The guidelines we discussed prior to the Phoenix rising have been working brilliantly. During those long discussions there were many what-if scenarios that caused fear among the troops. Take deep breaths and have confidence that this lovely community will thrive in the new year. My vote FWIW is to stay the course and follow the guidelines established.
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
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
Laura - Dec 31, 2002 10:57:24 am PST #1748 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Anne W. - Dec 31, 2002 11:01:25 am PST #1749 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I would also like to see us follow the guidelines. We've had minimal trolling, and it seems as if one potential nuisance has been behaving him/herself admirably of late. People can learn, usually.
scrappy - Dec 31, 2002 11:02:38 am PST #1750 of 10001
Nobody
Yeah--the worst that will happen is that we endure a couple days of annnoying posts from an asshole and then the stompy feet will stomp. We aren't as public as the beta or the Bronze, which is a big help.
P.M. Marc - Dec 31, 2002 3:18:44 pm PST #1751 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
He got a warning, he's not playing nice, he's pissing my shit off. Spork him.
victor infante - Dec 31, 2002 3:19:35 pm PST #1752 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Kill him.
Coming kind of close...
P.M. Marc - Dec 31, 2002 3:20:11 pm PST #1753 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Hee. You got me before the red fog cleared to a light pink mist.
victor infante - Dec 31, 2002 3:21:08 pm PST #1754 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
FF thread is quiet at the moment. BEst to just let it settle for a bit.
Kat - Dec 31, 2002 3:21:27 pm PST #1755 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I have an additional request. If people are pissed off about a specific user, can they please keep it confined to where that person posts and to this bureaucracy thread? When it shows up in Natter, where the person is not, then it just feels like talking behind his back, but still in public, which is so beneath the usual behavior of the Buffistas.
Rob - Dec 31, 2002 3:21:46 pm PST #1756 of 10001
I'm no stompy, but I'm all for giving him a few months to sit in the corner and think about playing nice with the other kids.
ETA, Buffistas is an amazingly polite place for an online forum. That's not going to continue if we tolerate bad behavior.
This is a private place. We have no obligation to give anyone a soapbox here.
victor infante - Dec 31, 2002 3:26:19 pm PST #1757 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Heh. Actually, people going over to Natter to complain is a tried and trued Bufista tradition. People's have bveen doing it as long as we've HAD a Natter. (:
Seriously, the best thing to do is to let it burn out, unfortunately, it's mostly newbies who are feeding the fire.