Also, as noted in Literary, the book is already both on teh intarwebs and in some rare cases on the ground. I think a bit early is better than a bit late.
I'm sorry. You were going to ask me to choose, right? Did you want to finish?
Zoe ,'War Stories'
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Nutty - Jul 18, 2007 8:21:34 am PDT #33 of 6774
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Jon B. - Jul 18, 2007 8:43:27 am PDT #34 of 6774
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Also, as noted in Literary, the book is already both on teh intarwebs and in some rare cases on the ground. I think a bit early is better than a bit late.
And you think there will be a consensus to allow spoilers in the thread? I would rather open the thread Friday night.
Nutty - Jul 18, 2007 8:58:05 am PDT #35 of 6774
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I think there's a need, and opening a spoily thread now fills that need. I don't think anybody will want to go full monty in Literary, because we are respectful hedgehogs, but that doesn't mean people don't want to go full monty.
(The first realio trulio spoiler-talk location I've seen was put up midday yesterday, and it appears to have quite a few discussers. Who have moved past the "rocks fall! Everybody dies!" jokey stage of spoilydom. The same could easily happen here, no?)
Pix - Jul 18, 2007 8:59:44 am PDT #36 of 6774
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
we are respectful hedgehogs
I love this clause and want to marry it.
Dana - Jul 18, 2007 9:03:56 am PDT #37 of 6774
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I've seen people reacting to the spoilers, which is nearly as bad, and then I have to try to run away and close my eyes at the same time.
lisah - Jul 18, 2007 9:04:57 am PDT #38 of 6774
Punishingly Intricate
I've seen people reacting to the spoilers, which is nearly as bad, and then I have to try to run away and close my eyes at the same time.
Yes! This. (and the running blind thing is very dangerous!)
Polter-Cow - Jul 18, 2007 9:05:12 am PDT #39 of 6774
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So you're saying that BBC should be opened as a balls-out spoiler thread right now and will become the de facto HP thread once the book comes out and spoilers become reality? I'm just asking because as a spoilerphobe, I want to know not to go in at all before I've read the book, even to express excitement and/or anticipation or something.
le nubian - Jul 18, 2007 9:08:45 am PDT #40 of 6774
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think that's right. Until Friday, I think Literary can be used for anticipation posts.
I think BBC needs to be open now for the full monty.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 9:10:48 am PDT #41 of 6774
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If the book club thread opens now with spoilers allowed that has to me megaMEGAmega noted. And I still think the risk of accidental spoilage is too high.
Polter-Cow - Jul 18, 2007 9:13:53 am PDT #42 of 6774
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If the book club thread opens now with spoilers allowed that has to me megaMEGAmega noted.
Absolutely. I'm afraid of someone hearing that we'll be discussing HP7 in BBC, seeing it's already open, jumping in, and finding out that Hogwarts gets nuked from space.