I could live with five as a compromise.
Edit: Do we know yet how we're going to vote on all this? A ballot with check boxes would seem to make the most sense, but I don't know if a)that would be a poll and b) it would clog the server too much.
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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.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Lyra Jane - Feb 24, 2003 3:02:24 pm PST #5253 of 10001
Up with the sun
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2003 3:04:46 pm PST #5254 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
or else four days of arguing about whether it's worth even bringing up.
It's already been brought up, is my thing. Someone says "I want the Orli feet thread." Admin opens discussion. There is no discussion. There's a vote. Resounding defeat.
My fear is someone says "I want the Orli feet thread -- who's with me so I can get it to the discussion thread?" and then we have interminable discussion about what a terrible idea it is, but the stalwart four keep bring it up for months. Because they can, because it will never be tabled or moratoriumed, or whatever.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2003 3:05:17 pm PST #5255 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I do think the question of how we're going to vote on all this needs to be decided
Did the e-mail option get tossed?
Lyra Jane - Feb 24, 2003 3:06:34 pm PST #5256 of 10001
Up with the sun
Can we do this by email? It seems there are a lot of seperate components to it, so it'd be harder to tally than yes/no.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 24, 2003 3:06:56 pm PST #5257 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That is a great point, ita.
I guess we can deal with the clogging if and when it happens.
Also, I was planning on bringing "The List" from WX over here, but I don't want to be proposing every single thing on it.
Wolfram - Feb 24, 2003 3:07:40 pm PST #5258 of 10001
Visilurking
How about 5, and if that ends up being too few we can raise it, and if it's too many we can lower it. 5 to start.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 24, 2003 3:08:03 pm PST #5259 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I do think the question of how we're going to vote on all this needs to be decided
I think Lyra means as separate line items or as one full proposal to which you will vote no if you don't like any part of it.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2003 3:08:16 pm PST #5260 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The poll problem still stands, though -- Mr. Poll doesn't cut it, and rolling our own is going to take time and effort.
If you make a post with multiple choice suggestions, I'd just copy and paste it into an e-mail and indicate which option I'm picking for each portion.
Lyra Jane - Feb 24, 2003 3:09:29 pm PST #5261 of 10001
Up with the sun
Yes, that too, Sophia. I like the idea of separate line items so people don't have to reject A,B, and C because they dislike D, but that would be much harder to tally.
§ ita § - Feb 24, 2003 3:15:53 pm PST #5262 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wolfram, what's your suggestion for preventing Bureaucracy getting clogged with endless discussion lobbying?