ADMIN: Refresher on Rules of this Group (Ignore at your own risk)

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 25565

Hi everyone --

It appears that it is time for a small refresher on some of the rules of 
the group.  We've got *huge* message volume at this time, so be warned 
that you may expect a Howler from one of the Moderators if you continue 
to ignore the posting rules that we've put in place.  Here are some 
short bullet-point reminders but please do take a moment to read our 
Netiquette File and the group VFAQs (links below my signature).

** 
DO label your subject heading *CLEARLY*!  Examples:

	Wands -- Riddle as a Villain -- Hagrid & the Giants  OR
	SHIP: Possibility of Harry ending up with Ginny

** 
DO NOT label a subject-heading "Re: Digest #1165" or "Lots of things 
from Digest #553," or "Questions from a Newbie"
	We cannot expect the people maintaining the FAQs to find what you have to 
say about a subject if you've given them no clues in your subject headings

** 
DO change the subject heading if the original subject was "The Gleam in 
Dumbledore's Eye" but has changed to "Dumbledore & Socks"

** 
DO NOT discuss possible romantic relationships between the characters 
unless you (a) put the word SHIP in your subject heading so that those 
who are inclined to skip it can do so, and (b) use examples from the 
books to support your position.
	If you cannot use examples from the books in your post on this subject, 
it belongs on the OT-Chatter list!!!

** 
Use the following designations in your subject heading if appropriate:
		SHIP: Having to do with relationships (see above)
		MOVIE: Anything to do with the movie

** 
DO use context -- please either quote some of the message you are 
replying to (but be judicious) or summarize it enough so that people can 
follow what you're replying/referring to.

** 
DO snip irrelevant portions of someone else's message!!!  *Please* do 
*NOT* just add in a 1-2 line reply at the end of a long quoted message 
unless it is absolutely necessary to quote the other person's message in 
its entirety

** 
DO NOT post tons of messages each day; *COMBINE* your shorter replies 
into a single message.  This helps keep our volume down!!
	Example: take a look at posts from long-time members Catlady (Rita), Amy 
Z, Tabouli, Simon & others to see this done effectively

** 
DO NOT attempt to squelch discussion topics that you are not enjoying. 
If you'd rather die than read another post about Snape, then just skip 
all the posts that have Snape in the subject line.

** 
DO read the substantive topical essays that explore what the group has 
discussed to date --

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/


As I said in the intro paragraph, please take the time to read the full 
set of rules & suggestions in our Netiquette File.

Penny
The Magical Moderator Team

HPforGrownups Netiquette Guidelines:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/netiquetteTIPS.htm

For Very Frequently Asked Questions, see --

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/VFAQ.htm

For all our ADMIN files, go to:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin%20Files/