Is It Just Me . . .

[Haggridd]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Melody" <Malady579 at h...> 
wrote:

> 
> 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 never thought I would be posting this, but I feel that the list 
ran more smoothly when it was more actively moderated.  I remember 
reading many ADMIN posts warning about just such issues as are 
bothering us all today.  I myself have received guidance for some of 
my past posts, which I heeded-- unlike tose ADMIN warnings for 
content.  I think the huge increase in membership, and therefore in 
volume of posts, coupled with much of the olde posters effectively 
leaving the ongoing discussions at the main list, have also led to 
less oversight as to longish quotes, one-line posts, repetitive 
posts, etc. 

This may be the natural order of things, and once a mb gets too 
unwieldy, it must "swarm" and generate new hives like honeybees do.  
I dunno.  I do know that, for a couple of years plus, this was a 
stimulating and congenial place to talk about all things HP.


> 

 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?  
> 
> 

Well, I used to surf all the accessory liss for interesting 
headings.  If a listee wants to call attention to a TBAY theory, 
SHIP, etc.  there is nothing stpping them from plugging it on the 
main list.

Haggridd

> Melody