Nothing in the order bars people who haven't seen the contents of the book from speculating on what's going to happen in the plot or with the characters, or who new characters may be. It also doesn't bar discussion of material released by JKR or Bloomsbury, including the three chapter titles she released and which have been reposted in many places.

The recommendation from "the powers that be" to any forum, discussion board or mailing list is that any material which purports to be a new extract from the book or that discloses its contents, should be immediately removed as potentially infringing copyright and/or constituting a breach of confidence, and that if a moderator has prior notice of such a posting, he or she should not allow it to be posted, and may consider moderating all posts by the potential poster to ensure that no forebidden HBP material finds its way online.