i know he was sort of a douchebag toward the end, but...

[slumber]

guys? The HP Lexicon is gone. D: Bring it back bring it back. *cries*

UPDATE: According to this comment it's just changing domains. Keep your fingers crossed!

Comments

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Duuuuuude.

Shit.

*blinks*

Shit shit.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

I know. Do you think the lawyers got to shut it down somehow, or has he like, major-flounced on fandom? :\

[mijan.livejournal.com]

I think he wants more people to buy his book.

*scowls*

We'll see. We know enough people - we'll know soon enough.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

If that is what this is all about... *nosewrinkle* Fandom may have to band together and rebuild our own lexicon somehow.

*sighs* Let me know if you find anything out.

[ensemble.livejournal.com]

O_o why?!

[slumber.livejournal.com]

No idea. Well. I have many theories, but. No real clue. :\

[wenelda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it died yesterday, I think. The pictures on the main page had been gone for about a week, and I wondered if it was just technical difficulties or if it was going down for good.

*sigh* They had a lot of errors, but it was extremely useful to look up spells/potions there.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

It was so so useful, and now all that information is-- damn, you know? Damn.

[wenelda.livejournal.com]

I know. I'm really hoping it's brought back and that this doesn't have to do with the trial with JKR. (And if it does, I think I like her even less now.)

[slumber.livejournal.com]

I know. But see-- I don't really have an idea. I've heard of the wank and I haven't been following it as much, so I really don't know if this is because he took it down so people will buy his book, as mijan suggested above, or if it's gone because of the lawsuit. I just want it back.

[wenelda.livejournal.com]

If that's the case I can't say I'm terribly impressed by him, either. I didn't know he was still allowed to publish his book, though. Is that how the trial ended? (I didn't pay any attention.)

[slumber.livejournal.com]

Exactly. And I don't know-- it says in Wikipedia that the trial was last April, but I don't know what happened to it either. (Same as you, I wasn't paying attention.)

[kaylamds.livejournal.com]

That sucks. I'm not so much into HP anymore but I used that site when I was. Bah.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it comes back, though. I still use it just to check facts if I happen to discuss HP with anyone. :|

[daniellafromage.livejournal.com]

Whoa.

Even though he took it down for personal/financial/legal reasons (rather than because it was waning in popularity), it kind of rubs in how much HP fandom is , you know? :\

[slumber.livejournal.com]

It seems that it's only moving domains? I don't know for sure, though-- there was no actual source, but. I'm hoping that's the case anyway.

[ness-va.livejournal.com]

I didn't know it was on the way out... I mean, I knew about the court case and all. Shame.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

Apparently it could just be a temporary thing and it's just being moved around or something. Can't tell for sure.

[ness-va.livejournal.com]

Well, despite all the rubbish that went on about the court case, I hope the website still stays up. Hey, didn't JKR give them an award on her site? I wonder if it's still up there....

[slumber.livejournal.com]

I know, right? Me too, me too.

And yes, the site won some award before. Hehe, I don't know, worth a look. :P

[ness-va.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just check it and it's still up on her site.

[slumber.livejournal.com]

Would probably have been more wanktastic if she'd taken it down.

[ness-va.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was just wondering if her legal team would have made her take it down.