About the new Harry Potter book, and possible spoilers.

[Skinner]

A few people have asked about our policy on Harry Potter spoilers. Here it is:

Do not post spoilers in thread titles. If you put a spoiler in a thread title, the moderators are going to delete your entire thread. If you do it on purpose, you're an anti-social jerk and we might even ban you.

Other than that, here is what you need to know:

1. It is considered common courtesy to put something like "(Spoiler Warning)" or "(No spoilers)" in the thread title when posting about books or movies, so people will know if it is safe to read a particular thread. But the moderators are not going to enforce this. If there is no spoiler warning on a thread, CLICK AT YOUR OWN RISK.

2. If you do not want to know what happens in the Harry Potter book, YOU SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING TIME ON A PUBLIC MESSAGE BOARD. You probably also should not be watching TV or reading the newspapers. Because somebody is going to screw up and give away the ending.

3. Discussion of the Harry Potter book is not appropriate for General Discussion or Latest Breaking News or any other forum about politics, news, or current events. Discussion of the Harry Potter book belongs in the Lounge, The Books: Fiction forum, or the http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=279">Fantasy Literature Group.

Thank you for your understanding.

Skinner
DU Admin