapters to go until he appears ... I must not 
skip pages.'

Be like Dumbledore. Tell people as little as possible. ;-)

Yours

Pippy Elf