ADMIN: OT messages to move to the OTChatter List (Repeat)

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 13782

Hi everyone --

Starting with March 12th, all OT (Off-Topic) messages must be posted to
the HPFGU-OTChatter YahooGroup. This is in order to make it easier to
sort through messages and reduce overall message volume on this list.

Therefore...if you want to be able to post and read OT messages, point
your cyberbroomstick to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter

You will need to join this list, but as with any yahoogroup, you may set
your subscription options to (a) individual emails, (b) digests or (c)
webview only.  There are about 60 or so members over there already, and
the message volume promises to be high.  So, if you might not care much
about OT posts or care only now & again, the webview option might be a
good choice.

On this OT-Chatter list, you may discuss anything unrelated to Harry
Potter (subject to the rule against inflammatory topics - see below),
and you should, in addition, discuss the following
HP-related things on this list rather than the main HPforGrownups list
(this is *not* an exhaustive list):

*** Fanfic recommendations (recommending/discussing a fanfic by someone
else - unless
it can be tied to canon)

*** Listings of HP merchandise collections

*** Answering a roll call (e.g. for the H/H Cruiseliner or the Good Ship
R/H)

*** Detailing your results on a HP Quiz or Sorting Hat test

*** Short, fun posts, such as 'Tom Swifties'

*** Shipper Debates not supported by examples from canon

*** Opinions on HP artwork, book covers and other paraphernalia

*** Definitions or explanations of British words, phrases and traditions
related to HP

***  Exchanges of cultural information between the Americans and the
Brits

*** Anything that you would preface with "This is slightly OT but ..."

We wish this area of the club to remain friendly and welcoming, so the
Moderators will step in if any thread appears to be veering in a
contentious direction.   Examples of prohibited subjects include
politics and The Holocaust.

This message will be resent every day for the next 2 weeks.  If you've
read it once, there will be no need to re-read it.  We just want to be
sure that everyone gets the message.  Don't be surprised if you get an
e-howler (or at least a friendly reminder) from one of the Moderators if
you violate the OT policy.

Thanks for listening (more ADMIN messages to come -- please continue to
read them as they are important).

Penny
The Moderator Team