STEP 1:

Fill in the application below.

STEP 2:

E-mail the application either as a Microsoft Word or text file
attachment, or included in the body of the e-mail message, to:

HPforGrownups-owner@yahoogroups.com

Deadline is Friday, 15 April 2005, 00:00 (midnight) Greenwich Mean Time.

NOTE: You MUST use this method to send in your application.

STEP 3:

Wait patiently for the return owl. We will send accept/reject
notices by 30 April 2005 00:00 GMT.

STEP 5:

If we have more applicants than positions this recruiting cycle,
please stick around. More positions will open up later, but we can
train only so many new elves at a time.


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ELF ENSLAVEMENT APPLICATION


I. PERSONAL INFORMATION


A. PREFERRED NAME/HANDLE:

B. E-MAIL ADDRESS:

C. YAHOO ID THAT YOU CURRENTLY USE ON THE HPfGU LISTS:

D. OTHER YAHOO IDs YOU'VE USED ON ANY HPfGU LIST, PAST AND PRESENT:

E. DO YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER MODERATED A YAHOO GROUP (HP OR
OTHERWISE)?

F. DO YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER MODERATED A NON-YAHOO INTERNET
DISCUSSION GROUP? WHICH ONE(S)?

G. IN WHICH OTHER ASPECTS OF HARRY POTTER FANDOM DO YOU PARTICIPATE
REGULARLY?

H. IF YOU ARE OFFERING TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PLEASE LIST YOUR TECHNICAL
SKILLS AND RESOURCES.

I. ADDITIONAL TASKS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO UNDERTAKE (PENDING MESSAGES,
HELP DESK, ETC.):

J. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE WILLING TO SPEND ON LIST
ADMINISTRATION? PLEASE STATE HOW MANY HOURS PER DAY/WEEK OR MONTH YOU
MIGHT *REALISTICALLY* BE PREPARED TO GIVE. (Please note that a
regular commitment is more important than the amount of time
available; present members of the team devote anything from several
hours a day down to a few hours a month to administrative duties.)


II. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

To help us to decide whom to enslave (especially in the event of a
large number of applications from list members) we would like you to
complete the following section. Please answer both questions A and B
and then *either* C or D below.



A. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT HPfGU? IF YOU WERE EMPEROR OF HPfGU
FOR ONE DAY, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? (100-300 WORDS)

B. AFTER REJECTING A NON-COMPLIANT POST, YOU RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING
MESSAGE FROM THE POST'S AUTHOR. HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO THIS
MESSAGE? (300 WORD MAX)

Hey Picky Elf:

WTF? I cant believe u pple are so uptight u spend all your time
looking for misteaks in other peoples posts. I was on the internet
before Bill Gates pooped in his first diaper and I have never in my
life encountered such a load of crap as your Humungus Load of
Bulls**t file. Havent u ever heard of free speech?

Get a @#$^ life already.

<INSERT YOUR ANSWER BELOW>


ANSWER EITHER QUESTION C OR QUESTION D:

C. ONE OF THE OTHER LIST ELVES POSTS A MESSAGE THAT YOU FIND
INSULTING. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (Describe how you would approach the
problem and write what you'd say, if anything.)

D. ONE OF THE OTHER LIST ELVES PROPOSES THAT WE STOP ACCEPTING NEW
MEMBERS ON THE MAIN LIST TO CONTROL LIST VOLUME. WRITE A POST THAT
DISAGREES WITH THE PROPOSAL. (200-500 WORDS)