[HPforGrownups] Re: ADMIN: HPforGrownups to shut down

[Denise R]

No: HPFGUIDX 15696

My G~wd, I certainly hope this is a Fool's joke.

I hadn't even thought of it yet, since I haven't gone to bed, and it's not
Apr 1st in all the sections that we as a club service (it's still only 9:35,
iirc, in California).

Crosses fingers.  Thanks MM for giving me hope!

            ~Dee~
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----- Original Message -----
From: <MMMfanfic at hotmail.com>
To: <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:30 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: ADMIN: HPforGrownups to shut down


> Umm, is this a joke?  I know it's April's fool but still YOU CAN
> CAUSE HEART ATTACK by sending messages like this.
> Anyway, HAHAHAHAHA.  It did look pretty authentic at first glance.
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., John Walton <john at w...> wrote:
> > Dear Listmembers,
> >
> > I've got some unfortunate news to impart, but please bear with me.
> As Penny,
> > the list Founder, is currently unable to get to her computer (pre-
> natal
> > breathing classes, I think), she has asked me to convey this
> information to
> > the group.
> >
> > Yahoo, host of the YahooGroups service, has been served with a
> > cease-and-desist order from AOL-TimeWarner (parent company of
> Warner Bros.,
> > who own the movie rights to SS/PS and CoS) for HPforGrownups and
> several
> > other Harry Potter groups, including HP_Fanfiction,
> ParadigmOfUncertainty,
> > HP_Paradise, SnapeFans and HPslash, on the basis that they infringe
> Warner's
> > copyright for the HP mark. Yahoo have agreed to go along with this
> and have
> > served the Moderators with a 24-hour closedown period. As of 12
> midnight
> > Eastern Time tomorrow, the HPforGrownups community, as well as all
> its
> > HPFGU-based lists, will cease functioning. I enclose an email from
> Yahoo
> > services informing us of the action, with the sender obscured.
> >
> > The Moderators deeply regret this, but we are left with few
> options. If you
> > have any suggestions at all, we'd be very grateful if you'd send
> them to our
> > address at HPforGrownups-Owner at y... (which will only be working
> > for a day). After tomorrow, please use my email (john at w...) as a
> > contact.
> >
> > Please be patient during this very trying time for us all. Again,
> > HPforGrownups will be discontinued as of midnight on April 1st,
> 2001.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > --John, for the HPforGrownups Moderator Team
> >
> > > From: Sheena G. ([deleted]@yahoo-inc.com)
> > > To: HPforGrownups-owner at y...
> > > Cc: [deleted]
> > > Subject: Deletion of your group
> > >
> > > Dear HPforGrownups Moderator,
> > >
> > > we at Yahoo! have been notified by AOL-TimeWarner that your
> HPforGrownups
> > > group contains several violations of their copyright on "Harry
> Potter", and
> > > has been served a Cease-And-Desist letter by AOL-TimeWarner.
> Yahoo! is bound
> > > by law in the State of California, which requires us to remove
> all such
> > > content within 48 hours. we therefore inform you that your group
> will be
> > > deleted at 9PM tomorrow.
> > >
> > > thank you for using YahooGroups!
> > >
> > > Sheena G.
> > > Technical Executive
> > > Yahoo!, Inc.
>
>
>
> _______ADMIN________ADMIN_______ADMIN__________
>
> From Monday 12th March, all OT (Off-Topic) messages must be posted to the
HPFGU-OTChatter YahooGroup, to make it easier for everyone to sort through
the messages they want to read and those they don't.
>
> Therefore...if you want to be able to post and read OT messages, point
your cyberbroomstick at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter to
join now! For more details, contact the Moderator Team at
hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com.
>
> (To unsubscribe, send a blank email to
hpforgrownups-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com)
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>


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