We need a new Bitch thread.
The consensus seems to be "A Whole Different Vibe."
Hands! Hands in new places!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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
Jessica - Aug 31, 2004 10:04:11 am PDT #2062 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
deborah grabien - Aug 31, 2004 10:04:24 am PDT #2063 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Other subject entirely for a moment: may we have a new Bitches, please?
§ ita § - Aug 31, 2004 10:07:14 am PDT #2064 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I got the bitch thing.
DavidS - Aug 31, 2004 10:09:12 am PDT #2065 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There were six whole posts and seven minutes between the Sean and ita posts, and I think that's a lot of time.
Polgara, I think in retrospect most folks are thinking that was too much time. What happened in part (I think) was a certain amount of deference towards ita - to not fight her battles for her - that short circuited what would normally have been a quick response to Sean.
Betsy HP - Aug 31, 2004 10:10:55 am PDT #2066 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Just for the record, I adore arguing with ita, because she keeps me honest. I vehemently disagree with her on some issues, but she demands I reason carefully and provide facts.
DCJensen - Aug 31, 2004 10:12:53 am PDT #2067 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Shouldn't Spikes Bitch 18 be plural?
Jesse - Aug 31, 2004 10:12:56 am PDT #2068 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't see anything wrong with people being "piled on" when they are wrong, sorry. Sometimes someone says something offensive to one person, sometimes someone says something offensive to the whole community. The only way to tell which is for people to say so. I know this looks like piling on, but if we are such delicate flowers that we can't handle five or ten people typing "You're wrong," or "You're out of line," we should really think much much longer before hitting "Post message." And this is true of my best friend and my worst enemy.
Nutty - Aug 31, 2004 10:19:33 am PDT #2069 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Also, the WTF factor. Talk about an argument coming out of nowhere!
As I have now been quoted about being squirmy a number of times, I feel the need to note that ita does not always make me squirm. Only sometimes, and in that way that is "Wait, now I have to make sense?? " Billytea attempted to do the same to me when he insisted I could not win mano-a-mano in a squash court against a python; luckily there was a silliness filibuster.
It is decidedly true that it can be difficult to interpret the intent of a person, even a person with whom one has interacted many times. Sometimes I can suss out "Oh, that's Bob, he always talks that way but means no harm", but sometimes I really really can't. Sometimes, even knowing Bob always talks that way, I am still frightened of/offended by/made angry at Bob. This is why being passive and avoidant are good personality tools.
DavidS - Aug 31, 2004 10:21:50 am PDT #2070 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think four or five people immediately responding "that's wrong" is piling on. It's when it starts to drag on and generate its own momentum.
Wolfram - Aug 31, 2004 10:22:53 am PDT #2071 of 10001
Visilurking
I don't think four or five people immediately responding "that's wrong" is piling on. It's when it starts to drag on and generate its own momentum.
Tends to happen more often on slow news days.