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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


DXMachina - Mar 25, 2006 7:38:20 am PST #6493 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

How's this:

Polite Stompy Request:

Could folks please not post torrents or direct links to torrents for copyrighted materials in the threads on this site? It's not that we want to stifle access to the episodes that weren't broadcast in the States, but we don't want the board to be a vehicle for something that is undoubtedly illegal. We are not a torrent site, and have no intention to become one.

If you want to discuss the availability of torrents for specific episodes, that's fine. However, if you want to provide someone with a link to the torrent or the torrent itself, we ask that you do it back channel.


Allyson - Mar 25, 2006 7:41:23 am PST #6494 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

And DX comes in with the cool.


JenP - Mar 25, 2006 7:43:37 am PST #6495 of 10001

Sounds good.


DXMachina - Mar 25, 2006 9:14:15 am PST #6496 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Okey doke. I'll go be the bad guy...


Consuela - Mar 25, 2006 9:50:37 am PST #6497 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Awesome, DX.


Topic!Cindy - Mar 25, 2006 9:59:25 am PST #6498 of 10001
What is even happening?

I am glad this was discussed, and I like DX's post. Honestly, I'd even like a little less advice and more distance from the whole activity in the last bit. DX, what do you think about changing:

However, if you want to provide someone with a link to the torrent or the torrent itself, we ask that you do it back channel.

to something like:

However, do not provide someone with a link to the torrent or the torrent itself, on any part of buffistas.org.

t /2ยข


Pix - Mar 25, 2006 10:02:21 am PST #6499 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

I agree with Cindy. Stronger wording is better.


DXMachina - Mar 25, 2006 10:37:34 am PST #6500 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Well, that's pretty much what I requested in the first paragraph. If it continues, we can become more emphatic.


Topic!Cindy - Mar 25, 2006 11:01:25 am PST #6501 of 10001
What is even happening?

DX, sorry--I thought you were writing a canned reminder to use any time it pops up, not just one for this circumstance (since it was already deleted prior to posting the friendly reminder). If this were a canned warning, I would just want to see that second paragraph go away. I don't like us telling people how else they can do something illegal. It feels nearly as wrong as allowing the links here.


Pix - Mar 25, 2006 4:11:58 pm PST #6502 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

I'm sorry if I sounded abrupt, DX. I think what you wrote was fine; I'm just unbelievably paranoid about b.org being linked to anything that could lead to a C&D.

I also may have had my morning cranky on, too.