ADMIN: Reminder about OT/short posts etc.

[Neil Ward]

~~Crawling along the west wing corridors, Flying Ford Anglia trapped several
listmembers in a tingling headlight beam and they found they had no choice
but to walk, transfixed, to the Noticeboard and read the boring old ADMIN
parchment posted there...~~

OT DISCUSSIONS

Can I remind everyone that we have a fascinating and lively OT Chatter list
for off-topic discussions and some borderline HP topics?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/.  Discussion on the main
board should be limited to discussion of the Harry Potter books.

- If you feel that you ought to label your post "OT," that's a signal that
it shouldn't be here.

- If an HP thread veers off-topic, please move it to OT Chatter (i.e. if
your post is near-OT, add a postscript to invite a continuation on OT
Chatter) or, if appropriate, to a private discussion (i.e. if the discussion
gets personal or chatty between you and one or two others).

SHORT POSTS

Because of the high message volume here, we also discourage the posting of
one-line or very short posts, especially if they are throwaway remarks or
completely OT  ("I completely agree!  My mother has one of those knitted
hats - LOL!") Again, you have the option of posting comments on OT Chatter
or off-list, but, if you have some other HP-related things to say, you could
also bury remarks in a multiple topic post.

Any doubts about the list rules (there are some others), check out this
link:  http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/netiquette/

... or drop us a line at hpforgrownwups-owner at yahoogroups.com

~~The listmembers were amazed at the effects of the ADMIN message:  "I never
knew I could get such a buzz out of reading a bunch of list rules!" said
one.  "No," said another, "... and I hear that they have something new up
their sleeves that will blow all previous administrative files out of the
water...".  "Really?" said a third, "I feel perfectly dizzy with
anticipation."~~

Neil
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