ADMIN: No Posting on main list durning OoP release

[Saitaina]

No: HPFGUIDX 57558

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. 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!

The HPfGU Administration Team