I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


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


Noumenon - Oct 15, 2002 12:11:18 am PDT #528 of 10001
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

Too blanket. I read them, and I am not bored by them.

You say this as if it's obvious to everyone.

I plead being late to work for my lack of tact. I threw a "kinda" in there, jumped on my bike, and got there right at 1:59.

Nilly's second link may be the solution, or someone could edit a 7:00 post to point to the end of the watch-and-post like we were doing on TT for a little while. My feelings don't really matter since I'm not subscribed, and I overstated how strong they were.


Typo Boy - Oct 15, 2002 2:02:55 am PDT #529 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

In terms of loonies getting out of line. You know someone is out of line when you see it. You are a stompy foot. If someone gets out of line -STOMP!


Steph L. - Oct 15, 2002 9:12:01 am PDT #530 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Could white font work?

I think that'd drive you Easties crazy, wouldn't it?

Yes.


§ ita § - Oct 15, 2002 11:08:52 am PDT #531 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Whatever happened with the Smithsonian submission?


Betsy HP - Oct 15, 2002 1:49:16 pm PDT #532 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Stompy foot now, please.

christiandollarstore.com "Natter: 2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten!" Oct 15, 2002 3:48:14 pm EDT


DXMachina - Oct 15, 2002 1:52:33 pm PDT #533 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

The spammer's account is deactivated. I'll delete the posts.


Consuela - Oct 15, 2002 1:54:11 pm PDT #534 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Thanks, DX. That was quick.


§ ita § - Oct 15, 2002 1:54:21 pm PDT #535 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Question: those have been noted as obvious spam.

Do we warn before deactivation, or assume total non-Buffista intent?


Betsy HP - Oct 15, 2002 1:57:07 pm PDT #536 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

I think we warn if there's a reasonable doubt the person is spamming. In that case, there was no reasonable doubt.

Like, if I show up and say

"Hey, this is a really cool board! If you like Buffy, you might like my Ebay auctions!", that's cause for a warning.

But spamming on topics completely non-germane to the board? Death. Death by foot. Death by stompy foot.


DXMachina - Oct 15, 2002 1:59:17 pm PDT #537 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I saw absolutely no intent to join the flow of the conversation so I deactivated. My feeling is that if they're upset, they can email the admin and ask to be reactivated.