Consolidating All the Groups Into One

[bboyminn]

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> My biggest desire is that posts on Main List should be allowed to be OT, because so often a thought that started from canon leads to real-world ideas (like the current thread on whether TMR is a psychopath leading to discussion on DSM-IV). That is what I wish for, regardless whether OT also continues to exist as a separate group.
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bboyminn:

I think things that are clearly OT topics should stay on OT, 
but it seems fair that now that the discussion load is so low
that OT tangents be allowed or policed less strictly in the 
Main group. 

As an example, I think a discussion on whether Voldemort is 
a psychopath that in turn leads to a discussion of exactly 
what constitutes a psychopath would be sufficiently related 
to the central theme to be allowed as long as the discussion
stays within certain reasonable bounds and stays civil. 

I would classify that as a tangential discussion, it relates
back to characters in the book though it is off on a side 
topic. And, it is a side topic that needs to be resolved
in order to carry on the discussion of, in this case, a
given character. But, I really do think it is sufficiently 
related that it would be a valid subject for discussion as 
long as the impetus for the discussion relates back to a 
character or situation in the books or movies. 

It would be up to the MODS to decide whether a topic that
has strayed is still related to the books, or if it has gone
completely and thoroughly off-topic. 

Now that there is no real need to control the post count, I
think more leniency in the range of topics can be allowed. 

So, I guess I sort of agree with you. Though I think clear
off-topic general discussion remain in the OT group. The 
OT group is more random discussion about virtually any topic
by a group of like minded people. There are general topics
like 'How do I make my computer do this or that?' that are
not even remotely tangential to the HP theme, so putting
them in the Main group would be a clear violation of the
purpose of the group.  

Just my opinion. 

Steve/bboyminn