I agree, but I think in this case a quick "hey, that's not so cool here, but feel free to hang around and chat" note is the most I'd think would be required. And maybe removing the Beep Me post but leaving the in-thread?
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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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.
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brenda m - Apr 25, 2006 3:12:35 pm PDT #6638 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Topic!Cindy - Apr 25, 2006 3:44:48 pm PDT #6639 of 10001
What is even happening?
I don't like it, but don't think it rises to the level of addressing, and as P-C points out, the person was polite.
Fred Pete - Apr 25, 2006 4:48:11 pm PDT #6640 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
The person pinged me, too, because I hadn't seen them on the board before. I'm not sure it's so much specifically unBuffista as poor general Netiquette. OTOH, after one post in Natter and one in Beep Me, they've gone quiet (unless there are others in threads I haven't subscribed to).
I'm less picky than some about Beep Me vs. Press, so I'll only say that it seems a lesser issue than introducing oneself by inviting people to a private auction.
Put me toward bullshit consensus on a note in Beep Me that such things really shouldn't be done. Nothing in Natter because the conversation has moved a long way on. And nothing to be done to the poster at this time.
Laura - Apr 25, 2006 5:07:59 pm PDT #6641 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I @@ and ignored.
I think that such posts are OK so long as they are polite and infrequent. If we start getting a lot of them, then we can discuss a formal rule.
Agree with Jon.
Jessica - Apr 25, 2006 5:34:25 pm PDT #6642 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Heh. I was wondering when we were going to start discussing the spam...
I don't like seeing that sort of thing in Natter, (and I didn't even notice that the other post was in Beep Me instead of Press), but the tone of the post made it seem like a one-time thing, which, whatever.
msbelle - Apr 25, 2006 6:09:10 pm PDT #6643 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I would just like to say that I love that no one tried to engage with the poster in thread and "set them straight" about "how we do things".
meara - Apr 25, 2006 6:50:18 pm PDT #6644 of 10001
Yeah, it kinda made me raise an eyebrow when I read it, but OTOH, it was v. polite, and really, is something that we could, in theory, be interested in. If it repeated, I'd be against it, but...frankly, in among a bunch of "oh, I'm grey for the weekend" stuff, is it that shocking or out of place? I don't find it so bad.
Sean K - Apr 26, 2006 5:03:41 am PDT #6645 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I would just like to say that I love that no one tried to engage with the poster in thread and "set them straight" about "how we do things".
Well, speaking just for myself, I only saw the Beep Me post and Beep Me isn't the kind of thread where you get to do that.
Cashmere - Apr 26, 2006 5:17:41 am PDT #6646 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I was waiting to see if the person actually appeared in a thread like Natter. Since they didn't, I just figured it was drive by spam--which doesn't usually create a call for action.
Trudy Booth - Apr 26, 2006 5:18:13 am PDT #6647 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I think that such posts are OK so long as they are polite and infrequent. If we start getting a lot of them, then we can discuss a formal rule.
Second that. Well, third that. Well, I Agree With Jon and Laura.