secret message to perkins:
Lori and I are so sorry we didn't make it to the FF party! Next time we have an LAista gathering, you'll have to come so we can meet you.
Jon, I dunno. Do you wanna wait and see if he posts?
Gunn: You ready? Fred: Is no an acceptable answer?
'Lineage'
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
Kat - Jan 01, 2003 10:00:44 pm PST #1961 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Kiba Rika - Jan 01, 2003 10:01:40 pm PST #1962 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.
I'm an -ista in only the loosest sense... that is, I post sometimes. But it seems to me that in a community where policies are clearly laid out, if someone violates that policy, they aren't justified in suggesting some sort of "Big Brother" creature keeping the little people down.
At base, this board is a private entity, and the people established as its administrators are right in doing what they will, including calling people names. Buffistas are above that, but this is the sandbox of the people who code it and run it, and when people have problems with that, Bureaucracy is clearly the place to discuss them.
Community standards are important; but there has to be someone at the topmost level who decides where expectations, standards, and policies are distinct from one another.
I guess basically what I'm saying is, I trust the admins here to do what needs to be done. If this someday leads to banning me, I won't be happy about it but will try to accept it with grace and without putting forth a conspiracy theory.
John H - Jan 01, 2003 10:02:21 pm PST #1963 of 10001
"/mieskie" (with the slash), just registered. Should we do something?
No, I say delete him right away.
John H - Jan 01, 2003 10:03:50 pm PST #1964 of 10001
also there's a "mmmieskie".
Can I have permission to delete them/inactivate them?
I say it's a weird-ass name and it's not a coincidence.
victor infante - Jan 01, 2003 10:04:43 pm PST #1965 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Go for it.
§ ita § - Jan 01, 2003 10:05:36 pm PST #1966 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
mmmieskie is already inactive -- that happened this morning. As for /mieskie, you can't deactivate him usefully until he's validated his membership. But you can change the e-mail address and reset the password -- that way he'll never know what the new one is.
John H - Jan 01, 2003 10:06:13 pm PST #1967 of 10001
Neither of them has the 'active' box checked.
What's that about?
DavidS - Jan 01, 2003 10:06:16 pm PST #1968 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Can I have permission to delete them/inactivate them?
Delete. Even if its not the same person (and it probably is), it's willful mischief to use the name at this point and bad form.
Consuela - Jan 01, 2003 10:07:20 pm PST #1969 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jon, tell him that username is disallowed. I assume it's a different email addy?
victor infante - Jan 01, 2003 10:07:39 pm PST #1970 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I like Ita's method. It's clever.