Regarding: Harry Potter
Now that I've called your attention with the most adequate LOLcat macro I could find, let's talk about the Deathly Hallows, as it'll come out in three days.
To everyone:
I'll be able to find the book this Saturday. However, I won't be spoiling outside an LJ-cut or labeled posts, nor will be using quote icons. I can't guarantee the comments here made by other people will be spoiler-free, though. So please, be considerate and don't leave spoilers in comments! And I don't mean for a couple of days, mind you. Some of my friends won't be able to buy the book in months, because not all of us live in English-speaking countries, or Europe, or capital cities. Imported books can be a bitch to get in, for instance, Latin America. So don't be a prick and think about my friends and lurkers.
For the record: I'm a slow reader in English. The book's gonna take me from two to four days to read. Consider that for the next two points.
To the nice people who comments here but I've never added back:
Sorry guys. I love talking with you, but I'm a paranoid penguin at the moment and I'm afraid I could leave a spoiler troll unbanned. Therefore, I temporarily set the default comments to "friends-only". That doesn't mean I made the journal F/O, mind you. It just means you can't comment in any post at the moment. I'll change the settings as soon as I've finished the book, and we'll be back with the schedule. I apologize to the ones who don't even like or care about HP. Kisses, I'll see you soon!
To the flist:
Since I can read you easily, I'm most concerned about you guys. I have no way to filter which ones from you are Potterfen and which aren't (I can pickhand some if I've seen you ranting about teh pottah), since I don't know some of you enough, and interest lists aren't good indicatives for fandoms. So, I'm not doing a filter for the ones who might spoil me, because I have no idea who would (again, I can identify some who wouldn't, but that's not enough).
Like I said, I'm a slow reader, and I'm not looking for spoilers for this one this time. I might not be that into HP anymore, but I still want to know the ending the way it's intending: reading the goddamned book!
The point here is:
For the love of whatever you believe in. Use LJ-cuts for your spoilers, be them fake or real!
I mean it. Please do. Please, please, please with cherry on top. If you have the need to fuck people up, don't count with me. You don't want to make a despairing woman with toothache and a bloated face more angry that she already is angry.
Also, I'll be avoiding my MSN IM account. Sorry guys.
To myself:
To-not-do list until you read the book:
a) Don't read the friendsfriends list, you oaf
b) Don't read labeled Journalfen posts, you oaf
c) Don't read comments in random websites or blogs, you oaf
d) Don't go to message boards of any kind, you oaf
e) Don't read fandomsecrets or multifandom, non-manganime comms for a week, you oaf
f) Don't enter to IM accounts other than Y!IM, you oaf
g) DON'T CLICK ON SPOILER POSTS ON YOUR FLIST, YOU BLOODY OAF
To-do list after reading the book:
Change default commenting back, you oaf
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Thank you for your attention :D Have a nice apocalypse wank weekend!