[HPFGU-OTChatter] To the Long-Time Listees

[Queer as John]

annemehr said:

> As a relatively new listee (joined September '02), I can't help
> wondering how you older listees see the main HP list these days.  I
> did do some reading of the old year 2000 posts and recognized some of
> your names from nowadays -- Cindy C. still posts fairly often, and I
> believe Queer As John was posting a bit last September or October, and
> there are others.

*waves walking-stick from rocking-chair on the front porch*

You're right in that we've seen most stuff before. However, particularly
from a Moddy point of view, we old codgers (says the college student...)
realise that we, too, once thought that /we/ discovered Dumbledore's Gleam
and Arabella Figg. Everyone's a newbie somewhere, sometime, and that's okay.
Looking through our rose-tinted glasses, we know that it's fun to discover a
group like this, even if we've discussed it all as much as we want to.

> Do you guys see much at all that you haven't seen 100 times before?
> Maybe many of you just pop in once in a while just to see if anything
> interesting has come up?  I know that even I am now seeing subjects
> reintroduced that I have seen hashed out once or twice since *I*
> joined!

I tend to skim OT-Chatter and dip into the main list every so often if a
subject that looks interesting comes up.

> I must say, I am looking forward to the OoP posts partly to see who
> all we hear from, that we haven't for a long time!

So are we! *grins*

> Annemehr
> who will have to share OoP with her oldest daughter, and hopes she can
> get it read fast enough not to get too behind on the list!

Did you vote in the poll about possibly closing the list for a day or two?
We'd love to have your input!

Cheers,

--John

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