What Sophia Said.
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
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
Jesse - Mar 12, 2003 10:57:36 am PST #7278 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Laura - Mar 12, 2003 11:03:08 am PST #7279 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
X-treme X-Post!
bitterchick - Mar 12, 2003 11:08:01 am PST #7280 of 10001
*cracks whip, laughs...a LOT*
Wolfram - Mar 12, 2003 11:26:28 am PST #7281 of 10001
Visilurking
How about:
Natter X-treme
It's simple and elegant.
Or Natter X-post all over the thread
Sean K - Mar 12, 2003 11:53:31 am PST #7282 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'll chime in for liking X-treme Natter: We're trying this at home!
Laura - Mar 12, 2003 12:25:22 pm PST #7283 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I have heard the call of the lurking masses who want only to know, “What are Laura’s views of the weighty decisions at hand?” So here goes:
ITEM 1: FORMAL DISCUSSION THREAD
As much fun as choosing names for a Supreme Court thread might be, I really think that one Bureaucracy thread is plenty. I don’t envision calls for quick tag fixes or thread name decisions getting lost in discussions of voting matters.
I could be swayed by a compelling argument, but I haven’t seen one yet.
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ITEM 2: CLOSE DISCUSSION
I think a No makes sense here. We do seem to live for enjoy discussion and calling an absolute halt at a specific moment in time seems impossible to enforce unlikely. Lobbyists have up until the moment I cast my vote to attempt to change my mind on issues.
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ITEM 3: VOTER TURNOUT
Part One: MNV - The claim that 50 is the only right answer is wrong as a thing that is wrong not quite right in my mind. Right now there is a high level of interest in voting, but that may not remain the case. Also, the numbers of active participants may vary during the summer or if there are no current ME shows. I’m thinking a number around 25 myself.
Part Two: Abstention votes should count toward the minimum and should always be an option. Because anything else would be wrong.
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ITEM 4: SECONDS
Yes, more than one Buffista should be needed to move to a formal discussion and vote.
I elect to use my right of abstention on this vote and leave the decision on this matter to my fellow Buffistas, in whom I have the utmost confidence to make a righteous decision.
Typo Boy - Mar 12, 2003 12:30:12 pm PST #7284 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.
I thought we were just going to do an averag ebecasue it was simpleist. If you are thinking about means and modes, then I am going to seriously argue for a binary walk - because it can't be easily skewed.
P.M. Marc - Mar 12, 2003 12:35:59 pm PST #7285 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
I thought we were just going to do an averag ebecasue it was simpleist. If you are thinking about means and modes, then I am going to seriously argue for a binary walk - because it can't be easily skewed.
Means and medians were really the only two MoCT mentioned in all seriousness. Mode was not to be taken seriously.
Mean would make the most sense, w/median as a sanity check.
Jon B. - Mar 12, 2003 12:36:11 pm PST #7286 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If you are thinking about means and modes
I haven't seen anyone seriously argue for using mode. And "mean" is average, isn't it? At least the way we've been defining it.
I don’t envision calls for quick tag fixes or thread name decisions getting lost in discussions of voting matters.
I do. I want the voting stuff to be separate.
P.M. Marc - Mar 12, 2003 12:39:47 pm PST #7287 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
I haven't seen anyone seriously argue for using mode. And "mean" is average, isn't it? At least the way we've been defining it.
Yes. Also, Occam suggests more peeps know what average or "mean" is and how it works than binary walk. So, K.I.S.S. Just saying.
I do. I want the voting stuff to be separate.
ITA. Seeing as it's sort of happening at the moment, the thread name loss.