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Brains.
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
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Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Remote Controlled Zombie Robots - Aug 29, 2004 3:53:35 pm PDT #1985 of 10001
Braaaaiiiins...
Megan E. - Aug 30, 2004 2:10:46 am PDT #1986 of 10001
I know Trudy was concerned about the state of things in NYC, but I think we have to be careful about how we're using Beep Me. I didn't think it was the place for insents (unless urgent, which I was assuming hers was, so no problem there), or for non-urgent questions.
I'm also not sure it's a place to offer gmail invites. But maybe I'm wrong.
DXMachina - Aug 30, 2004 2:53:58 am PDT #1987 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Here are the blurbs.
If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
Birth, death, illness, new job, vacation...if it's happening to you and you want us to know about it, post it here. These threads are intended for announcements only. Want to offer sympathy or congratulations, or talk about anything? Take it to Natter. Any natter here will be deleted.
Sunnydale Press
Having a party? Organizing a local F2F? Know something that we all really need to know? Announce it! Want to discuss anything posted here? Take it to Natter. Any natter here will be deleted.
I agree that things like Gmail invites should probably be posted in Press, but it's not one of my bigger concerns.
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2004 3:33:24 am PDT #1988 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I agree that things like Gmail invites should probably be posted in Press, but it's not one of my bigger concerns.
I was wondering about that when I posted it. I thought it felt more personal than press-worthy. But since I only usually frequent Bitches, I wanted to offer the invites to a wider group of buffistas.
Maria - Aug 30, 2004 5:35:07 am PDT #1989 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Cashmere and I are sharing a brain. Press has always felt more "official," with a sense of gravitas that doesn't seem to jibe with Gmail invites.
No offense meant, nor were rules or blurbs willfully ignored.
DXMachina - Aug 30, 2004 5:43:26 am PDT #1990 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
See, I've always thought of Press as the equivalent to the bulletin board at the local laundromat, while Beep Me is the serious thread about the stuff in a poster's personal life.
Steph L. - Aug 30, 2004 5:53:26 am PDT #1991 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
See, I've always thought of Press as the equivalent to the bulletin board at the local laundromat, while Beep Me is the serious thread about the stuff in a poster's personal life.
That's how I've always seen them, too.
ChiKat - Aug 30, 2004 5:56:33 am PDT #1992 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Agreeing with DX & Steph.
Maria - Aug 30, 2004 6:01:00 am PDT #1993 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
That's how I've always seen them, too.
Then my brain is wired wrong. I see "General Announcements" and it screams "official" to me, especially when contrasted with Beep Me's "Personal Announcements."
Part of the issue is that the blurb only appears on the first page. If one doesn't go all the way back, it's skipped.
Edit: Distinction noted.
DXMachina - Aug 30, 2004 6:13:48 am PDT #1994 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Yeah, we decided against putting the blurb at the top of every page (as it was at TT), because if you do it for every page of every thread, it gets annoying. However, it would've been useful for those two threads.