5 Posts per day limit

[Steve]

--- "cubfanbudwoman" <susiequsie23 at ...> wrote:

> 
> 
> Steve:
> > As to the Five-A-Day rule, that is more of a guideline
> > than a rule since the Elves have no way of enforcing 
> > it.
> 
> SSSusan:
> Erm... not quite sure what you mean by "no way of 
> enforcing it."  Could I refer you to my post, upthread,
> where I explain that we *do*  monitor & enforce it?
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Feedback/message/798
> 
> Or perhaps you mean something else that I'm not getting?
> 

bboyminn:

What was on my mind when I made this statement is the fact
that Yahoo Group Administrative Controls don't make a 
provision for setting a limit on post quantity. There 
isn't some box somewhere that says [5] in it, and the 
minute you hit FIVE, Yahoo prevents you from posting more.
I think that would be excessively restrictive.

So, enforcement occurs after the fact. Once someone has
shown a pattern of ignoring the post limit, he gets a 
howler reminding him. Presumably, it the refuse to
comply, they are put on moderated status. If that 
doesn't work, presumably then are then dropped from the
list. Does that about sum it up?

As I originally said, I think high volume simple reflects
high interest. When interesting topic are flowing like 
wine, replies flow right along with them. But having the
five-a-day 'guideline' is a good reminder to everyone to
stay focused. To consider that some things can be left 
unsaid until tomorrow, and the world won't end. As 
others have pointed out, it also encourages people to 
read the whole thread or at least a substantial portion
of it before responding.

As a 'guideline' I think this 5-a-day limit works 
reasonably well, and it does seem to have some flexibility
as long as no one abuses it. Three I think was too few.
I found that very restrictive and was more incline to 
ignore it, though I did make an effort even then to keep
my averages down. Still, other than right after a book
release or major-major JKR interview, I think 5 works fine.

Steve/bboyminn