When I expressed my contentment with discussing HP7 in the Book Club thread, I didn't think that meant we were going to open it up for spoilers early. The rest of the internet is making me curmudgeonly about spoilers.
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shrift - Jul 18, 2007 10:17:52 am PDT #58 of 6785
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Jon B. - Jul 18, 2007 10:40:27 am PDT #59 of 6785
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What ita said. Given that we're bypassing our voting procedures on this one, I think it's important that we tread carefully and have a true consensus. Opening Bookclub Friday night at midnight EDT, would seem to be a good compromise on which we can all agree.
lisah - Jul 18, 2007 10:43:23 am PDT #60 of 6785
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Opening Bookclub Friday night at midnight EDT, would seem to be a good compromise on which we can all agree.
Sounds like a good plan.
Connie Neil - Jul 18, 2007 12:01:14 pm PDT #61 of 6785
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Why worry about spoiler talk if we don't open a thread that allows spoilers before the book is available? I'd like to talk about what I've heard now.
JenP - Jul 18, 2007 12:27:51 pm PDT #62 of 6785
FTR, I was consensing about opening the thread when the book was actually out. But mainly I'm posting content so that I can add,
OTOH, there's a good chance this conversation will last past midnight Friday at which it will be a moot point anyway, right?
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§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 12:46:47 pm PDT #63 of 6785
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why worry about spoiler talk if we don't open a thread that allows spoilers before the book is available? I'd like to talk about what I've heard now.
Exactly why we need to obsess over opening, unless I don't get your meaning.
Ginger - Jul 18, 2007 1:28:37 pm PDT #64 of 6785
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Why worry about spoiler talk if we don't open a thread that allows spoilers before the book is available? I'd like to talk about what I've heard now.
Why don't you announce in Literary that you'll be talking about HP spoilers in Spoilers?
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2007 1:46:09 pm PDT #65 of 6785
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why don't you announce in Literary that you'll be talking about HP spoilers in Spoilers?
Hold up! I'm with Jessica on this:
I don't think spoilers should be put anywhere people might already be subscribed to without a vote.
JenP - Jul 18, 2007 1:48:36 pm PDT #66 of 6785
Yeah, I'd think people not wanting to be spoiled for a book might be surprised to find themselves spoiled for one in the TV spoilers thread.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 18, 2007 2:13:20 pm PDT #67 of 6785
What is even happening?
Even if you mark it on the slug or description, etc., people reading via read new won't see it necessary.
We could open a "Buffista Books 2" (or whatever the book club thread title was), name it "Buffista Books 2: Harry Potter Full Spoiler Discussion", and make the first post a strident warning that there will be full spoilers. We could do that now, and then people could discuss spoilers, and when the book is actually on sale, it will be the thread in which to discuss the book. That way literary stays spoiler free, and people know to stay out of book club if they don't want to get spoiled.