Shirky has a new essay up, "Group as User: Flaming and the Design of Social Software".
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
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
Tom Scola - Nov 08, 2004 11:56:32 am PST #2875 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DavidS - Nov 08, 2004 12:42:26 pm PST #2876 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thank you, le nubian. As noted, the ballot was plenty good enough for people to get what they really wanted. There was a definite preference expressed, and it was a tricky juggle all the way through. I really appreciate the time and conscientous effort you put into it.
And now you also know why I was laughing and compared thread proposal to volunteering for the bake sale of doom.
§ ita § - Nov 08, 2004 1:02:04 pm PST #2877 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Some of the FAQ language about spoilers is going to need to be reworked.
Consuela - Nov 09, 2004 10:43:29 am PST #2878 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tom, I was just gonna post a link to that. I find it really interesting, and I wonder how he would view our system here. It's worked so far, but I think it's possible it could crumble under the weight of lots of flaming.
shrift - Nov 09, 2004 10:45:06 am PST #2879 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Could a nice stompy please change my username from Ashtareth to Zenkitty?
t blinks sleepily
Would you like a corresponding name-change in the random quote generator, should it be necessary?
(Edit: Not to say you aren't quotable, of course, just that me no have source file handy.)
Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2004 11:09:20 am PST #2880 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Came across this in the upper-left:
River: Time to go to sleep again. Simon: No, [Chinese]. It's time to wake up.
'Ariel'
The [Chinese] is "mei mei," meaning "sister."
Aims - Nov 09, 2004 11:12:22 am PST #2881 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
t points at the giant geek
Zenkitty - Nov 09, 2004 2:56:50 pm PST #2882 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Mei-mei meaning, specifically, "little sister".
I don't know Chinese, so it tickles me that I know that.
I know, not Natter... going away.
Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2004 2:57:45 pm PST #2883 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Mei-mei meaning, specifically, "little sister".
I don't know Chinese, so it tickles me that I know that.
Correct. I don't know Chinese either, but I have a half-Chinese friend, as well as an acquaintance who actually went by Mei Mei.
Zenkitty - Nov 09, 2004 2:59:54 pm PST #2884 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Shrift?
Would you like a corresponding name-change in the random quote generator, should it be necessary?
I don't know what the random quote generator is, except for the ones from the shows in the upper-right. What is it? But yes, please do change my username there too. For consistency, the hobgoblin of my little mind.