ADMIN: Please Read

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 31619

Hi everyone --

Just a reminder that this is a diverse group of people with wide-ranging 
interests within the HP fandom.  As part of this list, there will no 
doubt be subjects that you love & subjects that you hate and probably 
lots in between.  This *is* a high-volume list.  That fact is noted on 
the group's homepage and stressed in the Welcome Message and ADMIN files 
that you are all expected to read.

Before you despair though, you *do* have options.

Liquidfire just complained that merely deleting all the shipping posts 
that he hates takes some time & energy.  I understand.  I'm on 
individual emails too, and it is tiresome to delete message after 
message in a thread that I find uninteresting.  For me though, the 
threads that I delete whole-sale are relatively far & few between.  So, 
it makes sense for me to remain on individual emails since that is my 
preferred delivery.  HOWEVER ....if you are finding that you are always 
deleting far more than you read, here's a friendly suggestion:

Go on Webview.  You can easily skim the subject headings in a webview 
list & just click on the few messages that you actually want to read.  I 
have done this on several HP fanfic lists & it works wonderfully as long 
as you remember to check the webview once a day or however often you 
would check your email.

This brings me to another ADMIN reminder.  So that people can do this 
easily, be sure your SUBJECT HEADING is clearly labelled.  This is 
especially true if you hit reply & then take the subject off in another 
direction.  Be sure the subject clearly reflects what your message is 
discussing.

Re: the shipping posts -- they are *on-topic* as long as someone uses 
canon to explain their position or argue their side.  If they fail to 
use canon, rest assured that they will get a howler/warning from the 
Mods.  But, as long as I'm the List Owner, shipping posts that use canon 
will *always* be on-topic.  Rest assured, the shipping threads only last 
for a short while & only come up every few mths or so.

Penny