Chat and Greetings Thread for Members (Archived from WX)

[Admin]

This thread is established for each of you so inclined to chat on the main discussion threads. With this thread, I hope that all chat-type posts will no longer disrupt the other threads.

Please Read the Following Four Paragraphs

The four paragraphs below were initially part of the initial post to start the thread that began July 27, 2006; however I have also included them at the beginning of this new chat thread for those who visit this thread for the first time or for those who failed to read this when it was initially posted. - Kip

A lot has changed since this series of threads began. This thread has cemented numerous friendships and has fostered my belief that we are a true, loving, and interesting Forum Family. I read every post on this thread because I feel it conveys really what is happening in our Harry Potter World and it provides priceless information as to where we are heading and what is really important to our Forum Family.

Being that we have new members coming on board on a regular basis, modifications of some of our guidelines are necessary. Remember we have a worldwide membership from many different cultures and backgrounds, many of whom English (whether it is American, the Queen's, or other variants from around the world) is not their primary, or even secondary, language. Often in our friendly chats, words or abbreviations are used that many have no idea of their meanings. Some of us enjoy being a sleuth and searching to figure out what is the true definitions of what is posted; however many are turned off and skip the post or even quit reading the thread altogether.

I am sure that many of you know what I am relating. On 11 July 2006 I established a thread, # Controversy Originating from "Tell About Yourself" Posts, which later opened up a discussion on abbreviations with the fourth part of Vulture's Jul 15, 2006 9:02 am message. I strongly suggest that you read and understand what is produced in this thread.

The thread, ** Commonly Used Abbreviations for the Lexicon Forums, is reviewed often and sometimes modified; therefore I suggest you read it as well. Check back often to see how the updates affect you. I do not want any guidelines to destroy the family atmosphere; however I also do not want the use of unknowns to keep those away from enjoying our comradery. Our Hosts can only do so much and we leave the rest up to you as Participants. Always remember you can use the thirty minutes following your post to edit the content. Try to consider how your post appears to others.

This is the twenty-third thread provided for chat-type posts since September 25, 2003. The first -- Chat and Greeting Thread (25 Sep 03 to 26 Feb 04) had 2752 messages before it was closed out February 26, 2004. The second -- Chat and Greeting Thread (25 Feb 04 to 15 Jun 04) had 2912 messages before it was closed out June 15, 2004. The third -- Chat and Greeting Thread (15 Jun 04 to 2 Sep 04) had 2954 when closed out September 2, 2004. The fourth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (2 Sep 04 to 30 Nov 04) had 2977 when closed out November 30, 2004. The fifth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (1 Dec 04 to 14 Mar 05) had 2956 when closed down March 14, 2005. The sixth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (15 Mar 05 to 6 Jun 05) had 2981 when closed down June 6, 2005. The seventh -- Chat and Greeting Thread (6 Jun 05 to 31 Aug 05) had 2967 when closed down August 31, 2005. The eighth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (31 Aug 05 to 12 Jan 06) had 2980 when closed down January 12, 2006. The ninth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (12 Jan 06 to 12 May 06) had 2983 when closed down May 12, 2006. The tenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (12 May 06 to 27 Jul 06) had 2979 when closed down July 27, 2006. The eleventh -- Chat and Greeting Thread (27 Jul 06 to 6 Oct 06) had 2976 when closed down October 6, 2006. The twelfth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (6 Oct 06 to 3 Jan 07) had 2989 when closed down January 3, 2007. The thirteenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (3 Jan 07 to 1 Apr 07) had 2990 when closed down April 1, 2007. The fourteenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (1 Apr 07 to 5 Jul 07) had 2988 when closed down July 5, 2007. The fifteenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (5 Jul 07 to 21 Oct 07) had 2984 when closed down October 21, 2007. The sixteenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (21 Oct 07 to 14 Feb 08) had 2988 when it closed down February 14, 2008. The seventeenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (14 Feb 08 to 15 Jul 08) had 2991 when it closed down July 15, 2008. The eighteenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (15 Jul 08 to 16 Jan 09) had 2989 when it closed down January 16, 2009. The nineteenth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (16 Jan 09 to 13 May 09) had 2988 when it closed down May 13, 2009. The twentieth -- Chat and Greeting Thread (13 May 09 to 16 Oct 09) had 2992 when it closed down Oct 16, 2009. The twenty-first -- Chat and Greeting Thread (16 Oct 09 to 17 Mar 10) had 2998 when it closed down March 17, 2010. The twenty-second -- Chat and Greeting Thread (17 Mar 10 to 11 Sept 10) had 2996 when it closed down September 11, 2010. Eventually the twenty-first and twenty-second threads will join the first twenty threads in the = Archived Discussion Between Members Group Folder!


This thread's title/purpose was changed from 'Chat and Greetings Thread for Members' to 'Chat and Greetings Thread for Members (Archived from WX) on Tues April 19, 2011. A linked index of these threads is being constructed, and can be found in the following post. Potteraholic, Tues April 19, 2011

EDIT: Message from Denise from a later post dated April 19, 2011 inserted into this post. (I deleted the later post to streamline the flow of this thread, from header post, to index, to the contents of Chat thread, Volume I, etc.) Potteraholic, Fri July 29, 2011

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Denise P. on Tue Apr 19, 2011
Since this thread was initially established on WX, things have changed and really, I am not sure that the information in here still applies. It does make more sense to place it in the archived section.

[Potteraholic]

The following is an index of Archived Chat threads from World Crossing, which ceased operations on Friday, April 15, 2011.

Links are forthcoming. Please be patient. ~ Potteraholic, April 19, 2011

[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 1[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 13[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 2[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 14[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 3[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 15[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 4[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 16[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 5[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 17[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 6[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 18[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 7[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 19[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 8[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 20[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 9[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 21[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 10[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 22[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 11[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 23[/url]
[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 12[/url]	[url=]Archived Chat thread, Vol. 24[/url]