ADMIN: List etiquette

[Ali]

No: HPFGUIDX 104095

Greetings from the Hexquarters!

It is great that everybody is so enthusiastic at the moment about 
HBP, JKR's website and general Harry happiness. But we are very 
concerned about the huge volume and quality issues that this brings 
to this list.

Please note that it is list etiquette to read other people's 
messages. We know that there are problems with Yahoo delaying 
messages, or even getting messages through the moderating system or 
delayed via digest. We don't expect members to read all 100,000 
previous messages before they post, but please do read a thread 
before posting a response to one particular message.

If your answer has already been given, please don't decide to post 
anyway. Instead, you can send that person an "off-list" e mail 
showing your agreement. ( Remember, we don't allow "me-too" posts on 
this list). In this way, we can maintain the balance between serious 
list discussion and socialisation. Don't forget that on OT-Chatter, 
on-list socialising is the name of the game!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hpfgu-otchatter/}

In general, if you post more than a handful of messages a day, you 
are probably posting too much. We all understand how fun it is to 
discuss favourite theories, but have mercy on the rest of the list. 
There are only so many posts that people can read in a day, and it 
is not fair if they are all yours!

One final point, please do not ask how to navigate JKR's website on 
this list, and resist the temptation to reply if such a message 
appears. For what it's worth, the door once again has a "Do not 
disturb" sign on it. We do allow, even encourage such discussions, 
but only on our sister list OTChatter:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter

Thanks for your understanding and continued commitment to HPfGU

Regards,

The List Elves