"Am I done, now" being a shout-out to Doyle's last line is rather poignant. It kinda stops working, if it is not a quote.
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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
Gus - May 07, 2004 10:52:12 pm PDT #544 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
aurelia - May 07, 2004 11:10:20 pm PDT #545 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm loving the Doyle quote.
NoiseDesign - May 07, 2004 11:16:11 pm PDT #546 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I. Miss. Doyle.
Topic!Cindy - May 08, 2004 2:05:16 am PDT #547 of 10001
What is even happening?
I would only hope it could be "are we done" rather than "am I done". Thread titles ought to have plural personal pronouns if they have any at all, IMHO.
But we aren't done. The Buffistas aren't done. The Buffistas won't even be done with Angel once Angel is done.
BuFFYSTuz-N-AnGle4eva!!!!!!!!!!111
DavidS - May 08, 2004 6:38:57 pm PDT #548 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Just caught up on the user filter discussion in BaBB and wanted to broach the discussion to the board at large.
As an extension of what is already the culture on the board, I guess I'd just want to encourage people to be discreet about using the filter.
In short, don't make a point of announcing "That's it! Fuck you psycho crackpot! You're on my filter" and flouncing off. In short, the first rule of filtering is don't talk about who you're filtering.
I think that's basic politeness and consistent with our culture, and probably the norm on better boards everywhere. But the user filter will affect things here and I just thought I'd raise the notion.
DXMachina - May 08, 2004 7:13:23 pm PDT #549 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
In short, the first rule of filtering is don't talk about who you're filtering.
I agree. It's just plain rude. I'd also suggest that the second rule of filtering is not to complain or whine if you suspect you're being filtered. It only increases the number of folks who will filter you.
Jon B. - May 08, 2004 7:54:02 pm PDT #550 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think we need to do more than "encourage". I think it ought to be grounds for a warning.
tina f. - May 08, 2004 8:04:37 pm PDT #551 of 10001
I'd also suggest that the second rule of filtering is not to complain or whine if you suspect you're being filtered.
I'm glad you mentioned this, DX. I hereby promise not to do this. I can be a whiner.
I vote for the direct quote for the next Angel thread title. Though it is bound to make me allergic. I heart Doyle bigtime and the whole RL situation w/GQ makes me so sad I can't even watch Hero.
Jon - I haven't dropped the ball entirely on the FAQ - I'll e you the next section (which prompted no changes to what I posted cept folks agreeing to the history page) soon.
Consuela - May 08, 2004 8:14:31 pm PDT #552 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I think we need to do more than "encourage". I think it ought to be grounds for a warning.
Err. I'd rather we not identify anything as automatically deserving of a warning. Context is everything.
signed, me, the moral relativist
Jon B. - May 08, 2004 8:29:01 pm PDT #553 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
which prompted no changes to what I posted
There was also some agreement that something should be done to remember the Stors.
Consuela -- you're right. But I still think if anyone does it, and it's not two friends busting on each other, it deserves more than a finger wag.
Speaking of the FAQ, there will be an entry explaining how to use the filter. I think there ought to be a line at the end saying something like "announcing you've filtered someone is considered extremely rude, and may be grounds for an official warning".