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!)
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
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lisah - Jul 18, 2007 9:04:57 am PDT #38 of 6776
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Polter-Cow - Jul 18, 2007 9:05:12 am PDT #39 of 6776
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 6776
"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 6776
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 6776
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.
Atropa - Jul 18, 2007 9:14:59 am PDT #43 of 6776
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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.
Yeppers. I mean, I didn't realize we were talking about opening the book club thread early with the intent of allowing spoilers until just now; who else might not be aware of the full context?
Nutty - Jul 18, 2007 9:23:44 am PDT #44 of 6776
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I guess, most of the people I've seen who know "spoilers" have actually read excerpts from the book. Which is -- not spoilers? I mean, they just read the book early. (Most of them, apparently, via meticulously photographed and posted pages.)
If the thread's to open for HP discussion, I agree it should go straight to HP discussion. I just -- thought that HP discussion has, in effect, already started.
(I should admit I don't have a dog in this hunt, so, if other people feel strongly about waiting till Friday, I don't mind.)
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 9:28:40 am PDT #45 of 6776
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Which is -- not spoilers?
The details I had would be spoilers if I'd gotten to watch tonight's episode of whatever before it was aired and you saw it--what's different about the book?
And where has the HP discussion started?
Nutty - Jul 18, 2007 9:36:26 am PDT #46 of 6776
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Several personal LJs; fandom_lounge has a designated discussion post. It's avoidable, for now, but I vaguely figured that if the New York Times is writing about leaked text, then the horses were in the process of leaving the barn.
And, were the Atlantic Canadians called spoily, seeing Angel episodes a day before hoi polloi? I thought they were just called "frighteningly clairvoyant" or possibly "awesomely gifted" and given their own discussion space.
Polter-Cow - Jul 18, 2007 9:37:06 am PDT #47 of 6776
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I guess, most of the people I've seen who know "spoilers" have actually read excerpts from the book. Which is -- not spoilers? I mean, they just read the book early. (Most of them, apparently, via meticulously photographed and posted pages.)
I...what? How is that not spoilers? The book is not out yet. Things that happen in it are, in fact, spoilers to most people.