Please Don't Spoil Me [quinn222]

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A few days before the last Harry Potter book came out my local newspaper printed a total spoiler in a headline on the front page of one of its sections. The type was three inches high and impossible to miss. So even though I was making every effort not to be spoiled I was. I'm begging you all to not spoil for this book. If you intend to make any sort of emotional reaction post, icon, spoil whatever outside a cut please let me know so I can de-friend you for a while until after I've read the book for myself.

Thanks.

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Don't worry, darlin. I actually plan to do a separate filter for anyone who wants to discuss the book after reading it. I don't plan on even checking into lj until Monday.

Enjoy, I know i am!!

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I posted my own spoiler policy right here quite a while back. In the meantime, I've disabled any other than default icons in comms, and I have my graphics set up so that I have to click a link to see any. And most of my friends are doing the same, or are just looking at Journals (versus all). Safer that way.

Me, paranoid? Well, maybe. ;)

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agreed. and DAMN that sucks. I had major deaths in 5 and 6 spoiled for me. VIA POP UP. WTF?

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Pop ups, are you serious???? OMG, how rude!!

Seriously, i am not logging on til Monday.

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OMG that's just horrid! I think I may have to do the same and just stay away.

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actually, they might not have even been popups. I think one of them was an AD on top of some page. -_-

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Well, you no-spoiler chicks can safely talk to me. Here's what I know about Harry Potter: He wears glasses, he gets sent to Hogwarts to learn to be a wizard, he makes some friends at school, there are people named Weasley, Snape, Severus?, Sirius, and Draco. Written by JK Rowling and the upcoming book is the last in the series. ;)

And, Quinn, I cannot believe your local paper's editor didn't completely strike the spoiler! That's really unforgiveable.

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I was spoiled twice before this one came out and I cried for two days straight. It actually drove me away from the last two books for a while. I am seriously gonna stay away from the net till I am done.

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If you don't want to be spoiled after July 21st, stay off the internet. The only way you'll be safe.

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And you might want to stay away from TV, the radio, newspapers and all public places too!

Seriously though, I understand what you're saying, but no one should be expected to censor themselves when that book is released.

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I don't expect anyone to censor themselves but it's the same as not spoiling for TV. Give it a decent interval before you say anything out side a cut. If you don't want to, that's fine. But tell me now so I can take action to avoid it. I should have the book read by Sunday night but I'm not going to post spoilers for it out in the open.

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I would never talk about something new without a cut, and I'm going to be on vacation anyway. I was just speaking generally. Something THIS huge, it's going to be really hard not to be spoiled.

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That sucks that your newspaper printed the spoiler especially in 3 inch type. I am, so far, spoiler free, and when I do read the book, any comments for the first two weeks will be behind the cut. It would be rude and unfair to do otherwise.

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I highly recommend staying off the entire internet until after you've finished the book. Spoilers are going to be in many, many places...

I don't have much experience with HP, but even I'm curious how the series will end ;)

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