[HPFGU-Feedback] Re: ADMIN: Possible Threat to the HPFGU Family of Lists

[msbeadsley]

> > Iggy here:
<snip> 
> > We need to eliminate (at least for the time being) the topic 
> > about the sexual temptations of Harry Potter (a minor) and 
> > especially eliminate topic titles such as "In Bed With Harry 
> > Potter."
<snip>

> Laura:
> Nonsense. I'm really annoyed that you would even suggest such a
> thing. This is, after all, a list for adults. I think we self-
> censor quite adequately.
> 
> Moreover, if the admins have something to say to us, I think they
> know how to say it. If you're talking with the authority of an
> admin, please say so. Otherwise, I'd appreciate not being told what
> to do by you.


(Hi, Laura! Hi, Iggy!)

I think Iggy was suggesting. I also think it didn't sound like Iggy 
was suggesting. I think Iggy might have been in that mode I've been 
resisting since ADMIN put out that message, which was the "Ohmigod we 
gotta *do something, right now*, let's mobilize" mode. And yeah, 
there was some "take charge" to his attitude (underlined by the 
multiplicity with which he expressed it), which I think was also 
fueled by worry and concern.

While I appreciate ADMIN's sharing this information, I think it's 
stressful (for most of us) to know that there's a threat to the 
list/s out there. Maybe we all should (and I'm SUGGESTING here) 
consider our content a bit more carefully in light of recent 
info...not so much for content which could be construed as contrary 
to Yahoo! guidelines (which, IMO, may closing the barn door after the 
cow's left the building and found the corn), but for how reactive we 
are allowing ourselves to be.

Sandy, glad she flame-proofed her soapbox a while back