There's a secret bitch cabal? Damn. I'm always the last to know.
Walking I get. But power walking? Why not just run for a shorter time?
Angel ,'Time Bomb'
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
Deena - Mar 24, 2005 5:02:26 am PST #4130 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Lyra Jane - Mar 24, 2005 5:10:46 am PST #4131 of 10001
Up with the sun
I think that thread naming is getting boring, mostly, and for that reason I'd be happy with numbers or randomly-generated names. But I would disagree that the thread-naming process itself has gotten too contentious to do. (I think the people who objected to "Older than Jesus" did so in a calm way.)
Kat - Mar 24, 2005 5:14:01 am PST #4132 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Yes. I can see how my choice of preference of Older Than Jesus is a meta non title, or that it shows my lack of preference for "real" names. Ditto my statedsupport of 33 1/3. So I'm the wrong strawman to look for.
But then again, whatever.
Vortex - Mar 24, 2005 5:16:11 am PST #4133 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The next time we come up with a title I find disrespectful, annoying , irritating (I'm looking at you, combo Buffy/Angel thread) I'll be sure to put the kaibosh on it.
I think there's a difference between disrespectful and annoying. Personally, I tend to be rather irreverent about religion, so I think that the Jesus titles are funny. However, I completely respect and understand that some people find them offensive, and therefore suggest that we not use them (I typed "sue them". heh. subconscious lawyering)
randomly-generated names.
we could pick a random time (say 3:15) and name the thread using the quote that appears at that time. Not the exact quote, per se, but that's the basis. Or something else.
Topic!Cindy - Mar 24, 2005 5:33:21 am PST #4134 of 10001
What is even happening?
Aw, man. I'm sorry this started a thing. I just wanted to express my opinion. I don't tend to worry about doing that when it is negative, any more than I do about expressing my pleasure. It's easier than back-channeling. Sorry, Buffistas.
Lyra Jane - Mar 24, 2005 5:37:57 am PST #4135 of 10001
Up with the sun
Cindy, I don't think you have anything to apologize for.
Fred Pete - Mar 24, 2005 5:44:51 am PST #4136 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Ditto, Cindy. Religion is a delicate topic, and it's hard to scroll through thread titles.
Kristen - Mar 24, 2005 6:24:31 am PST #4137 of 10001
I have to confess. I don't get why the phrase "Older than Jesus" is considered disrespectful or offensive. The nailing one, yes. But the age thing I just don't understand.
Susan W. - Mar 24, 2005 6:47:15 am PST #4138 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
FWIW, I still like pithy, clever, show-offy thread names, even the pop culture ones DH has to explain to me because of the large gaps in my musical and cinematic knowledge. Which is why I really liked the "more worlds to conquer" option, because I had to explain it to him, and it's fun to be the one who gets to show off on occasion. Oh well. Water under the bridge.
Nutty - Mar 24, 2005 6:48:23 am PST #4139 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The weird part is, why does everybody die at 33? I mean, why not 37 or 41.5 or something? (I thought the Jesus one was funny, but I don't have a stake in his importance, so... and stake is the wrong word, isn't it?)
Therefore I propose: Natter 34: not dead yet.
The REAL real problem is that anything above 10 or so, we run out of number-oriented jokes to tell. THere is the occasional rapture of bullshit consensus around something hilarious like
four and twenty natters: WHO ARE YOU BAKING FOR??
...which I adored by the way, but there's not so many jokes you can make about 58, or 92, or 127.
Therefore I propose: we hit a limit and start over with numbers! Okay, that would be disastrous from an archiving standpoint.