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
Anyway, I might try and drag this back on-topic in a way by saying -- we don't want to legislate on this or add it to FAQs or ettiquette guides, right? Nobody's come here to say "people should get
officially
told off for numberslutting", right?
So this thread isn't the right place for it.
So is our policy something like:
If some aspect of board culture, in-joke or catchphrase or whatever, makes you annoyed, but not to the point where you want anything officially done about it, we think it's best to bring it up politely in the thread where it's occurring.
?
Meta about backchannel -- exchanges of "insent" "insent" "insent"
Oh yeah, I could see how that could get
very
distracting. And make people paranoid.
I don't know about policy or not, but that is certainly the most effective way of dealing with it.
The thing about saying insent though, is that I rarely keep more than one window up. I would like to know if someone sent me something, and I want them to know I sent them something.
One has to say insent to Burrell, because she'll go days without checking her email.
t hangs head sheepishly
It's too true. But you have my other email address, and that one I check far more often, almost daily.
I would like to know if someone sent me something, and I want them to know I sent them something.
You don't get a beep or an icon flashing or whatever from your email client?
I must say, if it was like this:
John H:
[something I think is funny] -- isn't that funny, everyone?
Buffista A:
Hey Buffista B -- insent.
Buffista C:
Hey Buffista D -- insent.
Buffista E:
Hey Buffista F -- insent.
John H:
anyone..?
I would be freaking out.
Web mail doesn't beep.
almost daily.
That's a lot of checking. NOT.
Signed,
Computer picks up her e-mail 24/7
Web mail doesn't beep.
Duh. Silly me. Though the Message Centre on TT was supposed to beep. But it never did.
Usually it's more polite, John. It's clear what the email is about.
BUFFISTA A: Hey, Buffista B, I hear you know a lot about Sumerian Fertility chants and also the proper way to use a fish fork. Can I ask you some questions for a Smallville/SpongeBob Regency fic I'm working on?
BUFFISTA B: Sure.
BUFFISTA A: Insent.
