[HPFGU-Feedback] (from OT List ) RE: "No responses on the main list"

[Barb Roberts]

meidbh wrote:
>
>
> ...So instead?
> Well I think there is a pretty good system in place – posting
> guidelines, reference materials (FAQ etc), moderatorship for new
> posters BUT it shouldn't really be solely the list elves
> responsibility to keep this common room tidy.  If the older members
> see a post that has lost touch with printed Potterverse could theya
> habit of requesting the canon please? Or if a thread is resurrecting
> dead theories how about politely directing to the canon ("sorry she
> really did say he's not a vampire"). If certain posters just aren't
> following the guidelines maybe ADMIN reminders or another period of
> moderatorship are an option. Perhaps this way the quality of the
> posts might improve (and the quantity decrease?!).
>
> The whole structure of the list is very cumbersome too (is Yahoo the
> best option there is?).
>
> Finally, could some of the most popular subjects perhaps have their
> own sublists perhaps(eg Snape; HBP theories; stalactite
> discussions :-))
>
> The natural evolution here will probably be that some oldies will
> move away (HPFVVGU perhaps?). But some will continue to influence
> this group and hopefully earn themselves some rich and stimulating
> discussions as a reward.

<Sigh> I think the main trouble is that it's summer.  Many of the 
younger "adults" are out of school (college?), have too much time at 
their disposal, so they send out half-baked messages like fiends.  
Another list that I was on, The Vocalist, had this problem a couple of 
years ago.  I remember one exasperated old-timer wondering whether the 
list moderator had advertised the list in "Teen Weekly."  The start of 
school may solve some problems, and some of the old-timers may return.

I think that a daily limit on the number of times that one person can 
post may help. At least it's worth considering. I just can't believe 
the volume of e-mail that i received last month from this list and 
other lists. It crashed my e-mail system.

Off to work,

Barbara Roberts (Ivogun), who should have been getting ready for work 
much earlier