include ATD + PAGE # + SUBJECT to avoid Spoilers Re: AtD RE: ATD Spoilers

[davemarc]

The page number should be the latest relevant page known to the poster.


The problem with including Subject would be that it could lead to textmosis.

Let's say there were a section, ending at page 40, where Pynchon introduces
a sailor character named Tristan Chanty, who sings a song about anal sex.
It's clear that a number of subscribers would appreciate being surprised
upon hitting section instead of having it forecast in a subject header--

ATD 40 Tristan Chanty
ATD 40 Anal Sex Song
ATD 40 Tristan Chanty Anal Sex Song

--or a post without a spoiler warning.

That's the reason for

ATD 40


Regarding Paul's suggestion that those of us who don't want to read spoilers
can just unsubscribe, I could say the same thing about those who feel
compelled to spoil--they could just unsubscribe too. But I don't think that
would be
desirable or necessary.

Reviving the M&D spoiler protocol (or something close to it)
enables everyone to participate freely without unsubscribing. Furthermore,
the existence of that wiki (not around back in M&D's day) gives folks
another outlet for reading and writing about the book during the rollout
period. The thing about pynchon-l is that it pushes the info at the
subscribers.

d.




----- Original Message -----
From: pynchonoid <pynchonoid at yahoo.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:36 AM
Subject: include ATD + PAGE # + SUBJECT to avoid Spoilers Re: AtD RE: ATD
Spoilers


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> Including in the Subject ATD plus the PAGE NUMBER of
> the post's reference and a SUBJECT that actually
> reflects the content of the post would be
> extra-archive friendly as well as making it easy to
> avoid spoilers.
>
>
>
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