Administrative Stuff

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 2872

Hi:

MY EMAIL ADDRESS: has changed.  All seems to be working fine though (it
switched right over in egroups) -- still shows me as owner but with my
new email address.  <sigh of relief>

NEW WELCOME MESSAGE: I just the new welcome message to everyone.  Let me
know if you have any comments or suggestions for improving it.

I've actually just thought of one improvement which I will tell you
about & then go make in the letter.  I will add a paragraph making it
clear that everyone is expected to make it clear when they are
expressing opinions.  It's highly misleading (particularly to new
members who may be very new to the HP world) for someone to post things
that profess to definitively answer ambiguous topics that are open to
more than one interpretation.  It's very very important to use some sort
of qualifying language in those cases (for example: I think, IMO, I
believe, etc.).

CHAPTER & CHARACTER DISCUSSIONS: As far as this week is concerned, sorry
that I did not realize it hadn't been done until I returned from my
vacation on Wednesday.  I'll try to be more on top of it so that I can
remind the person scheduled more quickly.  I will plan on trying to send
a reminder to each person on the Sunday before the scheduled week.  I
have spoken to Skimmel -- he is profusely apologetic.  He had confirmed
the date with me several weeks ago but then it slipped his mind.  He
will get Ch 13 & Fudge up by Monday of next week & possibly before.  I
think the Ch 14 discussion should be posted mid-week next week & then we
can get back on track hopefully.  It would be helpful to me though if
everyone who has signed up to do a chapter & character would make a note
in their calenders.  You can check your assignments at:

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

Trina -- you're up next week.  Scott -- you have the week after that.
Our first hole is Nov 20-26 (Thanksgiving week for the Americans).
Volunteers?  <g>

TOPICAL FAQS UPDATE: Most of us writing the FAQs have made a good start
but are further behind than we expected to be.  We will still try & get
some of the completed ones up & running in the next few weeks, but it's
looking increasingly like we'll be into November before the whole thing
is done.  We are working diligently.  <g>

If there's anything else that needed addressing -- I'm sure to think of
it later.  :--)

Thanks if you're still reading!

Penny