I've stomped the press natter. And will stomp my natter warning in five.
Anya: It's lovely! I wish it was mine! Oh like you weren't all thinking the same thing. Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.
'The Killer In Me'
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
P.M. Marc - Mar 02, 2003 1:55:45 pm PST #6109 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
John H - Mar 02, 2003 1:57:28 pm PST #6110 of 10001
I like the filk too, (and I think it's terribly sad that Steph's never heard "Officer Krupke", or presumably, seen "West Side Story") but I would support reversing the two pages. Straight one with a link to filk rather than filk with a link to straight.
Jessica - Mar 02, 2003 1:57:45 pm PST #6111 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Danke.
I would also like to voice my continuing frustration with announcements being posted in Press AND cross-posted in other threads. Press was created to prevent cross-posting of this very type. It is very annoying to have to read the same message three times.
Anathema - Mar 02, 2003 2:33:16 pm PST #6112 of 10001
Jonathan Will Always Be My Hero
I wasn't trying to natter. Someone posted a link in there. When I went to the link, I needed a password. So I asked what it was all about in order to find out if it was worth the bother to get a password.
If that was not allowed, I apologize
edit:
Just read Ita's post in there. I didn't realize asking about it would be a problem. Sorry again.
§ ita § - Mar 02, 2003 2:33:59 pm PST #6113 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Any discussion is disallowed. Just announcements.
P.M. Marc - Mar 02, 2003 2:35:43 pm PST #6114 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
ita, should we add that to the short blurb?
Gandalfe - Mar 02, 2003 2:38:39 pm PST #6115 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Perhaps the original post needs to be modified with more information about what it is, if it needs a password, etc. Also, it wasn't an announcement - an announcement tells you what it's about. It just said (words to the effect of) Go Here!
John H - Mar 02, 2003 2:39:46 pm PST #6116 of 10001
How about "No Natter ... this means if you want to comment on, or ask about, something posted in Press, you must do it in another thread."
But I'm not sure new people will know the right thread.
Liese S. - Mar 02, 2003 2:40:17 pm PST #6117 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm in favor of the filk remaining as the initial link. The way it is, there's a community vibe version of the Rules, letting everyone know we don't take ourselves too seriously. And the simple version is a link away. If we reversed it, why would anyone ever read the filk version (which, of course, is a national treasure) and get the sense of the waters they're about to tread in?
I think as we revise our processes, our faq and our site, we run the chance of looking like we're more about the how of what we do than the fun of what we do. Let's not forget we're all about the fun.
brenda m - Mar 02, 2003 2:40:18 pm PST #6118 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
Well, it's more of an update than an announcement. I guess I can see where it could be confusing - but if you look back through you'll see that Shrift posts these updates regularly.
There's no reason you can't ask a question, just take it over to Natter or the show thread.