ADMIN: New Year's Resolutions for HPfGU-OTChatter

[davewitley]

i never maik new years resolooshuns.  yee-haw!  i can brake all the 
rules now

mwahahahaha

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "penapart_elf" 
<PenapartElf at a...> wrote:
> 
> The Year of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
> is finally making its royal entrance; there is new canon
> in the offing at long last!
> 
> There are times when it's appropriate to shift your
> gears; posting at HPfGU is one of them. Remember:
> posting conventions here are different than that of
> many other websites. Please join the other members
> of the HPfGU community in making these New Year's
> Resolutions:
> 
> <raise wand hand>
> 
> 
> 
> I solemnly swear that I will
> 
> ~ check the email accounts associated with my HPfGU
> memberships even when I am on "webview only" (see *)
> 
> ~ be courteous: challenge ideas without insulting people
> 
> ~ use the right list and be on topic
> (when posting to the main list, I will support my points
> about canon using canon)
> 
> ~ use standard spelling, grammar and punctuation;
> will proofread and spell check
> 
> ~ attribute accurately
> 
> ~ sign my posts so *others* can attribute accurately
> 
> ~ snip responsibly by deleting everything that does not
> contribute to making my point
> 
> ~ update subject headings and make them accurate;
> add prefix if called for
> 
> ~ put my comments after quoted materials
> 
> ~ read a thread in its entirety before responding, yield
> not to the temptation to repeat anything unnecessarily,
> and check webview one last time before hitting "send"
> 
> ~ send one-liners and 'me too!' posts to the individual(s)
> concerned off-list
> 
> ~ combine short posts, especially if in the same thread,
> and remember to update the subject heading if necessary
> 
> ~ refrain from dominating the list at any given time by
> posting more than my fair share
> 
> ~ provide links to as opposed to reprinting copyrighted 
> materials such as articles and books unless I've gotten 
> permission from the copyright holder to reprint
> 
> 
> 
> The guilty shall remain unnamed here but please
> note that the above check list should be used not
> just by the "newcomers" but also by the "old hands"
> whose posts are no longer being moderated.
> 
> Be advised: Owls and Howlers are standing by.
> 
> As always, "The Humongous Bigfile, Posting Rules You
> Never Knew You Had to Follow and How to Conform to
> Them Now That You've Signed Up" is available for
> reference at http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/hbfile.html and
> explains the various points above in greater details.
> 
> <raises mug of butterbeer> To 2005!
> 
> :) Penapart <hiccup!> Elf 
> for the HPfGU List Admin Team
> 
> 
> 
> * If the elves do not receive a reply to messages we 
> send to list members, we will assume the messages 
> aren't being seen and reserve the right to return 
> listees to moderated status or to revoke posting 
> privileges when necessary. Should you find yourself 
> in either situation, please answer this last ditch 
> attempt to get your attention. Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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