Desperate measures

[meboriqua at aol.com]

> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Pam Hugonnet <pbarhug at e...> wrote:

  A> forced lurk  will give them a chance to listen (something you 
can't do while talking) and to see if this is the experience that they 
want. From there they can either choose to stay or to leave.>
> > 
Ebony responded:
 
> Also a great idea... but isn't that just general Netiquette?  One 
> ought to lurk a bit or at least read the past 50-100 posts at 
mininum  before plunging in.>

Excellent happy medium.  I am someone who would have benefited from a 
forced lurk.  I tend to jump in and open my big mouth, sometimes 
before I should have listened.  HPFGU has a unique personality; 
lurking a bit longer can help people better understand what goes on 
here.

I also think that occasional Admin reminders about grammar, OT and one 
line postings is a good idea (even though I posted a one liner this 
morning).  The spoiler reminders about FB and QTA seemed to work very 
well.  I have to be a teacher again for a second and say that the more 
I remind my students about things, the more they do what I ask them.  
They don't get angry at me; they just know what to expect from me as 
they get to know me.  The Admin and Moderator team is always polite 
and appropriate about such reminders; I am sure newbies would not be 
hurt when a general "Please remember to proof read" posting goes out.

--jenny from ravenclaw ******************************