ADMIN: Everyone! Listen up!

[John Walton]

**Ignore this at your peril, both newbies and older list members.**

Welcome to everyone who's joined recently, either as a result of the movie
or the NYTimes article. We're glad to have you here. Of course,
HPforGrownups, like any community, has certain rules which must be followed
in order to ensure the smooth functioning of our lists. These are the Admin
Files and can be found at http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/admin -- READ THEM.

Now, a few more pointers:

1) ADMIN messages are *NOT* to be ignored. No "I didn't think it applied to
me", no "I thought one message would be okay". If you ignore ADMIN messages,
you *will* be put on Moderated Status or turned into a ferret. You MUST also
read the Admin Files before posting to our lists. Yep, there are a few of
them, but they amount to only a few pages. You've sat through a 2-1/2 hour
movie and read 1400-odd pages of HP. Now read a few pages of Admin Files.

2) We have four principal lists here at HPforGrownups, and they have titles
which, surprisingly, reflect their function:

HPforGrownups: The Main List is for BOOK-RELATED DISCUSSION ONLY.
HPFGU-OTChatter: The OTChatter list is for off-topic and chatty-type posts.
HPFGU-Announcements: The Announcements list is for announcements: New sites,
news, etc.
HPFGU-Movie: The Movie list is for EVERYTHING movie. Fantasy casting,
comments, comparisons with the books, etc.

If you can't figure out where your post goes, ask the Mods. Chances are,
with 20-odd people (Mods & Elves) reading the
hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com email address, you'll get an immediate
reply. Even if you don't, your post will still be there if it takes an hour
or two.

3) Use accurate subject headings. People like to skim topics and read only
what they're interested in. They can't do that if posts aren't labelled
accurately. You *will* be reminded once, then Howlered and then put on
Moderated Status if you frequently use inaccurate subject headings. ("I was
only replying to someone else's message" is not an excuse.)

4) When you reply to posts, you must give us some idea what you are replying
to -- either a bit of the post quoted (note "a bit", not the whole post!) or
your own paraphrase: "Re: Penny's comments on why Ron is great for
Hermione". This is something, like the subject heading thing, that the Mods
are particularly irritated by. So snip!

5) If you have a simple question (like "where does it say that Hermione's
birthday is September 19th") do check the group's VFAQ file at
http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/vfaq and then the HP Lexicon at
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon and if it's a real quandary contact the
Mods at hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com.

6) Use decent English. netspeek iz not kewl. Nor is using numbers and
letters 2 say what u mean. The vast majority of the list gets *really*
annoyed by it and you will find yourself ignored. Check your spelling and
grammar too. We're all adults -- we should all be able to write like adults.
Of course, we realise that many of our members do not have English as a
first language -- we applaud you for your knowledge of English and your
willingness to join an English-language group. However, you should be able
to compose written English to a high-school standard.

Anyway...if you have any questions at all, please contact the Moderator
Team. That's Penny the list mom, Amy Z (what *does* that Z stand for?), Neil
aka Flying Ford Anglia the Mechanimagus Moderator, and me, John, Moderator
With Rock #47. Email us at hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com (our List
Elves will see it as well and may reply to you if we're off gallivanting
somewhere).

Get reading those Admin Files! :D

--John, for the Moderator Team.

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The HPforGrownups Moderator Team
MagicalMods at yahoogroups.com

Please read our Admin Files, particularly the VFAQ and Netiquette files!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/