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[betsy fallon]

--- In HPFGU-Feedback at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> 
wrote:
> > It's nothing that we can deal with here.  I was wishing some of 
the
> long-time posters who've disappeared since before OoP would post 
once
> in a while.  Maybe only once a month or so?  Maybe, as Tabouli says
> about herself (on OTC), they're burned out, on to other things.  I'm
> just disappointed that some people who were around even when I 
joined
> (Sept. '02), and then faded away, never returned to discuss OoP even
> after the list calmed down.
> 
Betsy:
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I have been a member for quite some time and have spent a majority of 
the time lurking. I have posted in the past, but I have only read OOP 
once and have not really wanted to get into discussions about the 
book because I feel I am so far behind the other posters. I promise 
that as soon as I re-read OOP, I will be more involved.

 >


 And, thanks to all you long-timers who still do!
> 
> > 
> > Should there be some formal recognition of good/long-time posters?
> 
> Hmm.  Well, that would mean another task for someone, wouldn't it?  
I
> don't know, I think such posters automatically earn recognition from
> the rest of the list.  The epitome might be when Elkins became "The
> Elkins" -- that was cool, spontaneous, and well earned.  I'm not 
sure
> it's good to pick out some people as "good" posters because it'd be
> too easy to hurt the feelings of some who are left out, but maybe
> "long-time" could be done.
> 
> > 
> > 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? 
> 
> Though on OTC I once agreed with trying a "no-post, enforced lurker"
> status for new listies, I've changed my mind.  I think the best 
thing
> is to make sure there are enough trained elves to handle the surge
> (and the PoA movie surge ought to be much smaller than the OoP book
> surge, I'd think), and also for experienced posters to be as good
> examples as possible.  Maybe, just *before* a new book or movie is
> released, a special notice could be sent out to current members
> suggesting we review the HBFile just to reinforce our memories as 
far
> as what good posting practices are.
> 
> Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good about the state of the main list 
these
> days -- it's recovered quite nicely, and many of the newest members
> are now some of the best posters.  TBAY, I'll admit, is still pretty
> devastated, but hey, that was some hurricane!  (And yes, I'm reading
> Evil!Bill/BB GUN and expect to wander out of the Safe House with
> something to say!)  ;-)
> 
> 
> Finally, even thought I've joined this group, it's not because I
> actually have any gripes!  I even think the main list will fare 
better
> when book 6 comes out because of experience earned after the OoP
> release.  I also think the current method of choosing new elves is
> better than having general elections, because the current elves 
have a
> much better idea of who would be good than the list at large.
> 
> Maybe, if you want to try electing some elves, some of these ideas
> might help:
> 
> -Don't replace the whole team with elected elves.  Instead, elect a
> few to replace retiring members or increase elf numbers if needed.  
If
> you want to have regular elections, don't replace more than a 
quarter
> of the team at once.  And I wouldn't be against having some
> "permanent" team members, either (i.e. not subject to elections).
> 
> -Even if we are electing some elves, maybe the Admin. team should
> still be able to invite people to join the team if they think they
> would be valuable members?
> 
> -Maybe there should be something like a "voting age," meaning 
perhaps
> only people who have been members for, I don't know, six months or
> something should be able to vote.  I don't actually have any idea 
how
> long the time period should be, but it should be long enough to get 
a
> good feel for the list.
> 
> -I don't think a yahoo group is necessarily a democracy.  If you do
> decide to try elections, and they end up hurting the list, you need 
to
> be able to put a stop to them.
> 
> -I'm certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and some of my
> suggestions might be baloney.  I just think they're worth 
discussing.
>  I don't see what goes on behind the scenes, but the lists I'm on
> (main and OTC) actually seem to be pretty healthy and to be able to
> weather a storm -- and I'd hate to see anything jeopardise that!
> 
> Annemehr
> having gone on *way* longer than she expected...