Main List Problems

[stardancerofas]

Hi all!
Okay, we all know the Main List is having problems, and as a relative
newbie (but someone who hasn't been on Moderated Status for a long
time), and someone who joined Pre-OotP, let's face facts.
It's not really that people haven't read the FAQ, it's that they're so
excited. I nearly went nuts reading all the 'laws of the group' before
I even thought of posting....guess what. I *don't * really remember a
single word of them. They didn't call it the BHF for nothing. It was
BIG, it was Humungous, and it was Filed...right back in the grey
matter with what happened in Second Grade :)
I, in my (not always) humble opinion, don't think the answer would be
'more list'. What some (and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to
figure out who, just read the list) newbies need is for some of the
Veterans to private mail them, and gently, *guide* them. If possible
that is.
Alot of the newer members are excited about finding others to talk
with. They're surprised by the ideas, that they themselves might have
had, and anxious to discuss, to DEATH! every little detail.
We don't need more lists. What we all need is a whole lot of patience.
Trust me, as a Star Wars Veteran, alot of these people are not going
to hang around. HP is new, exciting, hot....you get the idea.
Patience in dealing with the Main List is essential right now. Read
the posts that might be of interest to you. 
Or, do what I did. Go to digest. I did it for OT Chatter, and the Main
List. It helps alot.
Enough Rambling for now.
Lorrie