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
Well, I started the whip thing and I really was just trying to play off of the idea of the whip in Congress. Also, bitterchick had mentioned earlier about being the whip, with others volunteering to be whips, too. Also, I like Babyface and Whip Appeal is a good song. (weeping softly for those who do not know the power of Babyface)
But really, I'm not wedded to it. I liked Jess' idea too. (Whip it, whip it good) I'd just really like the whip to be involved somehow because whips= pretty/dangerous/porn.
Using whip also works, if indeed the whip's job is to get people lined up to vote (I believe whomever said it was, I just couldn't have crafted the definition myself).
Thanks for that thoughtful post Wolfram. I'm not going to get into it any more though. I think my position is that I remain, as ever, puzzled that everyone doesn't think like me. I'm not angry or upset or sulking or threatening to leave or anything like that, I'm just baffled.
John, I keep trying to find a way to say this so i don't sound snarky, and I'm not sure there is one. But the best I can come up with is that you're reacting very much the way you would if equivalent things happened IRL. Some of us, me included, find it much easier to forgive, forget, and move on in an online situation. I guess the difference to me is that if someone really bothers me here, it's much easier to avoid conflict with them (by scrolling o taking some time off) than it is to avoid someone who lives in your neighborhood or works in your office.
Which is not to invalidate your feelings AT ALL -- I'm just trying to explain mine.
How About:
We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
I think my position is that I remain, as ever, puzzled that everyone doesn't think like me.
I think most of us share this position.
I have such the wrong image from that thread title.
We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
Yes. This.
I have such the wrong image from that thread title.
Which is part of why it's so perfect! It's got in-jokes, double-entendre, witty self-deprecation, and porn. It's truly Buffistaesque.
