ADMIN: Who Said That?

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 84445

Greetings from Hexquarters!

There have been a number of posts recently in which the attribution 
of quotes has been either lacking or confusing.

Please would you make sure that you attribute clearly? It is a 
matter of basic courtesy to the previous poster to acknowledge them 
and (given Yahoo!'s imperfect threading function) it helps anyone 
who might want to go back to find the quoted post to know who wrote 
it.

Similarly, please don't just launch into a post with "That's a great 
idea" or "I agree", without letting us know whom you're agreeing 
with and (briefly!)what the idea is.

Please attribute *clearly* and *accurately* and don't just rely on 
automatic nested attribution:

........................

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com "Harry" <Harry at Pott..> wrote
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Dick" <dicktracy at y...> wrote:
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <triddle at y...> wrote:In

>>>Phoenix tears....I forgot
>>>
>>
>>Lucky for Harry that Voldemort always seems to have such memory 
lapses

>Luck? What's luck got to do with anything?
>
>Harry
........................................

is not particularly clear, whereas

..............................
Tom:
>>>Phoenix tears....I forgot

Dick:
>>Lucky for Harry that Voldemort always seems to have such memory 
lapses

Harry:
>Luck? What's luck got to do with anything?
...............................

leaves no room for error.

Please attribute quotes *at the top*. Do not just leave a signature 
at the bottom, which may later (on quoting) look like the 
attribution of *your* comments.

On a related issue, if you are referencing a theory or idea which 
you know you have heard previously in this group, would you please 
also acknowledge that fact?

It is not uncommon for a number of people to come up with the same 
theory independently, but if you *know* your idea is not original 
and you know who *did* come up with it, please mention them as a 
courtesy or (if you can't remember who) at least indicate that you 
have *read* the theory.

Many thanks

The HPfGU Admin Team.