[HPFGU-OTChatter] complaint about off-topics

[Chancie Parmley]

>
> I've been reading the posts for a while now, and I've come across more
and  
> more non-related topics.  For instance there was one about selecting a
baby  
> name, and another about a life situation with a friend.  Now I understand
that 
> some people need to talk about things to a large group so they know that  
> someone will answer them, but there has to be some other place to post 
these 
> problems and questions.  I apologize if I seem rude to anyone, but I 
hope that 
> the people who post these off-topic messages will realize that this 
isn't the 
> place to put them.  (I really hope I don't seem like a jerk, and  that
someone 
> out there is feeling the frustration that I am, otherwise I would  feel
like 
> an even bigger jerk.)  Thanks.
> -Ley
>
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Chancie (the person who posted the baby name poll link):

I didn't find your post rude, I actually found it amusing!
As others have said, this is Off-Topic Chatter, meaning that 
anything not containing cannon on HP is allowed here, (with
in reason as Dizzy the list elf mentioned previously) since
it doesn't belong on the main list. I'm sorry if my asking for
baby name help some how offended you, but anyone who's
had a child can tell you that finding a name is an extremely 
hard job!  Perhaps in the future it would be wise for you to
simply delete the topics that you have no interest in reading,
and allow the list elves to decide if a certain topic is acceptable
or not then you won't have to be annoyed with those of us
who are posting frivolous topics.  And please don't take that
as any type of insult or anything, I have in the past done that 
same thing on the main list when I find a particular thread silly,
or something I'm simply uninterested in.  Why let yourself be 
annoyed?  Or if it's just the OT threads that are bothering you,
maybe it would be better if you just avoided this section of 
the site, since it's very likely that you'll see more and more
"non-related topics" as time goes on.  

Chancie