[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: radical remedy

[Meredith Wilson]

I'm right there with Keith and Naama.  I can't even wade through HP4GU most
times and it's all the same discussion anyway because the 8 million new
people haven't discussed it yet.  Somewhat sad, in my mind.

Mer


**I don't frequent HP4GU all that much due to the volume of messages, 
**but I firmly subscribe to the 'small is beautiful' school of thought. 
**The same thing has happened at other lists and sites 
**(cough*ff.net*cough). I have to agree with Naama.
**
**Keith "How Freudian" Fraser
**
**--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., naama_gat at h... wrote:
**> Hi,
**> 
**> I've been thinking of this for quite a while, and I decided that 
**the best thing would be to 
**> open the subject to discussion. I want to know what you people 
**think.
**> 
**> How would you feel about closing the list (the mother list) to new 
**members, at least for a 
**> while? I have been feeling progressively disenchanted with the 
**list, and I think that it is 
**> due, in large part, to the enormous size it is now and the to high 
**rate in which it grows. I 
**> find the discussions less intelligent, less fun and less courteous. 
**There is a sense of 
**> ongoing friction which didn't exist before, at least not as I 
**recall. When so many people 
**> are joining, there isn't time for them to settle in before other 
**new people join, and so it 
**> goes on until it feels that the list has lost it's unique tone and 
**spirit.
**> 
**> So, what do you think? Would it be too drastic a measure to close 
**the list to new members? 
**> What does (do?) the MOD squad think?
**> 
**> 
**> Naama, feeling like her favorite virtual place is sinking down in 
**quicksand...
**
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