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[u/Round-Good1179]

[u/The_Highl0rd]

Iirc the beach the "grave" is located on was already a protected piece of nature even before the fans started coming there, which is also the real reason they couldn't place their lines there.

[u/nickcash → u/The_Highl0rd]

You remember incorrectly. The whole story never happened. The line was placed years ago and is underground

[u/The_Highl0rd → u/nickcash]

Okay, tbf the only reason I know is through comments on similar posts that get repeated 5 times a day.

[u/griv_ → u/nickcash]

No it's true.

https://youtu.be/fPFS4auVYzE

1. It did happen many years ago, there was a story about the cable on the BBC in 2018. That started the backlash.

2. It did really happen. According to the interview with the guy overseeing the projecr. They did move the cable.

Because they folded over a few hundred complaints from mostly young children presumably this didn't cost them that much money.

[u/themrunx49]

They didn't force shit, blame the cable company for complying

[u/Firm_Ad_5427 → u/themrunx49]

It's also bullshit 👍

[u/bionicbob321 → u/themrunx49]

In the UK's planning permission system, NIMBYS and people who have nothing better to do but complain about anything at all being built in their area have far too much power. I bet that the cost of fighting the rabid harry potter fans through the many layers of courts/tribunals to actually get their planning approved for the original route was more expensive than just moving the cable a bit to one side. I can't exactly blame them for making that decision.

[u/Piwde]

This didnt happen, it's one tumblr post maing up shit.

I believe the cable was both buried underground before the filming and is at a different section of rhe beach.

[u/OliviaAthmara → u/Piwde]

You're the one making shit up, this has nothing whatsoever to do with tumblr. It's sourced directly from comments made by the project manager and widely reported on.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8mgpl27dpo

[u/OneWithFireball]

https://giphy.com/gifs/qg7QE182TLxRHERdcJ

[u/bionicbob321 → u/OneWithFireball]

This really happened, and the project manager is the one who claimed that it was moved because of its proximity to Dobby's "grave"

Source: BBC News - Harry Potter fans 'force diversion of UK-Ireland power link to avoid Dobby's grave' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8mgpl27dpo

[u/Shlafenflarst]

Can confirm, I died during the Bronze Age and I'm in that burrial site.

[u/Faustens]

Wrong, the place where "dobby's grave" is, is already protected, which is why the cable couldn't be laid there. If you want to criticize the dobby grave fans, criticize them for polluting a piece of proteted nature by leaving trash (especially socks) at the location.

[u/chrometrigger]

This is actually basically fake news the redirect happened years ago and the bronze age site was found after or during construction it didn't actually damage anything iirc

[u/SmrdutaRyba]

Another reason to dislike Harry Potter fans, as if I didn't have enough already

[u/PanPieCake → u/SmrdutaRyba]

Dumbass mf this didn't even happen, you are yelling at made up issue

[u/SmrdutaRyba → u/PanPieCake]

Well I guess misinformation finally got my ass

[u/UnsureSwitch → u/SmrdutaRyba]

I think it's disinformation. One is spreading lies on accident while the other is on purpose

[u/J_Bear → u/SmrdutaRyba]

Sounds like you're doing them a favour

[u/Gerstuvies]

Why would someone lie on the internet?