ADMIN: Wands ... - OT Chatter please (and some general info)

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 18525

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floor-length indigo gown and shiny headlamp earmuffs ##

If you decide to visit Ollivander's on the official HP site, please post
your personal wand details to OT Chatter, where we can compare sizes, say
"Cor!," and let off sparks to our hearts' content.

Okay, now for the 'Professor Binns' bit:

For information, the following (non-exhaustive) list includes the sort of
HP-related topics that should go to OT Chatter (in addition to completely OT
things):

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter
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) *** 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.*** Fantasy casting posts (for the HP movies)
*******

Similarly, the following (non-exhaustive) list should give you an idea what
should go to Announcements:

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Announcements
The HPforGrownUps Newsletter ......... *** ADMIN messages
from the Moderator Team (copies of those posted to the main group) ***
Announcements of chat room sessions *** Announcements of new discussion
summaries posted to the main list *** Plugs of fanfiction (one plug per
chapter
by the author) *** Plugs of HP-related events (including regional Members'
meetings) *** Plugs of new HP websites or of new HP information on other
websites *** News releases, with links (this should include things related
to
the Warner Brothers' movie) *** Fun HP links, such as Sorting Hat quizzes
***
Alerts to new HP merchandise *** JKR sightings; JKR events (book signings,
tours, TV appearances, chats, etc.) *** Information on HP fan clubs.
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For those who weren't here when they were created, our two sister lists are
aimed at keeping the message volume on the main list to a reasonable level
by sticking, as far as possible, to discussions of the HP books (and the
movies).

On the main list, the heading prefixes FF: (for fanfic ties to canon), SHIP:
(for relationshipping) and MOVIE: (for, um, movie) are still in place, as
some people like to delete or skip those topics.

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afraid!  I'm wearing these earmuffs!!"

Neil
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Flying Ford Anglia
Mechanimagus Moderator

"The cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely
a bit bow-legged and its face looked grumpy and oddly
squashed, as though it had run headlong into a brick wall"
["The Leaky Cauldron", PoA]

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