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Discussion: NOW – 4/18/03 11:59 pm EST Voting: 4/19/03 12 am EST - 4/22/03 12:00 am EST

PROPOSAL: The following procedure will be in place for warning a poster about unacceptable behaviour. . 1. A user-complainant will try to resolve the complaint on-thread. If unsuccessful,
2. A user-complainant (does not need to be same person) will post in-thread that it's time to meet in Bureaucracy.
3. A user-complainant posts in Bureaucracy outlining complaint and linky citations, and requests a Warning.
4. At least 10 other users in 24 hours second the need for a Warning.
5. Stompy sets forth a Warning over email and in Bureaucracy.

Proposer: msbelle Seconds Jesse, hayden, Kat., JessPMoon, Laura

Please visit the lightbulb thread to discuss: Thank you!

Hi all,

I've written an article on renewable energy. It argues (with support ) two points;

1) That the most carbon intensive society on earth (The U.S.) could switch to renewables , use no more than it's fair share of carbon (allowing for full poulation growth, at a price lower than it pays now.

2) That what prevents this is due not just lack of full social pricing or even only actions by wicked corporation, nor laziness on the part of ordinary people, but institutional and structural problems built into our economic system.

Both of these take some effort to prove; so it is about 20,000 words not counting references. I'm planning to submit it for publication; additional beta readers are appreciated. My profile addy is good. It is in Microsoft Word format, but I can convert it to just about anything. If you'd like to beta it, let me know - and tell me your preferred format.

Thanks

Gar

NYC/tri-state-istas:

I have two tickets to see Daniel Lanois at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday May 23 that I can't use. The price (with all the service charges, etc.) for both of them is $55.00. If you're interested in them, email me at jen@retina.net.

In Firefly news, AICN already reported this but Tim has now confirmed that Fox will be releasing all the filmed episodes on DVD in 16/9 format. No word yet on release date.

I get the Consumer Safety Alert news letters. I don't usually post them here, but this seemed like it might be something some Buffistas needed to know about, especially vegetarian and vegan Buffistas:

SafetyAlerts.com

White Wave Has Recalled Vanilla Silk Soymilk Reason: May contain a caustic, sodium hydroxide based material used to clean and sanitize manufacturing equipment. Distribution: Nationwide.

And may I just say, yuck.

Hugo Nominations Announced:

Among them:

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• Enterprise, "A Night in Sickbay"
• Enterprise, "Carbon Creek"
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Conversations With Dead People"
• Firefly, "Serenity"
• Angel, "Waiting in the Wings"

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Voting is now open on the following proposals. Voting will close 4/22/03 12:00 am EDT.

PROPOSAL: The following procedure will be in place for taking action for unacceptable behaviour.

1. A user-complainant will try to resolve the complaint on-thread. If unsuccessful,
2. A user-complainant (does not need to be same person) will post in-thread that it's time to meet in Bureaucracy. In Bureaucracy, user-complainant will outline the complaint with linky citations, and request an Action.
3. At least 10 other users in 48 hours second the need for an Action. If 10 other users do not complain within the 48 hour period, no complaint can be made again about that particular incident, unless it is being used to illustrate, with others, a pattern of demon-like behaviour.
4. As soon as the request for action receives 10 seconds, Stompy sets forth Action.

Yes/No

PROPOSAL: Warnings will be in effect for four months. After four months, the slate is wiped clean.

Yes/No

PROPOSAL: A Warning will be notified over email, in the thread of incident, and in Bureaucracy. A Suspension will be notified over email and in Bureaucracy. A Ban will be notified by email and in Press.

Yes/No

Voting is here .

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

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