I'm generally with Burrell on the anti-proliferation side, but I think a war thread might be a good thing if there is indeed to be a war. There are going to be a lot of people needing a place to discuss things, perhaps especially those who know people in the armed forces, and a lot of others who really won't want to see too much of it taking over Natter.
River: The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems. Mal: See, morbid and creepifying, I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.
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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.
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amych - Feb 16, 2003 6:59:55 pm PST #4437 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2003 7:01:09 pm PST #4438 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm violently anti-proliferation, BUT: if there IS a war, I'm in favor of a thread to discuss it.
Gandalfe - Feb 16, 2003 7:03:02 pm PST #4439 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
What would you consider a war? I mean, what if it's only a "police action?" Does it only count if it's declared, or does simply exchanging fire justify thread creation?
Angus G - Feb 16, 2003 7:06:57 pm PST #4440 of 10001
Roguish Laird
Does it only count if it's declared, or does simply exchanging fire justify thread creation?
Only the Buffistas would have this conversation!
(I'm pro-thread by the way, and let's just start it now. Also, in the interest of good taste I suggest NOT having a vote for the title!)
Holli - Feb 16, 2003 7:07:23 pm PST #4441 of 10001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
I think if troops are deployed, we're gonna want to talk about it.
Hil R. - Feb 16, 2003 7:08:33 pm PST #4442 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think if troops are deployed, we're gonna want to talk about it.
I agree.
I'm pro-thread by the way, and let's just start it now.
I'd say to wait a bit to see what happens.
Gandalfe - Feb 16, 2003 7:09:47 pm PST #4443 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I think that voting on the thread title would be just as ugly as the discussions in the thread itself. And I'm pro-thread, BTW.
Gandalfe - Feb 16, 2003 7:10:46 pm PST #4444 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Well, several thousand troops (many of them engineers) have left my home state of Utah in the last couple of weeks, sooooo . . . .
P.M. Marc - Feb 16, 2003 7:10:58 pm PST #4445 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
Haven't some troops already been deployed?
I'd like it started as soon as possible, and I'd like there to be more in the way of ground rules than normal, specifically about politeness, which is normally understood, but in a case like this might be worth spelling out in bold letters.
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2003 7:12:16 pm PST #4446 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'd like it started as soon as possible, and I'd like there to be more in the way of ground rules than normal, specifically about politeness, which is normally understood, but in a case like this might be worth spelling out in bold letters.
What Plei said.
Also? No voting on thread title. Something simple, like "US in Iraq." I think everyone will understand what the thread is about.