[HPFGU-Feedback] Re: Reply to question on HPforGrownups list

[susiequsie23]

Ginger:
> Gah!  Debbie!  Do you mean I'm the only one out there who reads all
> the posts before I post myself?  I thought that was some sort of, um,
> I don't know, protocol, or something.

Shorty Elf:
YES, YES, YES, Ginger.  Shorty says, "You keep right on with that 'protocol 
or something' remark, and you broadcast it far and wide!"  <vbg>
Truthfully, we *do* ask that of members -- sez so right in the posting rules 
["*read the entire thread before posting, and don't merely repeat what's 
already been said"] -- but not everyone does that, especially just 
post-release.


Ginger:
> Does this mean that the posts sent out right after a book is released
> don't get read by more than a handful of people?  OK, the first
> several probably do, and then people read threads.

Shorty Elf:
Heh. Yes, well, a handful at least, since the handful includes the ELVES --  
at least, as a group we read 'em all!  <EEEEK!! recollections of dazed and 
crazed times flood back to me>  Which is why *this* elf likes that few 
moments (er, days) of silence before the list reopens.  Gives one a chance 
to take a few deep breaths, stock up on the *caffeinated* Diet Coke, maybe 
even take a nap before all heck breaks loose. :))

In all seriousness, I wonder how many listees *do* actually read them all. 
Do you think there are some?


Ginger:
> Somewhere back in the recesses of my mind, I remember before the
> release of HBP there was a post about how to make your first post-
> release post count.  It was very good advice, and I wonder if it
> didn't make that release easier for those who actually try to keep up
> with the list.  Is there anyone who remembers it, and could it be
> posted again, perhaps at the time of the reminder of when the list
> will be reopened?

Shorty Elf:
Thanks for that reminder tip.  This would definitely be a good thing to 
resurrect and ask folks to truly consider.


> Ginger, who realizes I am straying from the topic of timing, but
> hopes that this qualifies as "feedback".

Shorty Elf:
It's all feedback, as you say, Ginger.  'Tis appreciated.

Shorty