Argh!

[valis2]

It's already begun.

Someone is on an old comm, posting a possible spoiler about DH.

Of course I read the title of the post, as I do with every post, and after I realized what it was...it was too late.

DAMN DAMN DAMN. If it turns out to be the truth I will be much angrier at having been spoiled than the truth itself.

This is why I put my old comms on moderated status, to avoid such nonsense. Damn. I am trying to convince my mind that this person really doesn't know, la la la, but grrr!

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[scatteredlogic.livejournal.com]

~sigh~ I know. I saw the same thing. And I'd been so careful to avoid spoilers, too.

[scarah2.livejournal.com]

Probably BS.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I have avoided everything successfully up until this. I am just fuming...I know that makes me sound like a drama llama, but jeebus, that sucked!

I am astonished. The mod came out of the woodwork about a week ago to say something about using cuts for spoilers; I just assumed they'd put it under moderated status as well, but obviously not. Argh!

I am trying to pretend I haven't seen it. If I really distract myself I hope it works.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers*

I really hope so, because I was hoping to avoid spoilage. I know I'm being a major drama llama by flouncing all over the place about this, but sheesh!

[dark-cygnet.livejournal.com]

Dude, thats a bummer. I take it the mod didn't post a don't spoil or die post then? I don't think I'm on it as I haven't seen anything. Let's hope the luck holds although I've already heard a few things.

[scarah2.livejournal.com]

If you'd like to tell me what it is, there's a good chance I can call it, and it is almost certainly bunk.

tommy_m_riddle in yahoo . com

[scatteredlogic.livejournal.com]

No, no drama llama. It takes a certain amount of dedication to avoid spoilers, and to have to ruined by some asshole ticks me off, too.

Yeah, I would have thought everyone put their comms on moderation, considering how much trouble the fandom has had with trolls posting spoilers in the past.

I am trying to pretend I haven't seen it. If I really distract myself I hope it works.

I'm not going to take it as the truth until I read it in the book. And considering that the troll's primary goal is to stir everyone up and cause wank, it's likely they were just posting what they thought to tick everyone off in that comm. I wouldn't doubt they don't have variations of that username for every single character and are posting everywhere.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I would have thought everyone put their comms on moderation, considering how much trouble the fandom has had with trolls posting spoilers in the past.

I was really lucky last time. I was out-of-town for part of it, and fortunately absurdwords and aerynstales watched over my comm for me.

And considering that the troll's primary goal is to stir everyone up and cause wank, it's likely they were just posting what they thought to tick everyone off in that comm. I wouldn't doubt they don't have variations of that username for every single character and are posting everywhere.

*nodnod* Yes, that really makes sense. And I am very much hoping that it's just a trollish thing. I just don't want to know before I read it! heh.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she did actually post something a week ago about that, but apparently never put it on mod status! Crazy.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I'm just going to try to pretend I never saw it. *laughs at crazy self*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Will send you the link, though. Don't know if it will still be there when you get it.

[corvus-coronis.livejournal.com]

Urg... just saw that troll on the prof_snape comm. Same stupid, flashy kind of icon too.

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

Sigh. I guess it's time to filter out all my non-moderated comms, but I so hate to miss anything. I guess it's just for a week or so tho.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's exactly where I saw it. *growls at comm*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's such a good idea. Of course, I'm lazy and I'll never get around to setting up the filter, so I suppose getting spoiled will end up being my own fault...heh.

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

I got an email from an HP yahoo community that I joined but never really go to, saying that they were closing the community for four or five days, no posting at all, then would open it back up til the 24th and then massive spoiler space would be required.
I'm just going to have to be ultra careful for a few days so I don't accidentally see something I don't want to for those few days on LJ.
Whatever you read is probably bs anyhow, just someone thinking they're funny, stirring people up.

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would be a good idea, except I can't seem to figure out how to do it. I wonder, is it worse to get spoiled due to laziness or ineptness? ;-)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

So many comms and groups really go that extra mile to make certain spoiler trolls are unable to spoil people, y'know? And then there are other comms where the trolls gleefully rampage. They seem to pick out old, stale comms and choose those, knowing that they're unlikely to have moderated posts.

I'm trying to be ultra careful, as well, simply because this is the laaaaaast book and I really want to go in as a blank slate.

I really hope that it's just a stupid troll prank, and has nothing to do with the truth. *crosses fingers* I'm going to try to pretend that I never read anything!!

Also, I keep trying to put together a response to your recent entry, and I just can't find the words. *hugs* I'm sorry, that's all I can think of to say! *hugs again*

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear, I am so sorry! I hope that this will not in any way diminish your enjoyment of the book, most beloved...

I too have been spoiled, but it was completely voluntary, which is entirely different. As for what I know (if it is accurate, though I strongly suspect it is), well, I am a vault. Not a word will appear in my livejournal until saturday, and when I do write about the book, it will be under a cut.

I cannot wait to see you at Prophecy! :-)

*tender robed embrace*

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

I just can't find the words

Yeah, the whole thing left me rather speechless, too. It took me a long while to process it all. But I'll take the hugs! *hugs back*

[ex-indykat261.livejournal.com]

I found out who the Half-Blood Prince was a week before the book was released thanks to a big-mouth poster, so I know how upset you are. She thought she was being discreet, but anyone with a quarter of a brain could have figured it out.

I have been very careful these past few weeks because of what happened last time; I do NOT want to be spoiled for the last book! Only five more days to lay low...

[artystone.livejournal.com]

Oh just try to think of it as someone eles's hairbrained "prediction" and laugh it off. You know, like Ron is Dumbledore and Snape is Harry's real father.

[tjwritter.livejournal.com]

WHAT!?!? He is! They are!!!!???? Jeesh, thanks ALOT!

Just kidding!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear, I am so sorry! I hope that this will not in any way diminish your enjoyment of the book

I am crossing my fingers that I'll just completely immerse myself in the book and everything else will just fall away! *laughs*

I cannot wait to see you at Prophecy!

Same here! I'm so excited!!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's awful! I'd be so ticked off. I remember getting online for the first time after I'd read it, and seeing huge spoilerish troll comments in red everywhere, argh!

I don't understand the motivation behind that. Obviously they're trying to take people to task for being so "silly" as to get so wrapped up in a kids' book...but on the other hand, aren't they being even sillier?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I'm trying to do, stick it in the back of my brain as if it's rubbish. *laughs*

I hope it is, too.

Now if it had said "Hagrid and Grawp aren't in the story at all" I might have been a little more understanding. If I knew that, I'd be trumpeting about i,t too.

[tjwritter.livejournal.com]

Seriously!! We haven't got time for them!!