Just was thinking that a set aside thread for position statements might make it easier for people to understand what the whole community is thinking.
Ditto. Discussions in one thread - position statements in another - one per person.
All right, no one's killing folk today, on account of our very tight schedule.
Mal ,'Trash'
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
Wolfram - Feb 24, 2003 12:07:31 pm PST #5165 of 10001
Visilurking
brenda m - Feb 24, 2003 12:08:20 pm PST #5166 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I like this. And you can go back and edit your position as needed (and in response to other positions).
Ugh. So you'd have to reread the entire thread every day? Can't say I like that idea.
Anathema - Feb 24, 2003 12:09:20 pm PST #5167 of 10001
Jonathan Will Always Be My Hero
I would say no need to edit and cause rereading of the thread. If you change your mind, then you could delete your previous post and post a new one.
Jon B. - Feb 24, 2003 12:11:36 pm PST #5168 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If you change your mind, then you could delete your previous post and post a new one.
Which makes it more redundant with the regular discussion thread. I dunno. I think one thread for discussions and positioning is enough.
Jesse - Feb 24, 2003 12:12:25 pm PST #5169 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can say that I would never post in a thread that only allowed me to have one position at a time.
Katie M - Feb 24, 2003 12:12:41 pm PST #5170 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Which makes it more redundant with the regular discussion thread. I dunno. I think one thread for discussions and positioning is enough.
I agree.
Lyra Jane - Feb 24, 2003 12:13:04 pm PST #5171 of 10001
Up with the sun
I think one thread for discussions and positioning is enough.
Agreed. The idea of bureaucracy + Supreme Court + State Your Position + Polling + So Mote it Be at the end kind of makes my head spin.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 24, 2003 12:15:49 pm PST #5172 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I think that is too much.
However, I do agree it can be confusing, which is why I was periodically posting a summary of the discussion as I understood it at WX.
I can't always do this, like today I am at work. I do think it is a good formula.
billytea - Feb 24, 2003 12:18:54 pm PST #5173 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Okay, why can't we require people to vote? Where are the Australians? If you don't vote, you can't post! Or your membership is made inactive!
The Aussie system doesn't involve getting booted off the island. Anyone who didn't vote would have to put a dollar in the pot, which would certainly help with site funding. However, it would also leave voting optional for anyone claiming a religious exemption, of anyone not resident in Australia, so really it'd just be Angus and John and such that'd be out of pocket.
Wolfram - Feb 24, 2003 12:27:02 pm PST #5174 of 10001
Visilurking
I can say that I would never post in a thread that only allowed me to have one position at a time.
And this is why we have so much confusion. Get 3 Buffistas in a room and you invariably get 5 opinions. No offense Jesse, but one position at a time would make things clearer.
Edited to add: Doh! Now that you were COMMed I realize you were kidding. But the point is still valid.