It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


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


Steph L. - Jul 17, 2007 6:57:56 am PDT #9924 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I'm awfully fond of:

Don't Worry, Nobody Can Spell It
Like Fun, Only Not
Like Job. No, really, just like Job


lisah - Jul 17, 2007 6:58:24 am PDT #9925 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Like Job. No, really, just like Job

my fave


megan walker - Jul 17, 2007 6:59:20 am PDT #9926 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I like these:
The Lurkers Support Me in E-mail
Don't Worry, Nobody Can Spell It
Like Faulkner, Only with more punctuation
Like Job. No, really, just like Job

And Mr. Rogers


Pix - Jul 17, 2007 7:01:50 am PDT #9927 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

My favorites:

  • Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Bureaucracy
  • We Spent 500 Posts Arguing About The Thread Name. Come On In
  • Talky Meat Cabal
  • Don't Worry, Nobody Can Spell It
  • Like Job. No, really, just like Job
  • 500 Suggestions, No Actual Decisions


Amy - Jul 17, 2007 7:04:17 am PDT #9928 of 10001
Because books.

We Spent 500 Posts Arguing About The Thread Name. Come On In

Don't Worry, Nobody Can Spell It

500 Suggestions, No Actual Decisions

Oh, these. Yes.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2007 7:04:37 am PDT #9929 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I'M ALL UP IN UR BORED, MAKIN UR POLIZY!


amych - Jul 17, 2007 7:10:05 am PDT #9930 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

KristinT, who is The Other Half Of My Brain, lists all my faves. Except I'd add Mr. Rogers.


Laura - Jul 17, 2007 7:13:11 am PDT #9931 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

I'M ALL UP IN UR BORED, MAKIN UR POLIZY!

Hee. Except I hope that the thread lasts a really really long time and that would get old.

Don't Worry, Nobody Can Spell It

Just doesn't get old for me.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2007 7:15:52 am PDT #9932 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I'M ALL UP IN UR BORED, MAKIN UR POLIZY!

Hee. Except I hope that the thread lasts a really really long time and that would get old.

Not exactly a serious suggestion, but it made me giggle.

The Mr. Rogers one I adore though and was a serious suggestion (kudos to amych for that).


Topic!Cindy - Jul 17, 2007 7:17:04 am PDT #9933 of 10001
What is even happening?

To win a vote, the option must have 50%+1 of the yes/no (or actionable) votes.

Example. Our minimum vote total is 42. If 20 people vote YES, and 17 people vote NO, and 5 people vote NO PREFERENCE, the yes votes take the day. You don't need 50%+1 of 42 (or more). You need 50%+1 of the quantity [yes votes + no votes].

Another example: If 100 people voted NO PREFERENCE, 5 people voted YES, and 10 people voted NO, the no votes would take the day.

The 42 is a separate issue. The 42 is the minimum vote total required. But because we have the minimum vote total, we allow people to vote no proference to help the ballot matter. When you're voting no preference, you're essentially saying, "I don't care how this issue is resolved, but I want it resolved by this vote, because it keeps popping up, and I think resolution of it is important."