Go monkey! Choose monkey!
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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
Michele T. - Feb 16, 2003 10:17:45 pm PST #4488 of 10001
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
Jon B. - Feb 16, 2003 11:30:21 pm PST #4489 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Who's stuffing the ballot with Denzel? dammit
RobertH - Feb 17, 2003 12:18:47 am PST #4490 of 10001
Disaffected college student
"A thread to politely voice worries, concerns, fears, and other war-related issues. Please do not use raised voices or angry words. This is neither the time nor the place for it."
I was going to say that "worries, concerns, fears" needs some war-positive nouns mixed in, but I'm not sure how one would do that without looking silly.
Jim - Feb 17, 2003 2:00:14 am PST #4491 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Can I argue against a thread which is obviously to discuss military action? Not because I don't wanna talk about it, but because I've never seen such a thread not attract serious trols and flamers - at least 2 boards I liked have become uninhabitable because of that syndrome. If we must have such a thread, I suggest an elliptical title so it's not that obvious.
Elena - Feb 17, 2003 2:01:21 am PST #4492 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
Trudy made a suggestion when the subject came up in Bitches. Lemme find it.
yoink Trudy Booth "Spike's Bitches 3: Is Everyone Here Very Stoned?" Feb 16, 2003 7:15:37 pm EST
Good God, Y'all
Which, as long as flamers don't mistake it as a religious thread, should be nicely obscure, don't you think?
Cindy - Feb 17, 2003 5:00:08 am PST #4493 of 10001
Nobody
Natter 9... Natter 9... Natter 9...
I adore this. Love it. Oost it -- in fact. WANT WANT WANT.
Kat - Feb 17, 2003 5:43:43 am PST #4494 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
It is most specifically not a general politics thread, and we'll have to strive to keep it that way.
I think this is an incredibly difficult goal. I think military action is deeply rooted in both foreign and domestic politics. Not that I'm advocating for this, but it seems to me if you make a thread to discuss war you will, not only draw the trolls as Jim suggests, but you will also end up with a political thread.
I'm against it (surprise! given my anti-thread proliferation stance). But I have already learned I'm in the minority when it comes to thread proliferation so I've given up hope entirely.
Tom Scola - Feb 17, 2003 6:22:54 am PST #4495 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Who is anti-Prince?
Morris Day?
Anathema - Feb 17, 2003 7:46:58 am PST #4496 of 10001
Jonathan Will Always Be My Hero
Aren't they all war threads in their own way?
But if we need one...
War: It not just for breakfast anymore
Lyra Jane - Feb 17, 2003 7:55:35 am PST #4497 of 10001
Up with the sun
I think military action is deeply rooted in both foreign and domestic politics. Not that I'm advocating for this, but it seems to me if you make a thread to discuss war you will, not only draw the trolls as Jim suggests, but you will also end up with a political thread.
I think it's possible, but I think we would need to go into it with the understanding that if someone got too political or argumentative they would be deleted. The question would be drawing the line (e.g., if "Bush is a warmonger" is okay, why not "Bush stole the 200 election"?), but I have faith in our moderators.
Can we roughly hash out a spoiler policy for the movies thread? My suggestion would be kind of middle-of the-road -- we don't need to whitefont reviews or discussion of performances, direction, etc., but that we do white out major plot points, regardless of how old the film is. FWIW, I originally said 5 pm. EST today to ensure eveyone had a chance to vote, but I agree that at this point Denzel is the clear pick.