Consolidating All the Groups Into One

[Catlady (Rita Prince]

Brian wrote in <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/40228>:

> I'd be interested in what others think about topics on HP fanfiction
> though. To me, they don't feel right in OT and when OT is more 
> active, get swamped anyway. They probably don't belong in a group as
> strict as the HP main group either

The people who manage Fanfiction boards would probably prefer that we discuss fanfiction on the same boards where we read it.

We used to discuss fanfiction on Main List, which originally did *not* have strict rules of on-topic. I think fanfiction should be allowed back on Main List even if the spin-off lists are not spun back in. The argument some people used to make that they did not want their impression of Rowling's creation to contaminated by impressions from fanfic until canon was closed is now obsolete.