ADMIN - List Closure

[hpfgu_elves]

No: HPFGUIDX 170600

The Last Canon

Theory Bay lay, dark and silent, under the waxing moon. Grand 
vessels, sails furled for night, rode at anchor near barges, 
rowboats, skiffs, catamarans, and some dodgy craft which, by 
all the laws of nature, should not have stayed afloat. They 
were oblivious to the huge gates made of spiked tree trunks 
which dominated the scene. Occasionally, a thunderous quake 
would shake the gates, sending shock waves across the water. 
List elves began to wander out of the George and gathered in 
a knot below the gates.

"One more month."

"One more month!"

"Give or take!", piped up Phlytie Elf.

The murmur swept the crowd. The gates shuddered in response 
as the Last Canon trembled impatiently behind them. Elfy heads 
turned involuntarily to the assortment of craft at anchor, 
wondering which would still be afloat after the Last Canon's 
barrage. 

Zaney Elf hurried importantly out of the tavern shuffling 
sheets of parchment in her hands. "All right, elfses, 
listen up!"

The other elves, unused to such human forms of address, shuffled
uncomfortably in their cleanly-pressed tea towels and cozies.

"There is just one more month before the Last Canon is released."

The gates shuddered again at Zaney's pronouncement. Several 
elves moved away from the gate, leaving fellow elves, who had 
been farther away, closer to the threatening spires.

"In respect for the release of the Last Canon, not to mention 
concern for elfy ears, the Harry Potter for Grown-Ups list will 
be closed for postings, beginning at midnight, the morning of 
the 21st of July, British Summer Time. Members can access the 
list to read, but may not post, until..."

The elves strained to hear the announcement they had all been 
waiting for. Zaney shuffled her papers and squinted at the 
spidery writing, nearly invisible in the half-moon's light. 
Shorty Elf, wanting to be helpful, brought a lantern from 
the doorpost of the George so Zaney could read.

"Thankee," Zaney said.

"Shorty's pleasure," Shorty replied.

Zaney drew a pair of half-moon spectacles from her tea towel 
and propped them on her nose. Provided with light, and with 
clear vision, she continued. "The list will be closed from 
midnight, the morning of July 21st, until Tuesday, July 24th, 
9 p.m. British Summer Time."

The elves hopped up and down excitedly. A time had been set! 
Duties would now be assigned...

"Not all list members, or elves for that matter, live in British
Summer Time." Marvin Elf whipped out his trusty lunar calculator,
his elfy fingers flying over its buttons. "The moon will be just
past its quarter phase. That means that members and elves will 
again have posting access to the board at..."

Brussels and Much of Western Europe Time - 10 p. m.

Eastern Standard Time - 4 p. m.

Central Time: 3 p. m.

Mountain Time - 2 p. m.

Pacific Time - 1 p. m.

Wednesday 25th:

India - 1.30 a. m.

Australia West - 4 a. m.

Australia East - 6 a. m.

Fiji - 8 a. m.


The list elves would like to request...

Main List Spoiler Policy:

The present spoiler policy will be lifted on the main HPFGU list 
when it reopens to posting. Based on our experience with past 
releases, every post will have DH spoilers, so there will be 
no reason for anyone who has not yet read the book to visit 
the list. The policy will be clearly stated on the home page 
as RAYOR - Read At Your Own Risk.

Members who want to talk about their reading, without mentioning
spoilers:

OT-Chatter. This list will be designated as a spoiler-free zone,
for the benefit of members of our community who will not have
immediate access to DH. Any post to this list containing DH 
spoilers will be deleted and the poster will be placed on 
moderated status. We mean it!

For those of you that can't wait to begin discussing DH:

The HPFGU
chat room will be open throughout the list closure period.
If you enter the chat room and find no one there, we suggest 
that you post to OT-Chatter inviting others to join you. Chat 
can be found here: http://www.chatzy.com/792755223574

If you want to discuss the list closing, spoilers or anything 
else, please email us at
hpforgrownups-owner@ yahoogroups.com or bring it up over at 
Feedback:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-Feedback/



The List Elves:
Alla -- Alika Elf -- dumbledore11214@ yahoo.com
Amanar -- Drivey Elf -- naama2486@ yahoo.com
Amanda -- Amandageist -- editor@ texas.net
Betsy Hp -- Oopsie Elf -- horridporrid03@ yahoo.com
Ceridwen -- Vexxy Elf -- ceridwennight@ hotmail.com
Colebiancardi -- Cardi Elf -- muellem@ bc.edu
Dan -- Kranky Elf -- darkthirty@ shaw.ca
Debbie -- Speedy Elf -- elfundeb@ comcast.net
Goddlefrood -- Marvin Elf -- gav_fiji@ yahoo.com
Geoff -- Exmoor Elf -- gbannister10@ tiscali.co.uk
Jen -- Ari Elf -- stevejjen@ earthlink.net
Kathy -- Zaney Elf -- zanelupin@ yahoo.com
Kelley -- Kelley Elf -- kelley_thompson@ sbcglobal.net
Kemper -- Twisp Elf -- kempermentor@ yahoo.com
Laura -- Wilder Elf -- lhuntley@ fandm.edu
Magpie -- Corbie Elf -- belviso@ attglobal.net
Mary Ann -- Dizzy Elf -- marycloudt@ yahoo.ca
Mike -- Phlytie Elf -- mcrudele78@ yahoo.com
Petra -- Penapart Elf -- PenapartElf@ aol.com
Pippin -- Peppy Elf -- foxmoth@ qnet.com
Rebecca -- Bex Elf -- dontask2much@ yahoo.com
Shaun -- Crikey Elf -- drednort@ alphalink.com.au
Sherry -- Blinky Elf -- sherriola@ earthlink.net
Sheryll -- Rylly Elf -- s_ings@ yahoo.com
SSSusan -- Shorty Elf -- susiequsie23@ sbcglobal.net
Tim -- Kroppy Elf -- timregan@ microsoft.com
Zara -- Zippy Elf -- zgirnius@ yahoo.com
Heidi -- HPEF Liaison and Unspeakable -- heidi@ fictionalley.org
Paul -- TechnoGeist
Steve -- Keeper of the Lexicon