ADMIN Re: Unfriendly site.....not

[Kristin]

No: HPFGUIDX 16570

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., andeinmn at a... wrote:

> 
> For all your 1100 members, this is a very cliquish, insular little  
group. It's difficult for a new member to get a toehold.  New members 
who do post are rarely acknowledged.  At least weekly there is one 
public deep sigh from  an older member about how nice things were 
before "all those Salon people"  came aboard, "oh, here we go again" 
when one of them is actually brave enough to post something.  These 
remarks go unchallenged.  

> Sincerely,
> Andrea Lawrence


I am a newbie(2 weeks) and I do not find this list group to be 
cliquish or insular at all. Sure there will be some "inside" jokes 
going on from time to time. I expect that with people who have been 
together for awhile, in any group, and I'm not offended by it.

I just started posting messeges here earlier this week after lurking 
for a bit, out of the frying pan into the fire.:-) I am not at all 
imtimidated by the "old timers" and I don't feel I need my posts to 
be acknowledged personally(although they have been) to know whether 
or not my opinions have been read. I also don't feel that it's been 
difficult for me to get a toehold here as a new member. So far I have 
found the people here friendly and always willing to have a good 
debate on topics. Maybe I'm luckier than most other newbies in my 
experiences here. 

I agree with Penny that there needs to be rules on a list this size 
and they need to be enforced. I'm not much for authority figures but 
it is a necessary "evil" to maintain order. 

I've enjoyed my first two weeks of membership so far and I expect it 
to be just as enjoyable in the future. I'm always up for a good 
debate/aurgument. :) 

Cheers to a fun site,

 Kristin