Dear HG List members There are several issues I would like to address here. Please read them all, as they concern you whether you are an active poster or a lurker.
First, I can appreciate that off-list discussions occur, which is appropriate. There are many things that should not be discussed on the list: Sarah Palin, the Argentine national debt, how to transplant begonias, and so on. The list is meant for hurdy-gurdy discussions. The time to take the discussion off the list is when it's no longer about hurdy-gurdies or some aspect of them. As listmaster, my definition of this is pretty broad. If it is about some aspect of hurdy-gurdies, then the discussion can and should stay here, even if you don't think it will interest everyone on the list. Consider that no matter what the topic, someone on the list is certain to simply delete it. Second, our community is pretty small, so I hope we can keep everything in one place. If we were overwhelmed with messages from list with 20,000 members (just think of having that many HG players...) then it would be time to subdivide. Let's cross that bridge when we get there. Third, my thanks to Arle for reminding me of the need to move this list to a new location. I went out this morning and tested Google Groups, which seems a reasonable place to relocate to. I will be moving the list to Google Groups within the next day or two. This transition should be transparent: I'll set everyone up to receive the list posts just as you do now. After the transition is complete, you will be able to go to google-groups and change your parameters. For instance, you will be able to choose to receive the list as a digest. If you do nothing, you will continue to receive the list posts as you do now. Listmasteringly yours, Alden "I pressed on, taking fresh trouble for granted" - Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra
