But the parentheses are in the wrong place, Hec.

DXM or Jon can fix it when they see your request.

edit: See?

So, no interest in a 2003 Foamy Awards, then?

I'm interested. I'm just moving very slowly today.

I hate to see endless thread proliferation, but I'm starting to wonder if we really do need a Politics/Current Events thread. Given how vociferous some of our political discussions have been the past few months, I can understand why some folk immediately say "Can we please not talk about this?" whenever it comes up in Natter. OTOH, I really, really want to talk politics, and it's hard to find political discussion anywhere else online that isn't completely overrun by trolls, so it's kinda frustrating to feel like it's a forbidden topic.

billytea, yes I think there was more interest in the name as it got used.

Last I can find on the issue was this:

DXMachina: Do we need to vote? It seems most people liked Something to Sing About.

John H: I think there's a body of people who prefer "Swells".

I was a bit startled to find that the next action was actually naming the thread "Swells".

I was a bit startled to find that the next action was actually naming the thread "Swells".

Sorry if we jumped the gun, billytea. I pitched one possibility and DXM slapped it up there. The way the thread is moving, I don't think it will be too long before we use "Give Me Something To Sing About."

Sorry if we jumped the gun, billytea. I pitched one possibility and DXM slapped it up there. The way the thread is moving, I don't think it will be too long before we use "Give Me Something To Sing About."

My personal opinion probably isn't that important anyway, as I'm not likely to be the most prolific user of the thread. But I didn't much like "Swells". It sounds clunky to me, a bit disconnected.

Anyway, it's pretty much a fait accompli now.

Given how vociferous some of our political discussions have been the past few months, I can understand why some folk immediately say "Can we please not talk about this?" whenever it comes up in Natter. OTOH, I really, really want to talk politics, and it's hard to find political discussion anywhere else online that isn't completely overrun by trolls, so it's kinda frustrating to feel like it's a forbidden topic.

My main problem with it is that political arguments don't seem to get dropped, and those differences aren't just chalked down to differing opinions. Things get ugly, and they basically stay ugly. While I don't condone personal attacks, I can certainly see and understand why they happen in certain contexts. The bottom line is that I really don't think it's possible to have a sustained, respectful discussion about politics, even here. One can say all one wants that disagreeing with a position isn't a personal attack, but, when it comes to the political, it very often will feel like it, especially because it seems like folks can't keep a note of superiority out of their tones (on ALL sides) when "discussing" it.

I don't like thread proliferation cause it means I see less of people and deep down I'm just greedy and want things my way (much like everyone else), but at this point I'd propose that if there is support for a thread displayed in Bureaucracy then start it up. If it is not getting used then we can re-evaluate it continuing. ONE BIG THING though, if we just end up with a bunch of natter in the labeled topic specific threads, I would recommend shutting them down.

billytea, I don't know what to tell you, unless you want to go back and tally. The thing is, the thread is already up. Not sure why I'm even discussing this since it's nat a thread I'm in or subscribing to or anything.

I think I need a break from Bureacracy.

billytea, I don't know what to tell you, unless you want to go back and tally. The thing is, the thread is already up. Not sure why I'm even discussing this since it's nat a thread I'm in or subscribing to or anything.

Nah, it's not important after the fact.