[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: radical remedy

[Carole Estes]

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From: "Ebony AKA AngieJ" <ebonyink at hotmail.com>


>
> 2)  The best thing you can do when a list gets out of hand is to post
> something relevant.  Start a new discussion.  If people ignore your
> attempt, try again.
>
> In closing, I am very against closing membership.  If all else fails,
> you could section off the main list into a scholarly discussion group
> (which I'd daresay not many of us would qualify for in the academic
> sense of the word) and a general discussion group.  I don't even much
> like that idea... and I'd never dream about doing anything like that
> at Paradise.
>
> Just my .02 knuts.
>

I'm  with Ebony and Heidi here.  I'm an old timer in list experience and in
age...and I recently switched from receiving email from the main list to
receiving email from this list.  This one is more fun and has less traffic.
I stop by the main list occasionally, but not even daily.  I understand the
sentiment that the main list is changing, but that will happen to any list
or organization.  I think the chapter/character discussions were very
helpful in keeping the list focussed, but after awhile most of the
characters have been discussed.

What has happened in the past is that teens who were less mature gradually
lost interest in chatting with us old folks and moved on.  I would think
this would happen again, it just might take more time.  I'm amazed that
we're over 1800 members.  There is bound to be times that are more enjoyable
and less enjoyable.  Limiting members won't help that.

carole