[HPFGU-Movie] RE: [HPFGU-Feedback] Re: ADMIN: Possible Threat to the HPFGU Family of Lists

[Helen R. Granberry]

Iggy here:

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People are wondering what someone could possibly use against these
groups to have them eliminated... and it was also mentioned that
incidents such as sex with minors has been used against groups, even if
it's implied.

We need to eliminate (at least for the time being) the topic about the
sexual temptations of Harry Potter (a minor) and especially eliminate
topic titles such as "In Bed With Harry Potter."  Since we know that
Yahoo has a history of not investigating claims against groups, even the
titles have the potential to get the groups deleted if Yahoo chooses to
take them as a violation of their terms.

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Iggy McSnurd



Helen here:

If I may be so bold... I don't post very often to HP4GU because I
really, strongly dislike the mailing list format for this type of
discussion. Threads are difficult to follow and to filter (what you want
to read vs. what you don't).  I only stay subscribed because it is one
of the very few places I can find intelligent, mature Harry Potter canon
discussion. Bottom line: I think mailing lists are inferior for threaded
discussion, but I love HP4GU and would sorely miss it.

I have a suggestion to make... if Yahoo is really THAT arbitrary in how
it ToSses its groups, why not move the list? Or set up a vBulletin
Board? At the very least move the list some place where it isn't at the
whim and mercy of trolls and administrators who don't care (Yahoo
admins, not list admins)?  

I am on a few mailing lists for fanfiction of a *cough* adult nature,
and those lists seem to exist just fine. If HP4GU is in danger for the
word SEX in a thread title, Yahoo really is completely arbitrary. 


Helen