File - ADMIN OoP Spoilers.txt

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 58741

Original ADMIN:
> >
> > For example, an appropriate subject header might be, "OOP: Harry,
> > Sirius." Harry and Sirius are so interconnected in previous books
> > that this isn't a spoiler. "OOP: Harry, Lupin" on the other hand,
> > *would* be a spoiler, as we don't know whether Lupin is in Book
> > 5. "OOP: Lupin" would be better (as for all we know, you might be
> > posting on why Lupin isn't in the book).
> 
Kelly:
> Question on this.  You say that "OOP: Harry, Lupin" would be 
> indicative of Lupin being in the book and being interconnected 
> with Harry.  But this is not necessarily true.  The person could 
> be posting two separate things in the same topic, one about Harry, 
> and one about Lupin (perhaps why he is not in the book).  Now, on 
> the other hand, posting "OOP:  Harry *and* Lupin"would be a       
> definite spoiler.  I mean, if you don't want us to post in the
> manner of the first, that's fine with me.  Just thought I'd point 
> out a situation where the two could perhaps not be interconnected.
> 

Placing my official List Elf Tea Cosy firmly on my head:

I don't think you need to worry too much about this. We're not 
intending to nitpick every single OOP header for possible spoiler 
violations ;-) What we want is for everyone to make a good faith 
effort to keep spoilers out of the headers.

"Harry, Lupin" is an example - mainly aimed at making people think 
about what sort of thing can be a spoiler (it's obviously worked 
[grin]). 

After all "OOP: Hermione slaughtered by DE's!" is a pretty obvious 
spoiler violation - but it might not occur to people that "OOP: 
Myrtle, Hermione" could *also* suggest interesting possibilities to 
people who've just got up to Hermione's tragic, untimely, and 
somewhat messy demise. 

'Does this header give the game away'? 'Could it spoil things for my 
fellow listies'?

If the answer to those questions is 'no', then it really doesn't 
matter what format the header is in.

Oh, except that you need to use the OOP: prefix. ;-)

Pippy Elf

for the Administration Team