ADMIN: Feedback Wanted re List Closure for DH Release

[or.phan_ann]

--- In HPFGU-Feedback at yahoogroups.com, PenapartElf at ... wrote:
> With DH arriving only three short months from now, the List 
> Elves have been revisiting our decisions for prior book releases. 
> We welcome listmember input on all aspects of how we can best 
> serve the list in the first frantic days after July 21, but we 
> particularly solicit comments how long the Main list 
(HPforGrownups) 
> should be closed for elves and listmembers alike to read the 
> Deathly Hallows. (We expect that HPFGU-OTChatter will be open, 
> but it will probably be a spoiler-free zone.)
> 
> The Main list will be closed on Saturday, July 21.  What we have 
> not decided for certain is when the list will reopen. In 2003, 
> the list was closed 45 hours, until 9 p.m. British Summer Time 
(BST) 
> Sunday. This turned out to be inadequate for the elves to read and 
> digest OOP before getting back to work. In 2005, the list was 
closed 
> for 85 hours, until 1 p.m. BST Tuesday, a time that was selected 
> with an eye to both giving the elves enough time to read the book 
> and to choose a time when the maximum number of members in all 
> time zones would be awake.
> 
> We have polled the elves and determined that the earliest we could
> reopen would be Monday, July 23, around midday BST. This translates
> to early morning in the U.S. and roughly 10 PM Australian East Coast
> time. Before then there will be an insufficient number of elves 
> available for duty.

Ann:

Two points:
First, when on Saturday will the list close? The US and worldwide 
release dates are a few hours apart, and I'm sure nobody wants the US 
members to post HARRY KILLS SNAPE or whatever before the deadline. 

Second: I don't mind waiting a week or so for the list to re-open. I 
think the Elves should take as long as they need.