[the_old_crowd] What's the spoiler policy again? was lightning bolt on the ring

[Heidi]

> Amanda asked:
>
>>  This reminds me. Yo, Neil, or somebody--what's the
>>  spoiler policy for HBP
>>  discussions?
>
Neil replied:
> I wondered why that spoilerscope was glowing in the
> corner.  There isn't a spoiler policy here yet, but
> there will be one.  Very soon.  Yes.
>
> At this point, I thought we could only continue
> speculating rather than expose actual details of the
> book to people who haven't read it.  However, there are
> people around who may have been in a position to leak
> information from HBP, as this story reveals:
>
> http://www.itv.com/news/britain_2074231.html

And I just heard from Bloomsbury on this issue. If anything comes up 
purporting to be from the book and which hasn't been disclosed by 
legitimate sources like the publishers or JKR, it would need to be 
pulled immediately. If the mods have reason to believe anyone has 
material and is about to post it, they should be prevented from doing so 
(perhaps by being placed on moderated status).

Best,
Heidi who is not giving legal advice, just reporting.