List recommendations (was On Moderated and Un-Moderated Status)

[davewitley]

Dina asked:

> Where is there a mailing list that I can pull ideas off HPFGU, talk 
about
> them without fear of moderation (Ex: if I start about Petunia and 
then
> divert to HBO's Six Feet Under in the same message - those that 
watch SFU
> might get the joke), bring up the HP movies or websites, or talk 
about
> something completely irrelevant... and not deal with tweens and 
their
> teenspeak or homophobia?

I think there's little doubt we would all like such a list - which is 
precisely the problem.  HPFGU in its early history was just such a 
list, and it bacame a victim of its own success.  The solution 
adopted to cope with sustained growth was to create the sister lists 
(it's unfortunate that Yahoo technology isn't up to giving all main 
list members automatic webview membership of OTC, Movie and Feedback).

Kelley has already recommended a number of other lists (though I hope 
you don't leave here).  I'll just add that there is also the Hog's 
Head, founded by HPFGU members:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hogs_head/

which has consciously tried to learn from the past history of HPFGU.  
At the moment it is still fairly small (it's a little over 6 months 
old) so time will tell if it's capable of maintaining sustained 
popularity without loss of intimacy of atmosphere.

David

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