Anyone not a registered buffista is fair game.

See, I'm just really uncomfortable with this articulation of our policy. It suggests that we're constantly virulent against anyone who is Not Like Us, therefore hostile to outsiders, therefore hostile to newbies; and it, slightly less pressingly, suggests that we've also got loads and loads of unexpressed poison buried in interBuffista communications, just hidden, because you're not allowed to say it out loud.

That makes me actually very unhappy.

Respect and a willingness to back down and be Doblerized.

Yes.

RL, do you see an overwhelming hostility to others here? Or a huge undercurrent of tension?

It's just a painting of reality. The Buffistas snark on people.

I think it boils down to "don't get ad hominem here".

I'm sorry if the semantics upset you, but how else would you state it?

RL, do you see an overwhelming hostility to others here? Or a huge undercurrent of tension?

Well, no, of course not, that's my problem with that articulation!

I'd rather just have the "respect and politeness" or "willing to be Doblerized" blah blah blah fishcakes.

So...

Buffista Music 1: The Music Swells (and who can blame it...) Here Buffistas discuss their favorite jeep beats, twangs, riffs, funk 45s, burns, mixtapes, club hits and Sondheim. Sarah Vaughan to the Mekons - all welcome.

But again - it paints the reality. We speak disrespectfully of George Bush here. We speak disprespectfully of Julia Roberts. We speak disrespectfully of annoying coworkers, and evil ex-bosses. And that is not a violation of Buffista courtesy. That is the reality of the actual Buffista practice.

Sounds good, Hec. I'll set it up.

t Tapping foot

What's taking you so long...

bites back urge to rejoice that Jesus Himself has joined us on the boards, shuffles out of Bureaucracy.

Bless you my child. Loaf? Fish? Glass of wine?

I think the rule to being a successful poster here is to think about the effects your post might have on the readers before you post it. If you think it's going to upset or piss off a bunch of them, think about it twice before posting. See if you can tone it down and still make the same point. If not, decide if the point is really, really that important. If not, don't post. If you predict wrong and do cause a ruckus, you apologize, try to minimize the damage.

If this sounds familiar, it's because it's what one does every single day when talking to people. If one isn't a jerk. But it seems to rarely be a part of the process of posting to Internet message boards. Except here.

t pedant

The full quote from which the new music thread gets its name is:

They are moving closer as they sing, interrupting whatever thoughts they were going to finish with a sudden, passionate, kiss. The music (and who can blame it) swells, and we hear a final:

(html - mine)

Can we please correct the thread title to: The music (and who can blame it) swells -

a) because I'm a pain in the arse

b) because I think the positioning of the parenthetical remark adds to the humor

c) because I'm a pain in the arse

d) See old natter discussion on fan-fucking-tastic vs. fantas-fucking-ic

e) because I'm still a pain in the arse

t /pedant

Please?