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I'm sorry to say that CoS Forums is going to shut down in the Summer, sometime around July. This isn't an early April Fools joke either.

The Forums have become quite expensive to run and manage. There's a lot (LOT) less traffic coming to the site these days as Harry Potter becomes less of a topical debate for people.

I held on for a while after the last film, wondering whether JK would announce anything surprising, but I find that even if she did it wouldn't serve to help the diminishing numbers on the site or my bank balance!

Myself, I've been absent a lot more in the past year as personal issues have taken over and I've had to work longer hours, to earn more money to keep the forums going as well as pay for things like rent, utilities and god knows what else.

Some of you will be sad and I'm sure others will be happy. I'm not doing this lightly and I could have closed the site last year but held off. I know this may upset some of you who've come to see this place as a haven with friends and I'm very sorry it has to go but I've kept this place going with money out of my own pocket for 10 years now and it's no longer financially viable to do so. Please understand that this is not an easy decision!

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Old July 18th, 2006, 9:19 pm
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Re: Will you continue coming here?
I probably will, just not as much after the first couple of months. I'm not going to be giving up on Mugglenet and CoS and Harry Potter for a long long time though. I'll probably be here as long as it stays open.
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Old July 18th, 2006, 9:20 pm
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Re: Will you continue coming here?
Possibly since this forums talks about almost everything!


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Old July 18th, 2006, 9:24 pm
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Re: Will you continue coming here?
This is strange. I was thinking about this same thing and I was going to start a thread about it today, but my good friends at CoS thought of it before me. I'm sure that for quite a while after the seventh book is out there will be massive analysis of the book. Then there will be threads about the media and other press Harry Potter is getting. And then there are still the movies to analyze, so I think this forum will still be here for a while after the end of the story, and I am going to be here for every second of it!
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Old July 18th, 2006, 9:27 pm
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Re: Will you continue coming here?
I agree with most everyone; I will come to discuss decisions made and things like that, but there won't be too much to talk about after Book 7 so eventually I'll stop. Eventually it'll probably shut down.


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Old July 18th, 2006, 9:42 pm
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I agree with most everyone; I will come to discuss decisions made and things like that, but there won't be too much to talk about after Book 7 so eventually I'll stop. Eventually it'll probably shut down.

I agree. Eventually there will be threads like, "So...do you think Harry likes pie?" Eventually we will run out of things to talk about and the forum will just die away. It's quite sad really.
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Old July 18th, 2006, 10:33 pm
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Yeah, that's what I hate. Once the book ends, there's no reason to even come here anymore. It'll probably close. It'll stay open for while after Book 7 so discussion can happen, but that's really it.


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Old July 18th, 2006, 11:19 pm
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
I dont like to think about it at all!! ill cry, cry and cry. im praying mugglenet and COS will stay open for a very long time because i dont no what i would do without it.
Its depressing just thinking about it... no more Harry Potter, what a boring world that would be


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Old July 19th, 2006, 1:48 am
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
Cry. re-read the books. and cry again. and continue going to this website! and cry again.
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Old July 19th, 2006, 1:55 am
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Cry. re-read the books. and cry again. and continue going to this website! and cry again.
you stole the words from my mouth!!!!


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Old July 19th, 2006, 1:59 am
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you stole the words from my mouth!!!!
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haha
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
Well....I'll be really sad because then I don;t get to have to sit around and ponder what is going to happen to my loves


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Old July 19th, 2006, 2:13 am
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
Rub it in everyone's faces that Dumbledore is dead! Because after reading the book, they will finally realize it!!!!
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Old July 19th, 2006, 2:15 am
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
I think there will be a lot of unanswered questions after book 7....and Rowling better talk all about the books...now that there's nothing to hide.
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
Cry and hope JKR will publish backround books.


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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
we will discuss all the other potter/magic related books that Jo will write
oh, and the movies


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Old July 20th, 2006, 6:52 pm
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
discuss fan fic all day.
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Old July 20th, 2006, 6:58 pm
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
Go over anything that suprised us and ask why we didn't predict that would happen. If the forums are still open hang out here and wait for another great series.


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Old July 20th, 2006, 7:07 pm
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Re: What will we do when the HP Series is over? v2
it'll be a shame to see it go but I guess i'll just have to keep reading over and over. I'm worried that my interest will go away and when I'm an adult I'll be a complete muggle you know? I'm not going to let that happen. But what, I wonder, will happen to mugglenet? I guess it'll stay around til after the 7th movie but then there isn't much more to discuss is there? No news or anything. I hope it doesn't close though. As for me, when it's over I guess I'll search for another once-in-a-lifetime books that change your life and the way you look at it but of course I'll never find it because no such book exists. lol I sound so pessimistic...and dramatic but I really haven't the slightest idea what I'll do with myself.


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cry.lol


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