Why all the ships?/Welcome to new members (admin)

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 10548

Hello and welcome to all our newest members!

Erin asked for an explanation of the 'shipping' references in some of the
recent posts (and she's probably not the only new member left a little
bemused by our 'debate'!):  Shipping refers to relationshipping: i.e.
wanting to see two HP characters romantically entwined.  You'll have noticed
that we have particularly fervent support in this group for H/H
(Harry/Hermione) and R/H (Ron/Hermione).

**POINTERS FOR NEWBIES**

You can find a list of acronyms and 'shorthand' terms (including shipping),
and other interesting information, in the Files section of this club (on the
web), which you will find here:
http://www.egroups.com/files/HPforGrownups/

Note: The Portkey file at the top of that list will take you to some of our
sister clubs and to a few non-relatives that we recommend heartily.  Here's
the direct link to that:
http://www.egroups.com/files/HPforGrownups/++Portkey.html

You might also want to take a look at some other areas:
Polls: http://www.egroups.com/polls/HPforGrownups
Links: http://www.egroups.com/links/HPforGrownups
Database: http://www.egroups.com/database/HPforGrownups

For tips on netiquette:
http://www.egroups.com/message/HPforGrownups/9221
(please note, in addition, that OT discussions or asides of a political
nature are banned.  Thanks for cooperating on this).

Just for good measure, here's our general welcome message again (just in
case you thought you'd been diverted into some sort of nautical roleplaying
group):
http://www.egroups.com/message/HPforGrownups/9141

Read all that lot, and you're sorted, mate!

We hope you'll enjoy our friendly, analytical and sometimes downright
bizarre discussions on the Harry Potter universe.  In the words of our old
and frayed friend:

"Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff"

Neil
Moderator Team

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