Our New Welcome Message

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 2868

Hi --

I thought that I would send the new welcome message to all members since
lots of new people have joined up (and it's taken me forever to get
around to creating a customized welcome/intro message).  Any
comments/suggestions for improving this letter are appreciated -- do let
me know. So, here it is:

Welcome to the HPforGrownups group at eGroups, a  free, easy-to-use
email group service.  Please take a moment to review this message.

PURPOSE: This group was created to give adult fans of the Harry Potter
books a place to talk to
other adult fans. Our discussions of these wonderful books are intended
to be in-depth,thought-provoking and fun. We often enjoy delving into
obscure and minute details about the books, characters, plot lines and
so forth.

AGE OF MEMBERS: While there is no required age to join this group,
please note that most of
our members are adults (over 18). Teenagers who are interested in more
in-depth discussions of these books are certainly welcome, but may find
that they are more comfortable in some of the other Harry Potter forums
with mainly teenage membership.

NETIQUETTE: You may want to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
about this group.  You can find the FAQs at:

http://www.geocities.com/ravenclawlady/grownups.html

You will find that most of our members prefer to follow some basic rules
of netiquette, and these are covered in more detail in the FAQs.  In
general, please try to be sure your postings use complete sentences and
avoid all lowercase.  This is not a RPG, and taking the time to proof
your posts
before sending them is appreciated.

SPOILER SPACE: At this point, virtually all of the group's members have
read all 4 Harry
Potter books, and so we are not encouraging the use of spoiler warnings
and spoiler space with regard to discussions of these books.  Please do
use spoiler warnings & spoiler space for predictions relating to the
later HP books as some of our members may wish to skip those
predictions.

TOPICS FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED: Several members of this group are actively
engaged in creating a series of webpages devoted to topics that get
raised frequently.  Our hope is that this resource will enable old & new
members to see what has already been discussed (to avoid repetition &
encourage new thoughts & theories).  We hope to have these pages up &
running sometime in October.  A message to the group will be sent when
they are available.

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Regards,

Moderators, HPforGrownups