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[Jen Reese]

Hebby Elf:
 
> If you could change one thing about HPfGU, what would it be?
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Jen: I'm fairly new, been posting since July. This group is really 
impressive for the wealth of information and level of discussion! 
I've had a good experience as a newcomer. 

My one pet peeve is posting etiquette: enormous amount of posts on 
the main list that aren't canon-based or where people don't read the 
entire thread and state something that another poster already said.

I've always interpreted the canon rule to mean you actually quote 
from the book or an interview with JKR, and base an argument around 
that (but then, I take things very literally <g>). There are quite a 
few posts every day with incorrect quotes, 'guesses' at what the 
canon said b/c the books aren't handy, or even making comments on 
another person's misquote. (Not correcting the mistake, just writing 
about something using the wrong information!)

This is definitely the one thing I'd love to see changed, although 
frankly, I can't imagine how with a group this size. But that's my 
wish ;).

Hebby Elf: 
> Should there be some formal recognition of good/long-time posters?

I think the History of HPFGU, Fantastic Posts and Hypothetic Alley 
do a good job of giving credit where credit is due. There's so much 
to read as a newcomer, which is good and bad. I'm still finding 
resources all the time, and along the way have come to recognize who 
the 'old-timers'are and who started what theory. 

I think it helps too, when original theorists continue to be on the 
list remarking on and defending their theories. I've seen Pippin 
posting on ESE!Lupin, Elfundeb on ESE!Mcgonagall, and Pip & Melody 
on MD--those posts keep the theories current and give us all 
something to refer back to. 

Hebby Elf: 
> If past experience is any guide, we'll be getting a surge of new 
> posters next June when the PoA movie premieres. How should we deal 
> with it? 

(Since I don't know Admin policy with Yahoo, some of these might not 
be feasible)

1) Restricting the list size 

2)Like an insurance company (in America at least) could you 
have "open enrollment" period a couple times a year, then advertise 
when the next open enrollment would be on the home page?

3) I've always wondered about the many members who never post. How 
about offering a limited time to lurk (say 3-6 months) and if a 
person doesn't post they are taken off the list? This might turn into
an administrative nightmare, though.

4) My other thought was cleaning out the member list by having a 
link on the homepage for say 2 months, where everyone who wants to 
continue being a member has to click on that link. Anyone not 
registering by a certain date would be taken off (but could re-
enroll).