Is It Just Me . . .

[Melody]

Saitaina wrote:
> Oy, don't get me started on the Main List.  I
> read maybe one out of ever five thousand
> posts and most of those are what I see in
> from new members.  I'm sure I've missed a
> great many wonderful posts but every time I
> open my HPfGU mail box I'm like "AHHHHHHHHH".

I am glad others I deem as "posters I read" are having the same issues
with the main site.  I was beginning to feel bad about not reading it,
but I just do not want to.  Mostly out of sheer annoyance with the
fact most of the posts I have read are just plain boring and
repetitive.  Even with the list administration posting the FAQ and OoP
FAQ over and over again, they still do not read them.

I joined a year ago today...well the 18th but it was Sunday last year. 

::small toot on a horn::  Happy list birthday to me.  :D

Sorry, I had to throw a mini-party.  Mostly because this list has
pretty much changed my life.  Hehe...sorry that sounds so AA or
something, but all my friends are here, I found my boyfriend here,
this site gave me confidence finally to start with my thesis, which is
why I am so quiet lately mostly...ok I am babbling, but do know, this
site is a big part of my life.  I adore it.

I use to read every post each day with absolute pleasure and love for
it.  But now, I am afraid of the site.  I hate that.  I guess at
first, I told myself it will calm down in a month, but it still seems
to be going strong.  All the posters I depended on to never let me
down seem to be shying away too.  In the back of my mind, I tell
myself it will calm down eventually and we will come out of our cave,
but that is a hope.  


Saitaina wrote:
> I just don't think there's anything to be
> done about it.  Sister lists would
> be...intresting but I don't think it's quite
> feasible.  Already our sister lists are less
> then the membership our main list has and if
> we start siphoning off posters to other lists
> people will wonder where their favorite
> posters have gone and it'll just be messy I
> think.   Perhaps waiting it out a bit is the
> only awnser.  *shrugs*

Perhaps it is the only answer.  I just did not expect to have to wait
this long.  Before when y'all split the site, it was between genres
and mediums.  It made sense.  Now if you split off tbay, filk, or
ships the newbies will not know what they are and not join the split
sites since they will never see those types of posts *on* the main
site.  How will they know they will like that type of posts when they
have never read one?  


> Boy to the epic *snort* battle between Voldie
> and Dumbledore but I'm quite intimidated to
> post there.  

Oh come on, that was so funny.  Just the fact Dumbledore called him
Tom made my day.  Here everyone is afraid to say Voldemort, but if
Dumbledore could get them to say Tom instead it makes him human again
and not the "god" he thinks he is.  :D

Then he is redeemable too.  ;)


Melody