ADMIN: The Main List will be read-only for 45 hours from 23:59 BST June 20th

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 61160

Hello HPfGU Members! 
 
It's an exciting time here on the List as we wait with bated breath  
for the arrival of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! While  
we're all patiently (!) waiting for the Big Day, your Friendly  
Administration Team has been running around making preparations for  
the blessed event. 
 
After many long talks with and input from many of you, we have 
decided to close the Main List to posting for 45 hours from the 
moment of first release, midnight Friday night (20th June) British 
Summer Time. That's tomorrow, folks! This means that, while you'll 
be able to read all the fantastic posts in the archives, you  will 
not be able to post your own messages until the closing time has 
passed. 
 
The list will re-open to posting at 9pm on Sunday 22nd June, British 
Summer Time. That's 4pm on the East Coast of North America, and 1 pm 
on the Pacific Coast. This will allow everyone a chance to read and  
reflect before posting about OoP and sharing messages with the usual 
high standard of thoughts and opinions. 
 
 
But fear not, friends! There are ways to share all your  
observations, be they about Draco's robes or the Dursleys' breakfast 
menu! OTC, otherwise known as Off-Topic Chatter, will not be  
affected by the Main List closure, so you are free to post your  
comments there. Just remember that not all readers of OTC will be in 
the happy position of having a copy of OoP, so be sure to use the 
proper spoiler prefix (OoP:) and avoid giving away details in your 
headers. 

If you're not already a member of OTC, go to  
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter and join the friendly  
gang that hangs out there. Remember, OTC is one of our sister  
lists, so the same rules of behaviour apply there as apply on the  
Main List.

Once the Main List is reopened to posting (hurray!) we suggest you 
repost any particularly brilliant canon observations there. 
Otherwise we could all go cross-eyed as we try to read canon 
discussions on both lists 
 
Thank you all for reading this, and Happy Harry Day to you on June  
21st! 

Have fun! You have 23 hours and 44 minutes to bring out that last, 
amazing theory!
 
The HPfGU Administration Team