The State of the List Questionaire - Oct 2007

[horridporrid03]

> 1. What has been your general impression of the list since the
> release of DH?

Betsy Hp:
Obviously there are a lot more dissappointed folks, which I think 
changed the tenur of the list.  It's hard to get into deep 
discussions about character and/or world building when you think the 
entire thing has come crashing down around your ears.  And I think 
the list reflects that.  However...

> 2. Have you been posting since the release? Less than, as much as, 
> or more than you did before the release? If there is a change, what 
> has caused you to change? If you haven't been posting at all, or   
> been posting rarely, why do you think that is?

Betsy Hp:
I haven't been reading the list like I used to.  IOWs, there could be 
deep character and/or world building discussions going on that I've 
completely missed. <g>  In which case, good! <bg>  (Um, good that 
people are having and enjoying such discussions, not that I missed 
them.)

I also feel like I've been posting less and less.  Mainly because I 
dislike DH so much. And while I've been very interested in working 
out exactly *what* went wrong for me, I'm trying not to be a troll.  
Which is part of the reason I've only participated in some threads.

> 3. Are you happy with the way the list is handled and/or the way 
> things are going at present? If you feel some action should be     
> taken by the elves, what would you suggest? What suggestions would 
> you give members in general to improve the list? What, if anything, 
> have you tried to improve the list?

Betsy Hp:
I think the list has been doing as well as can be expected.  (I 
realize this reflects my personal view point, but because I think DH 
was pretty much a mess, I think there's not much there to discuss, 
and no amount of tweaking can force it.)

Of course, the discussion going on right now about Dumbledore has 
gotten a bit ugly, but I'm betting there's a lot of behind the scenes 
elf-work going on to try and drag the list back into civility.  Go 
Elves! <bg>  

> 4. Now that we have all seven books and the speculation is over,
> what do you see as the purpose of this list? What would you
> imagine/want to see happening on the list a year from now?

Betsy Hp:
I'd say this is still a list to discuss the Potter series.  Sure, the 
speculation part is fairly over.  (Though of course, folks can always 
speculate about stuff JKR doesn't explicitly state; there just won't 
be any confirmation.)  I do think the discussion rate will die down 
and that folding the OT stuff in (as previously suggested) is a good 
idea.  But I think that as long as people are reading and enjoying 
the Potter series, there will probably be some discussion occuring.

Betsy Hp