River ,'Ariel'
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
I feel that splintering is pretty much inevitable as a community grows. In the case of this board, it started a long time ago and has simply become more pronounced over time. I think that trying to turn the tide or stem the flow or whatever isn't going to do anything but drive everyone insane.
As to what our common ground is, I always thought it was that we were Buffistas. Do we need more than that?
As to what our common ground is, I always thought it was that we were Buffistas. Do we need more than that?
I think the idea of what it means to be Buffista becomes much blurrier without BtVS and with subcommunities that become insular.
I don't think it's a serious problem now - I think the discussion is worthwhile because I'd like the board structure to foster interaction horizontally, across sub-communities. That's not the same as creating an articial core, it's designing the boards to serve the community better. It seems less like Europe 1800, than Baron Hausmann (for better or ill) re-making the grid of Paris. It's just virtual urban planning.
I'd like the board structure to foster interaction horizontally, across sub-communities
Which hasn't yet worked. Why should it work now?
Even when it kinda worked, it was because there was an obvious structure, that grew up with us.
You try and put one on from the outside, and you're going to whack people on the shins.
yeah, I'm not sure how we get people interacting more if that is not what they want to do. There is nothing keeping people from entering other threads, after a while, we just don't, we find what we like and we stay there. Some of the new people start in place then poke here and there trying everything on.
And being a part of this community at this point I don't think has anything to do with BtVS.
And thank god for that.
And being a part of this community at this point I don't think has anything to do with BtVS.
And thank god for that.
Errrr....why would being a part of this community because of BtVS be a bad thing?
I'm with Hec on this being an important dicussion to have, though I am a little afraid that I may be one of those people that isn't known. Regardless, it makes sense to me that the structure of the board should be in line with the board's purpose, and that it would be helpful to know what that purpose is. It would help guide decisions like do we need these new threads.
Though I have nothing helpful to say on said purpose. I'm not sure he needs to be pinned down into a nice little blurb or mission statement, necessarily, but I do think the discussion needs to happen.
If we were all just still discussing BtVS? crazymaking.
Well, I'm seeing a pretty big gulf between the two schools of thought here.
I think the idea of what it means to be Buffista becomes much blurrier without BtVS and with subcommunities that become insular.
Subcommunities have been insular for YEARS, though, and those divisions formed while both shows were still on the air.
I think the discussion is worthwhile because I'd like the board structure to foster interaction horizontally, across sub-communities.
I really don't think this is something that can be controlled.