What Price Success? Improving Posting Quality on HPfGU

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Dungrollin: 

> I have nothing against people stating their opinions – it's 
> obviously an important part of discussion, and although I'm
> starting to get bored when the same subjects resurface time and 
> again (particularly when it's the same posters every month or so),
> it's when a single thread starts repeating itself that I get
> really *annoyed*. When threads start going around in circles, I 
> would like to see Admin step in with a "Please do not state and re-
> state and state again your opinions when nobody is interested 
except 
> the one person who is arguing with you and believes the opposite, 
> and pretend that it is 'debate'." Though phrased more politely, 
> obviously. – I'm not saying this only in judgement of others,
> I'd like to be told off when *I* do it, too.
> 
> I wonder if an elf would be able to tell us how many howlers get 
> sent per month? Do *all* one-liners result in an off-list 
reminder? 
> How many people get put back on moderation? I honestly have no 
idea. 
> While I was moderated none of my posts were returned or (as far as 
I 
> could see) edited, and since I've never had a howler, I find the 
> elves somewhat invisible (though, please don't accuse me of
> thinking they do nothing, I do appreciate that they are very 
busy). 
> 
> Effectively, what I'm saying is, I wonder if fear of more public 
> reprimands would embarrass people into thinking before 
> hitting `send'. 


Alla:

I disagree with this part of your post. I guess I am repeating 
myself, but oh, well. I DON'T like Elves interfering on the 
substantive parts of the discussion, especially publicly. Threads do 
come out repeatedly and if they do, it may mean that a lot of people 
are interested in them.

I am all for people ( of course myself included) rethinking a bit of 
their approach to tennis like exchanges, but doing so if they want 
to. I don't like anyone telling me  for example  not to say "I hate 
what Snape does to Harry" because someone else is not interested in 
reading it.

If I am saying it ten times a day, sure listees can start throwing 
electronic tomatos, but if I am saying it say once or twice every 
week, why again should I stop? ( yes, I know I had been saying it 
more often than that, that is why I realise the necessity for 
decreased frequency :o))

There is always option of ... not reading it, in my opinion. I 
exercise such option very actively with almost all conspiracy 
theories, for example. ( ESE!Lupin not included, because I can never 
skip Pippin's posts, ever.)

One more comment - I can definitely testify to the fact that Elves 
are NOT invisible and do their job quite well with moderated 
members. I haven't got a Howler yet ( I wonder how it looks 
like. :o)), but quite a few of my posts were returned to me for bad 
snipping, or for being "Me too" in disguise, when I was on 
moderation.

Come to think of it, Dungrollin, you are right. I do tend to do "Me 
too" in disguise sometimes. Hmmm, another thing to work on. :o)

Alla