[HPFGU-Feedback] ADMIN: We'd Like to Pick Your Brains About TBAY

[Betsy Fallon]

I have tried to get explanations about this type of post so that I might 
understand what is being said, but it has not been explained sufficiently. I 
am still at a loss as to these definitions and how to read and post TBAY and 
Magic Dishwasher messages.

Betsy



>From: "abigailnus" <abigailnus at ...>
>Reply-To: HPFGU-Feedback at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPFGU-Feedback at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPFGU-Feedback] ADMIN: We'd Like to Pick Your Brains About TBAY
>Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 14:21:28 -0000
>
>Dear Everybody,
>
>One of the reasons that we decided to establish -Feedback was to
>allow us to find out about the group's needs and opinions, and
>occasionally we'd like to ask for your thoughts about various subjects.
>This is one of those times. Most of you have probably seen the TBAY
>prefix attached to some posts on the main list. TBAY is a posting
>format that has existed for about a year and a half, and it has a great
>many fans among the older list members. We'd like to see newer
>members get involved with the form, but we realize that the learning
>curve for TBAY can be a little steep. To this end, members of the list
>admin have been putting together a TBAY primer, which will answer
>new members' questions about the format.
>
>Trouble is, we're not entirely certain what those questions are.
>
>We can guess some of them, and no doubt we can thing of a few that
>a person with no familiarity with TBAY might never think to ask, but
>there are surely questions that we would never consider. Which is why
>it's great that we have you to do our work for us. :-)
>
>So, if you could take the time to answer these questions, and maybe add
>a few of your own, we'd really appreciate it, and we hope that in turn the
>list will as well.
>
>1. We'd like to know how you perceive TBAY. How would you describe
>TBAY messages? What do you feel is the most important aspect of a TBAY
>message? What does the term 'TBAY theory' mean to you? What, if any, is
>the difference between a TBAY theory and a regular HPfGU theory?
>
>2. Do you read TBAY messages? Have you ever posted a TBAY message? If
>you have, what prompted you to do so? Have you ever wanted to respond
>to a TBAY thread but chose not to because of the format? What about the
>TBAY format made you reluctant to post?
>
>3. How accessible do you find the TBAY format? Do you find discussions
>of older theories (such as MAGIC DISHWASHER) on TBAY more or less
>accessible then discussions of older theories in regular posts (such as
>Evil!Lupin)? Do Hypothetic Alley (home of several major TBAY theories)
>and Fantastic Posts help to make TBAY posts more accessible? What can
>veteran TBAY-ers do to make newbies feel more welcome?
>
>4. What do you find confusing about TBAY? What would you like to know
>before posting? What would make you more likely to post in a TBAY style?
>
>Thanks in advance for any input you can provide,
>Abigail, aka Bookish Elf
>For the list elves
>

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