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Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier  

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


John H - Sep 21, 2002 3:52:38 pm PDT #161 of 10001

I think the main virtue of this board is we built it to look and feel and act the way we wanted it to, not that it does anything wildly different to any of the many other online discussion systems out there.

If other people want to set up a board, there are all kinds of off-the-shelf and free systems they can use, in Perl and PHP.


Typo Boy - Sep 21, 2002 3:58:48 pm PDT #162 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

It seems a lot less buggy than most the other systems. And faster too.


esse - Sep 21, 2002 5:16:11 pm PDT #163 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

I *think* sa said she'd have a look through, but really it would be great if a couple people could sift through them and make sure they're as useful as possible.

I did. It's tonight's I-am-so-glad-I-have-nothing-to-do-let's-help-the-Buffistas project.


Alibelle - Sep 21, 2002 5:45:37 pm PDT #164 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

since the only solid offer of up to speed PHP/MySQL assistance I've had has been from Burrell's DH.

Why do I find the fact that Cody does Coding so funny? However, it's stuck in my head that Cody's a Coder, Cody's a Coder...which really has very little bearing on the actual Cody, and more on my crazy fondness for puns.


Burrell - Sep 21, 2002 6:09:49 pm PDT #165 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Then you'll be really amused to find out that his family calls him Code. t /natter


evil jimi - Sep 21, 2002 6:59:53 pm PDT #166 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

I was the one who mentioned selling the software as an alternative to WebCrossing -- which is outrageously overpriced -- but although my tone may have been joking, I was serious. However, in hindsight, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to try and profit financially from the software. The similarities to WebX might cause some ... umm ... snarkiness from Lundeen and Co.. Releasing it as Open Source, then ''profiting'' from the addition to your resumé, might be the way to go.


Burrell - Sep 21, 2002 10:11:51 pm PDT #167 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Question: Is there any way to change my login? I just found out that I will need to change my name and email addy if I want any privacy.


§ ita § - Sep 21, 2002 10:15:48 pm PDT #168 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You can change your e-mail address, or have it not made visible. Ask an admin, and one of us will change your name.


brenda m - Sep 21, 2002 10:17:33 pm PDT #169 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

Burrell, can you just re-register under a different name and email and leave the old one dormant?

BTW, for people who want free email that's not obvious - and gets virtually no spam - www.wrexham.net has a bunch of options.


Burrell - Sep 21, 2002 10:37:21 pm PDT #170 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Thanks! Problem may be in hand, but I'm probably gonna go with paranoid ass coverage anyway.