I think the idea was after the discussion any changes would be made to Cindy's post, and reposted to open the vote, along with instructions.
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
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
Sophia Brooks - Feb 25, 2003 2:02:03 pm PST #5402 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Burrell - Feb 25, 2003 2:04:13 pm PST #5403 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I still am counting 48 hours for the vote. Am I that bad at math? Pathetic. That's why I can't participate in the higher math discussions.
Is it votes@buffistas.org (with an 's') or vote@buffistas.org?
Sophia Brooks - Feb 25, 2003 2:04:26 pm PST #5404 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Also, I fear that people don't read press.
it is the people whose names I hardly even know, in the show threads or in Firefly that I don't think even know some of the other threads exist.
juliana - Feb 25, 2003 2:04:37 pm PST #5405 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I know that the idea of posting an announcement about every new vote (provided we vote to vote) in every thread was dismissed, but perhaps a general broadcast for this one, first-time vote would not be amiss.
Just a thought.
edited for formatting and clarity
Jon B. - Feb 25, 2003 2:05:32 pm PST #5406 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Call me elitist, but if folks can't be bothered to read a thread labelled "General Announcements" then that's their loss.
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2003 2:06:46 pm PST #5407 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
vote@buffistas.org
juliana, personally, my reflex is that people that care about boring voting and stuff are the sort that read press or bureaucracy.
But there may be a smidge of defensiveness there. No, not really. Lots of people don't care, and that's just fine. I'm just leaning towards an assumption I think is efficient.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 25, 2003 2:07:19 pm PST #5408 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I know Jon, and I sort of feelthat way, too. But they could think it is general announcements of buffy stuff and not care, or something. I just want anyone who care to be able to say we told them. Even if we just went in with a PSA that they should read Press.
Lyra Jane - Feb 25, 2003 2:07:28 pm PST #5409 of 10001
Up with the sun
I still am counting 48 hours for the vote. Am I that bad at math?
Burrell, 12 a.m. Wednesday, Feb 26 to 12 a.m. Saturday, March 1. 72 hours.
That's not in Cindy's post (the one linked to in the Press) nor is it made explicit in the discussion that follows.
FWIW, Jesse posted it right after Liese's post that you referenced, when I asked the same question: Jesse "Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier" Feb 25, 2003 1:33:02 pm EST
I agree an APB this once couldn't hurt.
Burrell - Feb 25, 2003 2:08:23 pm PST #5410 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
thanks for clarifying, ita (about the email addy).
Katie M - Feb 25, 2003 2:09:17 pm PST #5411 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
I agree an APB this once couldn't hurt.
...with a line saying "don't do APBs as a general rule, that's what Press and That Other Topic The Name Of Which I Can't Remember are for!
(Damn. Press and... eh, y'all know what I'm talking about.)