[HPforGrownups] ADMIN: List Closure -- Change!

[lisa graves]

No: HPFGUIDX 172177

List elves...
don't let the muggles get you down.
It will all be over soon... sniff.



On Jul 19, 2007, at 12:31 PM, cubfanbudwoman wrote:

> The George was curiously quiet. The lone wanderer noticed a bit of
> parchment fluttering on the door, affixed to the ancient planks by a
> kitchen knife. It read:
>
> "The very real threat of very real spoilers has scared the elves.
> Most of us have fled the scene. The rest are going quietly (or not
> so quietly) mad from the extra work. In an attempt to save our
> souls, we're shutting down the list.
>
> See you on the flip side! :-D
>
> Love,
> The List Elves (what's left of us anyway)"
>
> Voices seemed to whisper from the barrel and the rainspout. The lone
> wanderer shivered and hurried away.
>
> ************************************************************
>
> Seriously, everyone, we have unfortunately reached the point where
> the list elves are so concerned about what is a spoiler, what might
> be a spoiler, what might not be a spoiler but looks like a spoiler...
> that we're tearing our hair out. We're even concerned about
> rejecting pending messages which appear to be spoilers, only to have
> the information that we think something is a spoiler be a spoiler to
> the member who wrote it... you get the picture. <g>
>
> And the bottom line is, we want HPfGU to be a fun and positive
> experience for all members. We believe that we are now at the point
> where we need to shut the list down earlier than we had planned, in
> order to preserve that experience.
>
> So... the vital information you'll need to know follows:
>
> *The list will close down tonight, Thursday, July 19, at 11:59 pm BST
> (British Summer Time). (This translates to 6:59 pm EDT, for
> instance; you might want to use http://www.timezoneconverter.com to
> calculate for your own time zone.)
> *The list will reopen at 9:00 pm BST, Tuesday, July 24.
> *The main HPfGU list will remain available for reading during this
> time, but new posts will not be accepted.
> *Our sister lists (Off-Topic Chatter, Movie, etc.) will remain open
> to posting; however, they will be SPOILER-FREE ZONES. Please comply
> with that policy!
>
> There's still some time available, so launch those last-minute
> thoughts, everyone. Just be sure to not 'SPOIL' [pun intended!] the
> fun for the whole group.
>
> As always, if you have questions or comments about the list closing,
> spoilers or anything else, please email us at
> hpforgrownups-owner at yahoogroups.com
> hpforgrownups-owner@ yahoogroups.com [minus the space]
> or bring it up at the Feedback group:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Feedback/
>
> Thanks!
> The HPfGU List Elves
>
>
> 







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