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06/19/2003 10:36:47 PM · #7

As to what Jak wrote wrote which I purposely don't quote...

Isn't this defeating the purpose of the thread? Could it have been possible that some people did not know about the major plot point you just revealed but now even for those few that didn't know, it has been spoiled?

Perhaps you should edit this plot revelation out of the message?

Jak

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06/19/2003 10:49:40 PM · #8

Why would I edit out something the author herself chose to reveal in a publicly available interview? Sorry, I don't understand.

//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2998198.stm

Message edited by author 2003-06-19 22:51:18.

joshua

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06/19/2003 10:55:17 PM · #9

isn't this the one where harry finally dies?

Jak

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06/19/2003 11:06:50 PM · #10

Originally posted by achiral:

isn't this the one where harry finally dies?

There are supposedely another three books in the series, so I'm guessing not.

06/19/2003 11:38:07 PM · #11

Originally posted by Jak:

Why would I edit out something the author herself chose to reveal in a publicly available interview? Sorry, I don't understand.

//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2998198.stm

Didn't mean to sound harsh... I meant that some people did not hear of the public revelation or announcement and perhaps would not even want to know that detail... but if it is that widespread, it won't make a difference anyway I suppose...

Some people care about these things, others don't...but as an analogy.. I was reading a series at one point, I believe [CENSORED]'s [CENSORED] series... a similar situation where a [CENSORED] [CENSORED] in the [CENSORED]... it wasn't hard to run into this spoiler whether I liked it or not, ie, book reviews, etc...

Point is, all I knew is that a [CENSORED] in the [CENSORED]. Since many good authors tend to foreshadow, with subtlety of course, many events like this, it was becoming apparent exactly what character was going to [CENSORED]....

And when it did happen, it definitely made the event thoroughly less enjoyable than had I not known about it... All this just to mention that there could be fans who have actually steered clear of this revelation somehow might not want to accidentally see it elsewhere... All if know is that I were a fan, I wouldn't have condoned that news article to begin with :)

That's about all I was trying to say,
Dave

Message edited by author 2003-06-20 17:18:36.

carolee

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06/20/2003 03:23:55 PM · #12

Thanks, sylandrix, that's a much calmer reaction than I originally had to the revelation Jak had displayed before, and thank you very much, Jak, for removing it. Even if it is the author talking about it herself, which seems kind of lame considering the shroud of secrecy supposedly over the plot, there are people like me who really don't want to be told anything ahead of time. Not even by the author.

There was a movie a few years back in which there was a major plot twist at the end. We went and saw it the first weekend, before the fact that there even WAS a twist had been revealed to the world. I guarantee we liked the movie 10x better than someone who either knew there was a twist or knew what it was. I was so glad not to have known anything in advance -- made it all truly a surprise.

Maybe some people aren't that way. Maybe they like reading the TV Guide articles that tell every "surprise" plot point of the fall season. I'd just like to have the *option* to experience it without commentary or spoilers in advance.

Jak

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06/20/2003 03:28:17 PM · #13

I edited nothing, and yet my post has been deleted. That seems very Orwellian to me, especially as it makes the rest ofg this thread almost meaningless. Who is conducting censorship here?

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06/20/2003 04:47:13 PM · #14

Originally posted by sylandrix:

Some people care about these things, others don't...but as an analogy.. I was reading a series at one point, I believe Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series... a similar situation where a main character kicks the bucket in the middle of the series... it wasn't hard to run into this spoiler whether I liked it or not, ie, book reviews, etc...

Arrrrrghghgghhgghhh!!!! I'm half way through the first book - arrrrggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

frisca

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06/20/2003 04:49:29 PM · #15

am I allowed to giggle at your insane humour now, Gordon?

;)

P

06/20/2003 04:49:45 PM · #16

Originally posted by Jak:

I edited nothing, and yet my post has been deleted. That seems very Orwellian to me, especially as it makes the rest ofg this thread almost meaningless. Who is conducting censorship here?

When you wake up in the cage with the rats gnawing at your nose, lets us know and we'll start thinking its Orwellian too.

I don't know that your thread really stops this entire thread being meaningless, but it seems to have spawned further meaningless threads too now. Any chance someone will find a sense of proportion lying around ? I think we've lost it.

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06/20/2003 04:53:24 PM · #17

Originally posted by frisca:

am I allowed to giggle at your insane humour now, Gordon?

;)

P

I wasn't joking. I've just started that series. I didn't know anything about the plot until I read that post.

frisca

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06/20/2003 04:54:41 PM · #18

take heart, you don't know which character. I thought you might have been joking as we all need a little humour around here, but as you were not, you have to get through thousands of pages before you will encounter that plot twist, and by then you will be so engrossed it will still blindside you!

bamaster

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06/20/2003 04:56:53 PM · #19

Just don't tell me how this threads ends. I'm glued to the Refresh button. It's getting good!

I wonder if Gordon will take responsibility for Carolee's unborn baby and if her lawyer really is a transvestite!

Sonifo

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06/20/2003 05:03:46 PM · #20

lol bamaster

06/20/2003 05:10:16 PM · #21

Originally posted by bamaster:

I'm taking Sylandrix to court for ruining my Wheel of Time experience! I have rights too - he's caused emotional damage! We've switched channels to 'the practice'

Message edited by author 2003-06-20 17:10:46.

06/20/2003 05:13:45 PM · #22

Oh my god, I did exactly what I told Jak not to do... I am so sorry!!!

Maybe If I'm lucky you'll get tired of the books before you get anywhere near the middle :)

Besides, there's always many, many surprises in the series, most of them were ruined for me, just don't visit ANY place on the net that deals with Wheel of Time and you should be ok :)

Originally posted by Gordon:

Originally posted by sylandrix:

Some people care about these things, others don't...but as an analogy.. I was reading a series at one point, I believe Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series... a similar situation where a main character kicks the bucket in the middle of the series... it wasn't hard to run into this spoiler whether I liked it or not, ie, book reviews, etc...

Arrrrrghghgghhgghhh!!!! I'm half way through the first book - arrrrggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh