ADMIN: New Year's Resolutions for HPfGU

[penapart_elf]

No: HPFGUIDX 120957


The Year of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
is finally making its royal entrance; there is new canon
in the offing at long last!

(And none too soon since there's been about 60,000
posts since the last time we've had a new book to
discuss. It may be hefty, but stretched over that many
posts, even OotP was wearing a bit thin, no? <g>)

There are times when it's appropriate to shift your
gears; posting at HPfGU is one of them. Remember:
posting conventions here are different than that of
many other websites. Please join the other members
of the HPfGU community in making these New Year's
Resolutions:

<raise wand hand>



I solemnly swear that I will

~ check the email accounts associated with my HPfGU
memberships even when I am on "webview only" (see *)

~ be courteous: challenge ideas without insulting people

~ use the right list and be on topic
(when posting to the main list, I will support my points
about canon using canon)

~ use standard spelling, grammar and punctuation;
will proofread and spell check

~ attribute accurately

~ sign my posts so *others* can attribute accurately

~ snip responsibly by deleting everything that does not
contribute to making my point

~ update subject headings and make them accurate;
add prefix if called for

~ put my comments after quoted materials

~ read a thread in its entirety before responding, yield
not to the temptation to repeat anything unnecessarily,
and check webview one last time before hitting "send"

~ send introductory or off-topic posts to OTChatter at

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

~ send one-liners and 'me too!' posts to the individual(s)
concerned off-list

~ combine short posts, especially if in the same thread,
and remember to update the subject heading if necessary

~ refrain from dominating the list at any given time by
posting more than my fair share

~ check the FAQs or ask my List Elf if I've factual questions
( see HPfGU_FAQ.htm at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Admin_Files )

~ check OTChatter if I've questions about JKR's site that
don't concern canon

~ provide links to as opposed to reprinting copyrighted 
materials such as articles and books unless I've gotten 
permission from the copyright holder to reprint



The guilty shall remain unnamed here but please
note that the above check list should be used not
just by the "newcomers" but also by the "old hands"
whose posts are no longer being moderated.

Be advised: Owls and Howlers are standing by.

As always, "The Humongous Bigfile, Posting Rules You
Never Knew You Had to Follow and How to Conform to
Them Now That You've Signed Up" is available for
reference at http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/hbfile.html and
explains the various points above in greater details.

<raises mug of butterbeer>  To 2005!

:) Penapart <hiccup!> Elf 
for the HPfGU List Admin Team



* If the elves do not receive a reply to messages we 
send to list members, we will assume the messages 
aren't being seen and reserve the right to return 
listees to moderated status or to revoke posting 
privileges when necessary.  Should you find yourself 
in either situation, please answer this last ditch 
attempt to get your attention.  Thanks!



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