Shush, you. ;P
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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 14, 2003 9:19:30 pm PST #7626 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 § - Mar 14, 2003 9:19:51 pm PST #7627 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My interpretation of that is that we we, admins we see no need to discuss it further. I'm sure not speaking for anyone else's need.
DavidS - Mar 14, 2003 9:21:34 pm PST #7628 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm sure not speaking for anyone else's need.
Thanks for the clarification.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2003 9:33:25 pm PST #7629 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It should be made clear, that we didn't do anything ... someone realised that a pic of Anathema was a pic of mieskie, and Anathema was pinged.
He copped to it, decided to leave, forestalling any discussion, since he didn't see any way he could stay even if he were allowed to.
End of story, really.
It was just waiting for someone to ask, and working out how to say all that without sounding like a terrible dark cabal. Perhaps not the most successful attempt.
Nutty - Mar 14, 2003 9:36:12 pm PST #7630 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Thanks for the narrative, ita. I think it helps mitigate the vague dark cabal inferences I was making from your previous announcement. The narrative version is a lot clearer about who did what.
RL, others, was this the laundry in need of airing? If it is, I think it's fair game for discussion now, and I'm curious what you all were thinking in re the above.
P.M. Marc - Mar 14, 2003 9:39:55 pm PST #7631 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 assume it was.
Based on remarks of extreme crypticosity, of course.
Elena - Mar 14, 2003 9:43:35 pm PST #7632 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
I think that it raises an interesting point, though, regarding enforcement of suspensions/banning. Namely - how do we enforce it?
brenda m - Mar 14, 2003 9:45:15 pm PST #7633 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
I'm sorry it all worked out this way - that it did turn out to be the same person, and that there wasn't a way to resolve it short of losing someone who finally did seem to find their footing in the community. But I agree it's hard to see another way here.
[What's possibly most frustrating about this - how many times in the beginning was he asked to just hang on and learn the ways of the community before going off and getting disruptive? And when he did, hey presto, it pretty much worked. But with too much in the background and too many deliberate violations to turn back. Ah, well, done now.]
Rebecca Lizard - Mar 14, 2003 9:46:47 pm PST #7634 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
RL, others, was this the laundry in need of airing? If it is, I think it's fair game for discussion now, and I'm curious what you all were thinking in re the above.
Yes.
And, ftr, I'm satisfied now. What I was worried about didn't come up.
And I'm impressed that he had the einthencia to own up and walk away. If you're reading this, Anathema-- that took restraint; I admire you for it.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2003 9:47:18 pm PST #7635 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
how do we enforce it?
My opinion is that anytime a poster is proven to be a previously banned/suspended poster, we disable that ID.
However, I'm very very very aware that the proof is hard to come by.